Bendy and the Ink Machine Standing Proud: Unlock Guide

How to Unlock Standing Proud

The Bendy and the Ink Machine standing proud achievement gives Henry a place in the Archives after the story ends. To unlock Bendy and the Ink Machine standing proud, complete all five chapters, select Chapter ?: The Archives, and stand on Henry Stein’s empty pedestal for a few seconds. Once you have access to that bonus area, the achievement is a short stop near its entrance.

The achievement’s description hints at finding your place, but it leaves the location up to you. The answer is Henry’s exhibit in the postgame character gallery. You have spent the entire adventure playing as him; now you need to put him on display.

Here are the two achievements that mark the story finish and this postgame detour:

Achievement	How to Unlock	Epic Games Unlock Rate
To Hell and Back	Complete the main story	6%
Standing Proud	Stand on Henry Stein’s pedestal in the Archives for a few seconds	1%

Those percentages belong to Epic Games and represent a snapshot of its player unlock rates. They are separate from Steam achievement statistics and PlayStation trophy rarity.

The practical distinction is simple: finishing the story unlocks access to the Archives; standing on Henry’s pedestal unlocks Standing Proud. Reaching the ending does not perform the pedestal step for you.

Keep this achievement on your postgame checklist. It gives you a clear reason to open the bonus gallery before moving on to longer collectible runs.

Official page: Bendy and the Ink Machine (joeydrewstudios.com)

Finish the Story and Open the Archives

Your prerequisite is completing Chapters 1–5. Afterward, the Archives becomes available through chapter selection.

Image: Steam / Joey Drew Studios

Use this sequence:

1. Complete all five story chapters, including the ending and epilogue.
2. Return to the main menu.
3. Select your completed save slot.
4. Open Chapter Select.
5. Choose Chapter ?: The Archives.

The completed save slot matters when following this route. Start from the slot where you finished the adventure so you are returning to your completed progression.

Why Available Chapters Do Not Mean the Archives Is Unlocked

On Steam, update 2.1.0 made the story chapters available regardless of progress. The Archives remained the exception.

That means a chapter selection menu full of playable story chapters is not your completion checklist. You still need to finish the story to access the bonus gallery.

Menu or Progress Detail	What It Means
Story chapters are selectable in Steam version 2.1.0	Story chapters are available regardless of progress
The Archives is still locked	Complete all five story chapters to unlock it
You have a completed save slot	Use that slot to follow the postgame chapter selection route
Chapter ?: The Archives is available	Enter it to reach Henry’s exhibit

For Bendy and the Ink Machine standing proud, focus on story completion before worrying about the gallery itself. The unlock route does not send you after every Bacon Soup can, hidden radio, or audio log.

Those collectibles have their own achievements. Keep them on a separate checklist so a missing collectible does not distract you from the actual Archives requirement.

Once you can select the Archives, you have reached the area where Standing Proud is earned. The remaining task is finding the correct display and occupying it.

Find Henry Stein’s Empty Pedestal

The Archives contains character models, concept art, and unused content. It is a bonus gallery with exhibits to inspect after your trip through Joey Drew Studios.

Henry’s display is close to where you enter. Turn right from the starting position and look for his exhibit. Identify it by the Henry Stein description beside an empty pedestal.

The empty display is the important clue. Henry is the character you control throughout the game, and his pedestal has no character model standing on it. You supply the missing exhibit by moving onto the platform yourself.

Landmark	What to Look For	What to Do
Archives starting area	The area where you appear after loading the gallery	Turn right and look nearby
Henry Stein’s description	Text identifying Henry’s exhibit	Use it to identify the correct pedestal
Empty pedestal	Henry’s display platform without a model	Move onto the platform
Henry’s pedestal beneath you	Your character occupying the exhibit	Stay there for a few seconds

Trigger the Achievement

Once you have found the display:

1. Walk onto Henry Stein’s pedestal.
2. Stop moving.
3. Remain there for a few seconds.
4. Watch for the achievement or trophy notification.

The trigger for Bendy and the Ink Machine standing proud is standing on the exhibit. Simply finding Henry’s description or stopping beside the pedestal does not complete that action.

Use the description as your location check, then look at where your character is standing. If you are still on the surrounding floor, move onto the platform before waiting.

Avoid walking across it and immediately continuing through the gallery. Give the trigger time while you remain in place. There is no need to count an exact number of seconds; stay put briefly and watch for the notification.

Afterward, you can continue exploring the character displays. Standing Proud is the achievement associated with this bonus chapter, so Henry’s pedestal is the relevant stop for achievement cleanup here.

What to Check If Standing Proud Does Not Unlock

Check your progress, location, and position in that order. Each part of the route answers a different problem, and separating them keeps you from replaying story content when you only need to step onto the exhibit.

