The Sweet Suffering – ‘Hellraiser: Revival’ Game Trailer Reveals a Love Story at Its Core

Gameplay comes second to story, and the setup for Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival video game is perfection.

A brand new gameplay trailer was released today that’s perfectly timed with Valentine’s Day, revealing some of the motivation behind the main characters in the Hellraiser spinoff game, which brings Pinhead and all our favorite Cenobites back into the fold.

The story draws on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, in which Orpheus descends into the underworld to find his lost love and bring her back to the surface.

The Orpheus myth aligns closely with Hellraiser‘s central philosophy: desire pursued beyond moral or natural limits leads to suffering that is indistinguishable from ecstasy.

It’s quite literally the perfect story for this game and will create an even more engaging experience as you attempt to survive the underworld and all of the pain and suffering that comes with it.

Here’s what accompanied the new trailer.

“Love can be as sweet as it is bitter.

Embrace your desires and face the darkness within. Let passion and pain intertwine, for true connection often lies in the depths.

Suffering, my Valentine…

A tale of passion, lust and temptation – and the gruesome consequences that follow. As Aidan, you’ll descend into the darkest depths of the underworld on a journey to rescue your girlfriend, Sunny, from an eternal realm of torment at the hands of the depraved Cenobites within the Labyrinth.

Battle for your love in an unholy war against Hell’s most deviant wretches, cultists and creatures with the infernal powers of the Genesis Configuration puzzle box and an arsenal of earthly weapons. But will you be able to hold onto your immortal soul against the malicious domination of Pinhead (voiced by series icon Doug Bradley)? Or will you succumb to your vices and suffer for eternity?”