I hope your stomach's ready for Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival. The new horror game is finally here, and I will say it's the best game based on a horror movie franchise I've played in a long time.
Set in the Hellraiser universe but telling a brand new story, this is a first-person adventure that is packed with violence, gore, and enough sadomasochism to make even Pinhead blush. Hellraiser is one of the best horror movies of all time, thanks to its sickening practical effects and body horror, so of course Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival doesn't hold back in that area too. This also means that the game won't be for everyone, including seasoned gore hounds and lovers of the best horror games as well.
So before you "open the box" and give in to all the sights that the Cenobites have to show you, here is an overview of everything that you need to know about Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival. From reviews, gameplay details, and more, we are here to make sure that you don't go into Hell completely blind.
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival reviews and release date
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival was released on October 8, 2026. And so far, it has received some great reviews.
In our own Hellraiser: Revival review, we gave the game a glowing 4-star rating, praising its thematic depth that really honors its source material. I also personally love how it has an original story instead of trying to recreate the first or second Hellraiser movies from scratch. The fresh narrative approach kept the Hellraiser lore intact while giving long-time fans like myself something new to dig into.
However, before you pick this up, I will say that this game feels mean. It is extremely violent, and even as a fan of body horror, the first hour of the game was pretty tough on my stomach before I got used to all the gore and brutal killing. So keep that in mind!
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival platforms and price
The new Hellraiser game is now on PS5, PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox Series X/S. Unfortunately, that means PS4 and Xbox One owners will be out of luck, since Saber Interactive will not be launching Hellraiser on last-gen consoles after all.
There are two editions that you can choose from here as well. The Standard Edition costs $39.99/£34.99, and the Deluxe Edition costs $49.99/£41.99.
The Deluxe Edition of the game comes with skins for weapons, the Leviathan weapon charm (which is pretty cool), a digital art book and soundtrack, a digital copy of the "Bleeding Hearts" novella, and an '80s horror movie filter. If you are a massive fan of the Hellraiser franchise, I say that the bonuses are pretty worth it.
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival trailer
The first Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival trailer opens with an expectedly risque scene. Snapshot flashes of a dimly-lit home interior cut to scenes of a man and woman in the throes of passion, with BDSM gear glimpsed on the floor. This is pretty standard for Hellraiser – it's essentially a franchise about the pleasures and horrors of sadomasochism – and we hear Pinhead himself speak over these images, promising to slake the couple's "thirst for excruciating pleasure."
Once again, some poor unfortunate soul has opened The Box, an artefact that summons the Cenobites by opening a portal to their hellish dimension. Pinhead and the Cenobites whisk the woman (Sunny) away to their world and urge her partner (Aiden) to follow her there.
One of the more recent glimpses of Hellraiser: Revival comes by way of the Love Story trailer, released just ahead of Valentine's Day 2026. In it, we see the game's sweethearts getting cozy, with Aiden professing his adoration for his girlfriend Sunny as a romantic montage plays out... before picking up the Lament Configuration and sealing their fate at the hands of the Cenobites. The alluring words of one such demonic entity show how the couple's passion for one another ultimately plays right into Pinhead and co.'s hands.
We've seen the bulk of this trailer before, really, but there are some flashes of interesting new environments (including the infamous Labyrinth where Sunny has been imprisoned) that Aiden will have to fight through to reconnect with his beloved. Aww! Now that's what I call a romantic Valentine's Day tale!
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival gameplay
In the trailer, we also see some glimpses of the kind of first-person action you can expect in the new Hellraiser game, with scenes of nightclubs, doctors' surgeries, and gnarly combat encounters against humans, Cenobites, and hell-bound Leviathan alike.
After playing the game myself, I can also confirm that there is shooting and melee combat in this game, as you will have to equip Aiden with a variety of weapons. Weapon durability is also a thing here, as well as an inventory management system that can be a tad annoying at times. Along with stealth and combat sections, there are, of course, some puzzle mechanics.
After all, what is a Hellraiser game without a few puzzle box obstacles? The puzzle box is also used to solve environmental puzzles during sections where Aiden is running about in the labyrinth. Along with these moments, Aiden does get new abilities and power as the game progresses, but I won't get into too many spoilers here.
Just know that the gameplay is gory, graphic, and pretty violent, with a few puzzles sprinkled in for good measure.
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival setting
Much like past Hellraiser films, Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival is set both in the real world and in the liminal space of Hell (aka the Labyrinth).
In terms of the real-world sections, this does seem to be set in the US, not the UK (sorry, Hellraiser OGs). Aiden finds himself in the clutches of a cult and has to navigate its club, the leader's mansion, and a bunch of areas nearby. You'll be in a forest, a swamp, nightclubs, and in some trippy sections transported back into the apartment that you shared with Sunny.
In the Labyrinth sections, you do get glimpses of Leviathan and the Cenobites. I highly recommend watching Hellraiser 2 before you play this game since you really will appreciate how well the game captures the aesthetic of this world.
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