Hello, I’m Emil Esov from Saber Interactive, and we’re excited to have Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival coming to PlayStation 5 on October 8, 2026! The workforce has been arduous at work over the previous 4+ years making a recreation that brings life to Clive Barker’s distinctive type of horror and we’ve obtained the primary have a look at an unique behind-the-scenes developer diary to share with you that covers what constructing this recreation has been like for us:
Hellraiser separates itself from different items of horror media by having villains, the Cenobites, who aren’t so simply seen as being morally dangerous. Because the Hell Priest (aka Pinhead) explains within the unique Hellraiser film, they’re “Explorers within the additional areas of expertise. Demons to some, angels to others”. We like to think about them as monks – whether or not it involves excessive ache or pleasure, they’re excited by exploring sensations and pushing the boundaries of what’s attainable.
Your Hellraiser: Revival expertise will come from the attitude of Aidan Lynch, our story’s protagonist. He first encounters the Cenobites after his girlfriend Sunny prompts the Genesis Configuration, a mysterious puzzle field with unknown energy and objective. The Cenobites seem and unceremoniously tear Sunny in half. At first this looks like some type of fever dream to Aidan, however he shortly involves be taught that Sunny’s soul can nonetheless be saved and that the Cenobites are integral to engaging in that aim.
Whereas Cenobites exist as godlike explorers of expertise from one other realm, there are individuals in the true world who’re in search of that very same type of enlightenment. That is the place one of many teams of enemies that you simply’ll face in Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival are available… the members of the Scarlet Church. Led by a charismatic determine named Marlowe, this cult is working to determine contact with the Cenobites and seeks to make use of the Genesis Configuration in an effort to create a debauched paradise for themselves.
However the cultists of the Scarlet Church aren’t the one individuals that can stand in Aidan’s means. There are individuals, perhaps now higher described as wretches, who as soon as sought out higher experiences however have been denied by Leviathan, the creator of the Cenobites and ruler of the otherworldly Labyrinth. We name these creatures, who’re primarily Hell’s rejects, the Unworthy. They’re drawn to the Genesis Configuration as a possible path to redemption, and can instinctively search out Aidan in an effort to acquire it.
You’ll be capable of battle again towards the cultists of the Scarlet Church and the Unworthy by attacking whereas dual-wielding weapons (R2) and Genesis Configuration powers (L1). Aidan’s journey combating towards these teams can be filled with ache, pleasure and all the pieces in between. In a means, this mirrors our expertise growing the sport over the previous few years. A few of us have even uncovered our personal fears and phobias by way of the event course of. I came upon that I endure from trypophobia, a situation the place you are feeling sick from clusters of holes or bumps!
Fortunately, for those who run into something you discover too disturbing or end up needing to make a fast escape away from a sure Cenobite, you possibly can both flip your Flashlight off (R3) and hope the issue goes away… or make a fast 180 diploma flip (Left Stick + L3) and run on your life!
Should you’ve made it this far into the weblog, congratulations! You may be precisely the kind of one who will take pleasure in exploring that which Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival has to supply. However I’m not one to go judgment – Leviathan is the final word decider. Will you be worthy? We’ll discover out on October 8 when Hellraiser: Revival launches each digitally and on bodily media.
