Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival — game, not movie
It is a video game. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival is a first-person action horror survival game developed and published by Saber Interactive, releasing October 8, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. IMDb carries it as a Video Game (2026) entry, not a film — which is exactly why searches for it land on this question.
Why people get confused
Three things collide:
- The name reads like a film title. "Revival" sounds like a franchise reboot, and Hellraiser is far better known as a film series than as a game.
- IMDb hosts both. IMDb indexes video games alongside films and TV, so a Hellraiser search there returns game entries next to the movies, which looks like a new film.
- There is no recent Hellraiser film. With no theatrical release on the calendar, people who hear "new Hellraiser" assume a movie.
It is not a film, not a streaming series, and not an animated tie-in. There is no film release date to look for.
How it relates to Clive Barker's films
It is a licensed adaptation set inside Clive Barker's own canon, not a remake of any single film and not a sequel to a specific one. The connections are concrete rather than cosmetic:
- Clive Barker consulted on the story from the beginning, and the game draws on the atmosphere, themes and mythos of Hellraiser (1987) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) rather than on the later direct-to-video entries.
- Doug Bradley reprises the role of Pinhead, the voice and presence most associated with the character in the original films.
- It is the first video game in the Hellraiser franchise. Pinhead had appeared previously in Dead by Daylight, but that was a licensed guest character in an unrelated multiplayer game, added and later removed — not a Hellraiser game.
Shared lore, and what is new
The game uses the franchise's established furniture: the Cenobites, the order's leader Pinhead, the dimension usually called the Labyrinth, and the puzzle box tradition. What is new is the box itself — where the films centre on the Lament Configuration, this game introduces the Genesis Configuration, a different box that Aidan solves and then uses as a tool. The cult at the centre of the story, the Scarlet Church, is the game's own invention.
Our own identity
Hellraiser Revival Guide is an independent, fan-made reference. We are not affiliated with Saber Interactive, with Boss Team Games, or with the Hellraiser rights holders, and nothing on this site is an official statement from any of them. Where the official record is silent we say so rather than guess — see the release date page for how that works in practice.
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