Hellraiser’s Cenobites are a drive of sadomasochistic nature within the motion pictures and books, however in Hellraiser: Revival, gamers could have an opportunity to face their floor towards the pleasure-seeking monsters. In a brand new developer diary–which has loads of violent and sexual content material, so take into account yourselves warned–Saber Interactive revealed extra about a few of the instruments that gamers could have at their disposal, together with the Genesis Configuration. Because it’s age-restricted, you will want to look at it on YouTube.
Whereas gamers could have entry to weapons and melee weapons, the Genesis Configuration permits them to wield iconic Cenobite powers in fight and exploration. Comparable in design to the Lament Configuration and different puzzle containers created by the toymaker Philip LeMarchand, the Genesis Configuration is actually a Swiss Military Knife of agony in Hellraiser: Revival.
A number of the field’s powers are teased within the video, like the flexibility to conjure up hooks out of skinny air after which use them to tear enemies aside, utilizing it as a flamethrower, or altering actuality to progress via ranges. As narrative director Antony De Fault famous, there have at all times been a wide range of Configurations throughout the franchise and lore.
“The Genesis Configuration is a special however comparable Configuration to the Lament, and it has a particular goal,” De Fault mentioned. “It may well do what the Lament does and pull forth the Cenobites, and bridge the 2 worlds, the true world and the Labyrinth. Nevertheless it additionally has a job to play in a Cenobite plot.”
Pinhead actor Doug Bradley–who returns to voice the Cenobite chief in Hellraiser: Revival–also spoke about his function within the recreation. Whereas Bradley was anticipating that he’d be “retreading the best hits” of the character, he says he discovered himself stunned to learn how the sport’s plot is not so simple as he imagined it to be.
Hellraiser: Revival will launch for PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X|S later this 12 months, and you can too test our record of all of the upcoming horror video games on the best way in 2026 and past.