Announced roughly a year ago, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival is one of the most highly anticipated licensed horror IP adaptations for a standalone game. Dead by Daylight’s horror franchise monopoly is well-earned, with other asymmetrical horror games failing to compete with its brilliant blend of original and licensed content, and what makes Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival so thrilling is that it’s a single-player, first-person survival horror game, which is rare to see from a massively iconic horror IP like Hellraiser.
Ever since it was revealed, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival’s release date has been ambiguous, with the only indication of how close we were to seeing it launch being that it was described as being “closer than you think” by executive producer Nenad Tomic last July. While that could’ve feasibly meant a shadow drop was imminent, it’s a relief to now know that the wait for Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival will not be much longer.
Dodging the shoulder-scraping hubbub of Summer Game Fest 2026 and choosing to unceremoniously make the announcement a little over a week later on Twitter/X, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival will officially be released on October 8, 2026. It’s a no-brainer month to release one...
