Reviews for Hellraiser: Resurrection have started rolling in from overseas media. Critics praised the game's gory presentation and oppressive atmosphere, while criticizing its combat, stealth sections, and difficulty spikes. This horror survival action game, released on October 8, is based on the film series.
In the game, players take on the role of a young man fighting against a cult to rescue his girlfriend from an otherworldly hell. Many reviews praised the game's world-building and homage to the original series; some felt it offered a tense and distinct horror experience for fans, while others appreciated how the gameplay mechanics complemented the story.
Criticism focused mainly on sudden difficulty spikes, frustrating mandatory stealth sections, as well as controls, combat, and certain boss battles. Some reviewers also noted that parts of the game's systems follow common survival horror tropes.
At the time of writing, Metacritic lists the PC version with a score of 75 based on 23 reviews, the PS5 version at 69 based on 34 reviews, and the Xbox Series X version at 74 based on 6 reviews. The Switch 2 version had not yet accumulated enough reviews to generate a score.