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Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival on PC. Click to open it full size.
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is a first-person survival horror game for PC from Saber Interactive, available on Steam. You play Aidan, who follows his girlfriend Sunny into Hell after a puzzle box tears her away. You fight a cult and its monsters with breakable melee weapons, guns and the powers of the box itself.
The puzzle box is what sets it apart from other horror shooters. The Genesis Configuration works as both a weapon and a key, throwing fire and objects at enemies and reshaping the Labyrinth to open new paths. Some monsters cannot be killed at all, so knowing when to run matters as much as aiming.
It launched on October 8, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. It is written with Hellraiser creator Clive Barker, and Doug Bradley returns as the voice of Pinhead. On PC it supports Windows 10 and 11, has full controller support and is single-player only.
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What You Need to Know
- On PC it is sold on Steam. There is no Epic Games Store version.
- This is an adults-only horror game. Steam lists strong violence, gore, torture, mutilation, drug use and non-explicit sex, plus themes of suicide, domestic abuse and addiction.
- It is single-player only, with no co-op or online modes.
- The PC requirements are modest for a new game: a GTX 1660 and 8 GB of RAM at minimum, with 80 GB of storage.
- Mods already exist on Nexus Mods, and since there is no online play, they carry no ban risk.
Quick Facts
How to Download Hellraiser: Revival on Windows
Hellraiser: Revival is a Steam game, so you need the free Steam app and a Steam account before you buy it. It needs 80 GB of free space, ideally on an SSD.
- Step 1. Install Steam. Download it from the Steam website and sign in.
- Step 2. Open the store page. Go to Hellraiser: Revival on Steam.
- Step 3. Pick an edition. Choose the standard game or the Deluxe Edition and finish checkout.
- Step 4. Install it on your SSD. Find it in your Library, click Install and choose a drive with 80 GB free.
- Step 5. Launch it from your Library. Give the first launch a minute while it prepares its shaders.
💡 Your PC is too weak? Cloud gaming is an option. Try Boosteroid.
Hellraiser: Revival Editions and Price
There are two editions on Steam. Both include the full story. The Deluxe Edition adds one extra melee weapon, plus cosmetics and digital extras for fans of the series.
Prices are the US list prices on Steam, with regional prices elsewhere. The Collector’s Edition with physical collectibles was sold separately by Boss Team Games and is not a Steam edition.
☁️ Your PC is too weak? Cloud gaming is an option.
Hellraiser: Revival is on Boosteroid, which runs the game on its own hardware and streams it to you, so the graphics card and the 80 GB install are its problem, not yours. You still buy the game on Steam, then launch it through the service. Use a wired connection or strong Wi-Fi, since lag makes the chase scenes much harder.
What Is Hellraiser: Revival?
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is a new story set in the world of the Hellraiser films. Aidan, a biker, and his girlfriend Sunny open a puzzle box called the Genesis Configuration. It summons the Cenobites, beings from another dimension who treat pain and pleasure as the same thing.
Their leader, the Hell Priest known as Pinhead, takes Sunny with him. To get her back, Aidan makes his own deal with Pinhead, and has to fight through the Scarlet Church, a cult that worships the Cenobites and wants the box for a ritual of its own.
Pinhead, voiced once again by Doug Bradley.
You play in first person, switching between the real world and the Labyrinth, the Cenobites’ maze-like home. Melee weapons break after a set number of hits, so you keep picking up new ones. Blunt weapons such as bats crack armor, while blades work best on enemies with no protection. Guns hit harder but ammo is limited.
The Labyrinth. The box can shift its walls to open a path.
Between fights you solve puzzles, search for supplies, craft healing items and ammo, and trade for upgrades. Not every threat can be fought. Some Cenobites hunt you through chase scenes, and the only answer is to hide or run.
A firefight in the club the Scarlet Church hides behind.
Official Trailer
Watch the official launch trailer for Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival to see Pinhead, the puzzle box powers in action and the Scarlet Church cult Aidan has to fight through.
Key Features
Telekinesis throws saw blades and rail spikes at enemies. Pyrokinesis soaks up fire and hurls it back.
Brutal executions fill a Suffering meter, which powers the box’s strongest attack: hooked chains that tear enemies apart.
Bats, knives and machetes wear out, so you keep scavenging. Pick blunt for armored foes and blades for the rest.
Some Cenobites cannot be beaten in a fight. Chase scenes force you to sneak, hide or run for your life.
Outside combat the box reshapes the Cenobites’ maze, opening new paths and solving puzzles.
The original Pinhead returns to the role, in a new story written with Clive Barker himself.
Is This Game for You?
Our Take
🎮 Our Take
Hellraiser has waited a long time for a proper game of its own, and Revival gets the important part right: it treats the source seriously. Having Doug Bradley back and Clive Barker on the story gives it a voice no licensed spin-off has had. The puzzle box is the smart idea, because it ties the combat, the puzzles and the lore to one object instead of bolting powers onto a generic shooter. The weak spots are the ones survival horror often has: breakable weapons and forced chase scenes will annoy some players, and the content is extreme enough that it is simply not for everyone. On PC it asks for very little hardware, though the stutter-fix mods that showed up in launch week suggest it has some rough edges.
If you love the films or first-person horror like Resident Evil Village, buy it; the standard edition is enough, since Deluxe adds one weapon and cosmetics. If you are only curious, watch the trailer first and decide whether the tone works for you. If you want horror you can play with friends, Dead by Daylight, which includes Pinhead as a killer, is the better fit.
System Requirements
These are the requirements Saber Interactive published on Steam. It runs on 64-bit Windows 10 (22H2 or later) and Windows 11, and the hardware bar is low for a new release: a GTX 1660 from 2019 meets the minimum.
An SSD is not required, but Saber recommends one, and it shortens load times when you move between the real world and the Labyrinth. If your PC falls short, cloud gaming is the cheaper route.
Tips for Beginners
Match the weapon to the armor
Blunt weapons like bats break through armor. Save knives and machetes for enemies with no protection.
Do not get attached to a weapon
Every melee weapon breaks after a number of hits. Carry a spare and keep picking up new ones.
Finish enemies with executions
Executions build Suffering, the meter behind Hell Chains. Save that attack for a tough fight.
Run when you cannot win
Some Cenobites cannot be killed. When a chase starts, stop shooting, find cover and move.
Search every room
Supplies are tight. Open safes, grab crafting parts, and craft healing items and ammo before a big fight.
Best Hellraiser: Revival Mods to Start With
Hellraiser: Revival has no Steam Workshop. Mods come from Nexus Mods, and the first wave fixes things the PC version leaves out: a field of view setting, a way to hide the HUD and a stutter tweak. These four are the most useful to start with.
💡 These are fan-made mods, not official ones. The game is single-player only and has no anti-cheat, so there is no ban risk, but a game patch can break any of them until the author updates it. To remove a mod, delete the files it added to the game folder, or use Verify integrity of game files in Steam.
Hellraiser: Revival Screenshots
The puzzle box at work, the Cenobites, the cult’s church and a few quieter, creepier corners. Click any image to open it full size.
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Hellraiser: Revival FAQ
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Support and Community
- Hellraiser: Revival at Saber Interactive, the publisher’s official page for the game.
- r/hellraiser on Reddit, the series subreddit, with game discussion and a spoiler megathread.
- Steam news for Hellraiser: Revival, where patch notes appear.
- Hellraiser: Revival on Nexus Mods, for the newest fan-made mods.
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