Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Guide: The Box, Combat & Getting Started
Saber Interactive's survival horror launched October 8, 2026. Learn how the Genesis Configuration's suffering economy works, where to aim when enemies wear armor, and what to know before you start.
PC (Steam) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch 2October 8, 2026
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What kind of game is Hellraiser: Revival?
Hellraiser: Revival is a single-player, first-person action horror survival game by Saber Interactive, set in Clive Barker's Hellraiser universe. You play as Aidan, who must wield a mysterious puzzle box — the Genesis Configuration — to help his girlfriend Sunny escape the otherworldly hellscape of the Labyrinth, surviving a bargain with Pinhead and battling the cult devoted to the Cenobites.
Doug Bradley, who played Pinhead in the original films, returns to voice the character. The game's official description positions the box as a combat tool in its own right: its hellish abilities combine with an arsenal of earthly weapons against masochistic enemies who take pain as pleasure.
Release date, platforms and price
- Release date
- Platform
- PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2
- Publisher
- Saber Interactive
- Status at last check
- Released
The game launched on October 8, 2026, on Steam (Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. Saber's official site links each store page. The Steam listing is Windows-only with full controller support including DualSense, and it requires 80 GB of storage with an SSD recommended.
A playable Steam Demo was published earlier, on September 17, 2026. US pricing on Steam is $39.99 for the standard edition, with a separate Deluxe Content DLC at $14.99.
Open the official Steam pageThe box runs on suffering
The Genesis Configuration is not a background trinket: its powers draw on a suffering resource you harvest in combat. GamingTrend's launch-week review (PC) describes the loop — raise an enemy to near death, then press the box to their face or chest so its chains tear the soul out. The act pays back health and the suffering that powers the box's abilities.
That loop inverts the usual action-game habit of finishing enemies off as fast as possible. As the review puts it, "Hellraiser: Revival rewards you for being cruel, for keeping someone alive just a little longer so that you can take something more from them." Expect to plan kills around what the box can take, not around the fastest takedown.
Editions, DLC and the demo
The Deluxe Content DLC is cosmetic-and-extras add-on material, and its items are bonuses rather than progression advantages. If you want a taste before buying, the official Steam Demo (September 17, 2026) covers the story's opening: meeting the main characters, delving into the Labyrinth and facing the Scarlet Church for the first time.
| Edition | US price (Steam) | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $39.99 | The full game |
| Deluxe Content DLC | $14.99 | "The Nailer" melee weapon, "Cenobite" shotgun skin, "Punisher" baseball bat skin, "Leviathan" weapon charm, digital art book, digital soundtrack, digital "Bleeding Hearts" novella, '80s horror movie filter |
Watch the launch trailer
The official launch trailer is embedded above from Nintendo of America's channel, where it was published for the Switch 2 version's October 8 release. Our coverage is based on published information and store listings; PlayBloo has not played the game hands-on.