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{{Infobox video game
| title = Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
| image = Hellraiser Revival cover.jpg
| developer = [[Saber Interactive]]
| publisher = Saber Interactive
| series = ''[[Hellraiser (franchise)|Hellraiser]]''
| engine = [[Unreal Engine 5]]
| platforms = {{ubl|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[Windows]]|[[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]}}
| released = 2026
| genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[survival horror]]
| modes = [[Singleplayer video game|Singleplayer]]
| director = Emil Esov<!-- Game director -->
| producer = 
| designer = 
| programmer = <!-- Kristijan Grujić, technical director (according to Mad Head Games, better source needed) -->
| artist = Petra Nikolić<!-- Art director -->
| writer = Antony De Fault<!-- Narrative director -->
| composer = 
}}

'''''Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival''''' is an upcoming [[survival horror]] [[Action game|action]] video game developed and published by [[Saber Interactive]]. The first game in the [[Hellraiser (franchise)|''Hellraiser'' franchise]], it is set to be released in 2026 for [[PlayStation 5]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]. The story was written in collaboration with the franchise's creator, [[Clive Barker]].

==Gameplay==
''Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival'' is a single-player [[survival horror]] and [[action game]].<ref name="EurogamerDiary">{{cite web |last1=Blake |first1=Vikki |title=New Hellraiser: Revival dev diary suggests the horror game shouldn't be played by anyone "sensitive" to adult themes |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/new-hellraiser-revival-dev-diary-suggests-the-horror-game-shouldnt-be-played-by-anyone-sensitive-to-adult-themes |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=December 14, 2025 |archive-date=December 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214215832/https://www.eurogamer.net/new-hellraiser-revival-dev-diary-suggests-the-horror-game-shouldnt-be-played-by-anyone-sensitive-to-adult-themes |url-status=live }}</ref> The player controls Aidan Lynch from a [[First-person (video games)|first-person perspective]], and must defend against hostile humans and demonic [[Cenobite (Hellraiser)|Cenobites]] using both combat and [[Stealth game|stealth]].<ref name="DbltapPreview">{{cite web |last1=McKeand |first1=Kirk |title=Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival is Resident Evil dressed in leather |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/horror/i-was-already-nervous-about-playing-gory-survival-horror-clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-and-then-i-saw-the-stack-of-vomit-bags-provided-by-the-devs/ |website=Dbltap |publisher=[[Minute Media]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=August 28, 2025 |archive-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251124155104/https://www.gamesradar.com/games/horror/i-was-already-nervous-about-playing-gory-survival-horror-clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-and-then-i-saw-the-stack-of-vomit-bags-provided-by-the-devs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, players can solve puzzles and gather resources to craft items, such as healing equipment and ammunition.<ref name="VGCPreview">{{cite web |last1=Scullion |first1=Chris |title=Hands-On: Hellraiser Revival Is Disgustingly Depraved, and Therefore on the Right Track |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/hands-on-hellraiser-revival-is-disgustingly-depraved-and-therefore-on-the-right-track/ |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=August 28, 2025 |archive-date=November 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109033450/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/hands-on-hellraiser-revival-is-disgustingly-depraved-and-therefore-on-the-right-track/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="IGNPreview" /> In combat, the player can use [[melee]] weapons and firearms. Blunt weapons, such clubs and baseball bats, break through armor, while sharp weapons, such as knives and machetes, are effective against unprotected enemies;<ref name="IGNPreview">{{cite web |last1=Cardy |first1=Simon |title=Hellraiser: Revival is Resident Evil For Sickos |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hellraiser-revival-is-resident-evil-for-sickos |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=August 27, 2025 |archive-date=September 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250927183924/https://www.ign.com/articles/hellraiser-revival-is-resident-evil-for-sickos |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GR+Preview">{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Catherine |title=I was already nervous about playing gory survival horror Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, and then I saw the stack of vomit bags provided by the devs |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/horror/i-was-already-nervous-about-playing-gory-survival-horror-clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-and-then-i-saw-the-stack-of-vomit-bags-provided-by-the-devs/ |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=August 26, 2025 |archive-date=November 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251124155104/https://www.gamesradar.com/games/horror/i-was-already-nervous-about-playing-gory-survival-horror-clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-and-then-i-saw-the-stack-of-vomit-bags-provided-by-the-devs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> all melee weapons break after a certain number of uses.<ref name="GR+Preview" /> A [[puzzle box]] called the Genesis Configuration can also be used as a weapon and provides the player with additional abilities, including telekinesis.<ref name="DbltapPreview" /><ref name="GameSpotAnnounce">{{cite web |last1=Fanelli |first1=Jason |title=Hellraiser: Revival Brings Pinhead And Pals To First-Person Survival Horror |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hellraiser-revival-brings-pinhead-and-pals-to-first-person-survival-horror/1100-6533314/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=July 22, 2025 |archive-date=November 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251104052043/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hellraiser-revival-brings-pinhead-and-pals-to-first-person-survival-horror/1100-6533314/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some enemies cannot be defeated in combat and require the player to sneak or flee to survive.<ref name="DbltapPreview" />

