Hellraiser's Long-Awaited Return Officially Gets Unexpected Metacritic Score

Hellraiser's Long-Awaited Return Officially Gets Unexpected Metacritic Score

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Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival has officially debuted, and reviews are a bit mixed so far. After Hulu's strange reboot in 2022, fans have been cautiously waiting for the horror icon's return. Now, fans can celebrate with the first official Hellraiser video game thanks to Saber Interactive. Although, it might not be the game people were hoping for.

Billed as a "gruesome" horror FPS, players must face off against a Cenobite cult led by Pinhead. Excitement has been pretty high for Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, but its Metacritic score is underwhelming right now. Currently, roughly three hours since the embargo lifted for reviews, Hellraiser: Revival has a score of 69, which is "Mixed or Average" going by Metacritic's scoring model. Here's what critics are saying about the new Hellraiser game right now.

The game was reviewed on PS5, PC, and Xbox, but it received Mixed scores on all of those platforms (right now, Switch 2 scores are still showing TBD). PlayStation 5 has the lowest at 69, with Xbox and PC both averaging 74. With all the reviews combined, the over Metacritic score is 69, the same as what's showing for PS5.

ScreenRant's own review of Clive Barker's Hellraiser:...

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