The Hellraiser franchise is finally getting its first full-on video game adaptation—and no, we’re not talking about a guest spot in Dead by Daylight. Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games have announced Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, a first-person, single-player action survival horror game set in the sadomasochistic nightmare world fans know all too well. The game is in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with no release date yet—but judging from the tone of the announcement, this one isn’t pulling any punches.
You play as Aidan, a man armed with melee and ranged weapons—and more crucially, a cursed artifact called the Genesis Configuration. The story sends you straight into Hell and across a tormented version of Earth, on a mission to find your missing girlfriend Sunny while trying not to get torn apart by Cenobites, cultists, and whatever else crawls out of Clive Barker’s mental basement. Fans of the films will recognize more than just Pinhead—the trailer features classic enemies like the Chatterer and other grotesque familiars of the Labyrinth.
Saber Interactive says the game’s “atmosphere, pain, and pleasure” are all dialed in straight from Barker’s playbook—and that’s not just marketing fluff. Clive Barker himself consulted directly on the project, calling it “the first true Hellraiser game” and praising the devs for diving deep into the mythology. Even better: Doug Bradley is back as the voice of Pinhead, reprising his iconic role after nearly two decades away.
The gameplay reveal shows slow, tense exploration peppered with supernatural combat, hellish architecture, and just enough body horror to remind you what franchise you’re dealing with. It’s a pivot from Boss Team’s past work on Evil Dead: The Game—and a far cry from the janky NES prototype that tried (and failed) to Hell-raise anything in the ‘90s.
What’s promising is that Revival isn’t going the safe, multiplayer route like most modern horror IPs. No asymmetrical PvP, no jump-scare cash-in. It’s a full-on narrative experience built around one of horror’s most enduring—and least sanitized—universes. Whether it sticks the landing or collapses under its own ambition remains to be seen, but one thing’s clear: Hellraiser is back, and it wants to hurt you. In high fidelity. You can watch the official announcement trailer below.