==Synopsis and characters==
[[Biker gang]] member Aidan Lynch (portrayed by [[Xalavier Nelson Jr.]])<ref name="Xalavier">{{cite web |last1=Phillips Kennedy |first1=Victoria |title=First-ever Hellraiser game announced, with Doug Bradley returning as Pinhead |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/first-ever-hellraiser-game-announced-with-doug-bradley-returning-as-pinhead |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=July 22, 2025 |archive-date=October 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251002113504/https://www.eurogamer.net/first-ever-hellraiser-game-announced-with-doug-bradley-returning-as-pinhead |url-status=live }}</ref> and his girlfriend Sunny discover a supernatural [[puzzle box]] called the Genesis Configuration.<ref name="DbltapPreview" /><ref name="GameSpotAnnounce" /> When Aidan cuts Sunny with the box during sex, he inadvertently summons a group of [[wikt:extradimensional|extradimensional]], [[Sadomasochism|sadomasochistic]] beings called [[Cenobite (Hellraiser)|Cenobites]].<ref name="VGCPreview" /> Their leader, [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]] ([[Doug Bradley]]), offers to take Sunny to Hell.<ref name="VGCPreview" /><ref name="IGNPreview" /> She agrees, leading Aidan to follow her with the intent to free her from the Cenobites and their fanatic cult, the Scarlet Church.<ref name="DbltapPreview" />

In addition to Pinhead, the game will feature Cenobites from the franchise including Butterball, [[Chatterer]], and Deepthroat.<ref name="VGCPreview" /> Other enemies include Bruno, a sadistic artist.<ref name="TGPreview">{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Jade |title=Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Hands-on Gamescom Preview |url=https://www.thegamer.com/hellraiser-revival-gameplay-preview/ |website=TheGamer |publisher=[[Valnet]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=August 26, 2025 |archive-date=September 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250913064833/https://www.thegamer.com/hellraiser-revival-gameplay-preview/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GameSpotPreview">{{cite web |last1=Wen |first1=Alan |title=Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Game Is As NSFW As Its Creator's Original Vision |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-game-is-as-nsfw-as-its-creators-original-vision/1100-6534252/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=August 26, 2025 |archive-date=September 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250911174037/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-game-is-as-nsfw-as-its-creators-original-vision/1100-6534252/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The game's setting alternates between reality and the Cenobites' labyrinthine dimension.<ref name="DbltapPreview" />