The Archives Is Missing From Chapter Select

To unlock Bendy and the Ink Machine standing proud, finish all five chapters and return through your completed save slot.

On Steam version 2.1.0, remember that selectable story chapters do not prove that you have completed them. The update opened those chapters regardless of progress while keeping the Archives behind completion.

Check the ending before chasing collectible requirements. Standing Proud’s route calls for finishing the story and visiting Henry’s display.

You Are in the Chapter Four Archives

Use Chapter ?: The Archives from Chapter Select.

Chapter Four also contains a story location called the Archives. That shared name can send you to the wrong place if you are searching by location alone. The Chapter Four area belongs to the campaign; Henry’s postgame exhibit is in the separately selectable bonus chapter.

Check how you entered the area. If you reached the Archives while playing through Chapter Four, return to the postgame route for this achievement.

You Are Beside Henry’s Display

Read the nearby description to identify Henry Stein’s exhibit, then move onto the empty pedestal.

For Bendy and the Ink Machine standing proud, the final position matters. Being close enough to read the text is a useful landmark, but you still need to stand on the platform itself.

If you crossed the pedestal without stopping, step back onto it and remain still for a few seconds. Complete that simple action before trying a more involved fix.

The Archives Opens to a Black Screen

On Steam, update 2.1.0 fixed an Archives black-screen issue. If you encounter that problem while running an older Steam version, update the game before trying the gallery again.

That update also added the Projectionist to the Archives and expanded character descriptions. Use Henry Stein’s name to identify your target as you explore the exhibits.

Once the room loads correctly, return to the short route: find Henry’s empty display near the entrance, stand on it, and wait briefly.

Place Standing Proud in Your Completion Order

Put Bendy and the Ink Machine standing proud immediately after your story completion step. You will already have met the Archives prerequisite, and the pedestal is close to the bonus chapter’s starting position.

Then organize the remaining achievement cleanup around its own requirements. The game separates several chapter-specific collectible achievements from the achievements awarded for completing an entire collectible category.

Completion Achievement	Requirement	Epic Games Unlock Rate
Master of Bacon	Collect all Bacon Soup across the game	0.1%
The Voice Collector	Listen to all audio logs across the game	0.1%
Gold Record	Find all hidden radios across the game	0.2%
Grand Puppeteer	Find theMeatly in all chapters	0.1%

The full-game collectible achievements unlock after you have earned the corresponding individual achievements across all five chapters. Track those chapter achievements so your cleanup list points you toward the category you still need.

Use this order for planning your completion run:

1. Finish the main story. Complete Chapters 1–5 and the epilogue.
2. Visit the postgame Archives. Enter through your completed save slot and Chapter Select.
3. Earn Standing Proud. Stand on Henry Stein’s empty pedestal for a few seconds.
4. Review chapter collectible achievements. Check Bacon Soup, audio logs, hidden radios, and theMeatly discoveries.
5. Handle route-specific cleanup. Plan separate Chapter Three runs for The Path of the Angel and The Path of the Demon.
6. Review remaining individual challenges. Keep combat, minigame, and other achievement requirements on your remaining checklist.

That order gives the pedestal visit a specific place in your larger completion plan. It also keeps its requirements distinct from challenges such as collecting every audio log or taking both Chapter Three routes.

Before leaving the gallery, check off the actual pedestal action:

• Completed all five story chapters.
• Selected the completed save slot.
• Entered Chapter ?: The Archives.
• Found Henry Stein’s description and empty pedestal.
• Stood on the pedestal for a few seconds.

Henry’s exhibit is a small postgame detail with a straightforward reward. Once you know which Archives to enter and where to stand, you can collect the achievement and return to the rest of your checklist.

FAQ

How do you unlock Bendy and the Ink Machine standing proud?

Complete all five story chapters, load your completed save slot, and select Chapter ?: The Archives through Chapter Select. Find Henry Stein’s empty pedestal near the starting area, stand on it, and stay there for a few seconds.

Where is Henry Stein’s pedestal in the Archives?

It is near where you appear when entering the bonus gallery. Turn right from the starting position and look for Henry Stein’s description beside an empty display platform. Move onto that pedestal to trigger the achievement.

Can you earn Standing Proud in Chapter Four’s Archives?

Standing Proud is earned in Chapter ?: The Archives, the postgame bonus gallery. Chapter Four’s Archives is a different location within the story. Finish all five chapters, then select the bonus chapter from the menu.

How much XP is Standing Proud worth on Epic Games?

Standing Proud awards 10 XP on Epic Games. Its Epic Games unlock rate was 1% in the recorded snapshot. That percentage reflects Epic players rather than a combined rate across every platform.