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Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival is an upcoming first-person survival horror action video game developed and published by Saber Interactive. Based on the Hellraiser franchise, the game is scheduled to release for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on October 8, 2026. The story was written in collaboration with the franchise's creator, Clive Barker.
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Resident Evil, also known as Biohazard in Japan, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter, and first-person games, with players typically surviving in environments inhabited by zombies and other mutated creatures. The franchise has expanded into media including a live-action film series, animated films, television series, comic books, novels, audio dramas, and merchandise.
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This adaptation of the 1987 cult classic pays respect to existing lore, but relies too much on shock value instead of true innovation.
Saber Interactive captures the grotesque beauty of Clive Barker’s transgressive vision, elevating a thrilling campaign above its clunky, derivative survival-horror scaffolding.
Hellraiser: Revival is the first-ever Hellraiser game, and it comes at you razor-sharp. This is a confident, bold horror title, one that feels like it doesn't belong in 2026, and that's what I admire about it the most, despite its shortcomings.