==Development==
''Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival'' is being developed by [[Saber Interactive]] using [[Unreal Engine 5]], with Emil Esov serving as the game director.<ref name="EurogamerDiary" /><ref name="TGPreview" /> It is the first video game in the [[Hellraiser (franchise)|''Hellraiser'' franchise]] and the second to feature [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]], following the character's inclusion as [[downloadable content]] for the [[asymmetric multiplayer]] game ''[[Dead by Daylight]]'' before its removal in April 2025.<ref name="PolygonAnnounce">{{cite web |last1=McWhertor |first1=Michael |title=Hellraiser is finally getting its first 'true' game adaptation |url=https://www.polygon.com/trailer/614851/clive-barker-hellraiser-video-game-revival/ |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=July 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="BloodyDBD">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Mike |title='Hellraiser' Chapter Leaving 'Dead by Daylight' Next Month; Last Chance Sale on Now |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3857007/hellraiser-chapter-leaving-dead-by-daylight-next-month-last-chance-sale-on-now/ |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |publisher=[[Cineverse]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=March 4, 2025 |archive-date=April 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409031113/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3857007/hellraiser-chapter-leaving-dead-by-daylight-next-month-last-chance-sale-on-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was predominantly inspired by the "atmosphere, themes, and mythos" of the original film, ''[[Hellraiser]]'' (1987), and its first sequel ''[[Hellbound: Hellraiser II]]'' (1988).<ref name="XBWAnnounce">{{cite web |last1=Tomic |first1=Nenad |title=Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival – Answering the Deep, Dark Questions |url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/07/22/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival/ |website=[[Xbox Wire]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=July 22, 2025 |archive-date=November 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251101233627/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/07/22/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Franchise creator [[Clive Barker]] was consulted on the game's story from the beginning of development,<ref name="XBWAnnounce" /><ref name="IGNWillits">{{cite web |last1=Yin-Poole |first1=Wesley |title=Hellraiser: Revival Dev Plans to Go as Extreme 'As the People That Make Rules Will Let Us Go' |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hellraiser-revival-dev-plans-to-go-as-extreme-as-the-people-that-make-rules-will-let-us-go |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=September 11, 2025 |archive-date=September 27, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250927183919/https://www.ign.com/articles/hellraiser-revival-dev-plans-to-go-as-extreme-as-the-people-that-make-rules-will-let-us-go |url-status=live }}</ref> while [[Doug Bradley]], who portrayed Pinhead in the first eight ''Hellraiser'' films and voiced the character in ''Dead by Daylight'', reprised his role.<ref name="GR+Announce">{{cite web |last1=Bardhan |first1=Ashley |title=Space Marine 2 dev Saber announces single-player Hellraiser game with actor Doug Bradley returning as legendarily horny demon Pinhead for the first time in nearly 20 years: "Ripped straight from the bowels of oblivion" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/horror/space-marine-2-dev-saber-announces-single-player-hellraiser-game-with-actor-doug-bradley-returning-as-legendarily-horny-demon-pinhead-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-20-years-ripped-straight-from-the-bowels-of-oblivion/ |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=July 22, 2025 |archive-date=September 16, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916041201/https://www.gamesradar.com/games/horror/space-marine-2-dev-saber-announces-single-player-hellraiser-game-with-actor-doug-bradley-returning-as-legendarily-horny-demon-pinhead-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-20-years-ripped-straight-from-the-bowels-of-oblivion/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other key development staff include art director Petra Nikolić and narrative director Anthony De Fault.<ref name="EurogamerDiary" /><ref name="GSpewDiary">{{cite web |last1=McMullen |first1=Chris |title=Hellraiser: Revival dev diary dives into the connections to the original movie |url=https://www.gamespew.com/2025/12/hellraiser-revival/ |website=GameSpew |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=December 14, 2025}}</ref>

==Release==
[[Saber Interactive]] first teased ''Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival'' on July 17, 2025,<ref name="BloodyTeaser">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Mike |title=Saber Interactive Teases Latest Game Reveal for July 22 [Video] |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3888789/saber-interactive-teases-latest-game-reveal-for-july-22-video/ |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |publisher=[[Cineverse]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=July 17, 2025 |archive-date=August 21, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250821101645/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3888789/saber-interactive-teases-latest-game-reveal-for-july-22-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> before officially announcing it on July 22.<ref name="GameSpotAnnounce" /> In August 2025, a 45-minute [[Game demo|demo]] of the game was featured at [[Gamescom]].<ref name="IGNPreview" /> It is set to be released for [[PlayStation 5]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] in late 2026.<ref name="BCDiary">{{cite web |last1=Sheehan |first1=Gavin |title=Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Releases New Dev Diary |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-releases-new-dev-diary/ |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |publisher=[[Avatar Press]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=December 13, 2025 |archive-date=December 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219031805/https://bleedingcool.com/games/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival-releases-new-dev-diary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Boss Team Games created three collector's edition releases for the game, which will include collectibles such as a re-creation of the Genesis Configuration [[puzzle box]], a statue, an art book, a [[SteelBook]] case, and an art print signed by Barker.<ref name="BDAnnounce">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Mike |title=Saber Interactive Reveals Single-Player Game 'Hellraiser: Revival'; Doug Bradley Returns as Pinhead! [Trailer] |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3889192/saber-interactive-reveals-hellraiser-revival-doug-bradley-returns-as-pinhead-trailer/ |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |publisher=[[Cineverse]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=July 22, 2025 |archive-date=October 31, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251031191917/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3889192/saber-interactive-reveals-hellraiser-revival-doug-bradley-returns-as-pinhead-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CSAnnounce">{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Michael |title=New Hellraiser Game Revealed with Trailer, Original Pinhead Actor Returns |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/2006397-saber-interactive-hellraiser-revival-trailer-pinhead-actor-returns |website=ComingSoon.net |publisher=[[Mandatory (company)|Mandatory]] |access-date=December 18, 2025 |date=July 22, 2025 |archive-date=August 18, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250818044012/https://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/2006397-saber-interactive-hellraiser-revival-trailer-pinhead-actor-returns |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://hellraiserrevival.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|tt37672495}}
* {{MobyGames|/245410/clive-barkers-hellraiser-revival/}}

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