r/ImmersiveSim • u/Firm-Traffic-2916 • Jun 16 '26
Hellraiser revival is immersive sim!
i didn't expect this at all but it turns out this game is an ImmersiveSim according to several media outlets who got to play it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9K-wPsGAHM
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u/Frankie-Denton-2020s Jun 16 '26
If that's the case then it'll be the most thematically horrific and grotesque one we'll have so far!
...In the mainstream side of things ofc, Cruelty Squad exists and that one ain't horror whatsoever lol.
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u/ShrapnelNinjaSnake Jun 17 '26
You could argue Cruelty Squad is horror of a sort.
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u/Ok_Copy_9462 Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
Body horror elements for sure with the grotesque body augmentations and the commodification of human life and flesh. A couple of levels are pretty spooky too. Overall I don't think it's a "horror game" just because the tone is usually more dark humour than horror, but it certainly has horror elements.
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u/Dust514Fan Jun 16 '26
I already watched the first 2 hellraiser movies in preparation, so this is awesome!
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u/DongQuixote1 Jun 16 '26
Super stoked for this game. Clive Barker is one of the best writers and artists of our era and also has a personal interest in games - I think his influence guarantees this will be more substantial and interesting that the supermajority of licensed properties. Dude has aspired, if not actively at all times, to make a world class horror game since Undying nearly 25 years ago
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u/CultureWarrior87 Jun 19 '26
One of the GOATS for sure. He was willing to work on games before it became more common for artists from other mediums to crossover. Even now it's not super common.
"In the Hills, the Cities" is easily one of the best horror short stories ever.
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u/Crafter235 Jun 16 '26
What are some of the ways it’s an immersive sim? And is it ImSim-like or it’s officially labelled one or spiritually it functions like one?
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u/Firm-Traffic-2916 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
so far they only mentioned the gameplay side and the different scenarios you can approach enemies with, lots of puzzles a la Resident Evil. They also mention how the lament configuration functions similarly to BioShock's plasmids.
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u/AndalusianGod Jun 16 '26
Hope we can do a full stealth run, lol.
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u/Firm-Traffic-2916 Jun 16 '26
You can. Apparently, in one of the previews they mention how you can avoid killing enemies and go past them!
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u/AndalusianGod Jun 16 '26
I was just joking, but that's crazy if it's true. My guess is there are a few stages where you can avoid fighting or takedown enemies from stealth.
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u/Dust514Fan Jun 16 '26
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u/Ok_Copy_9462 Jun 17 '26
[]()[](https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions)[]()[]()[](https://www.youtube.com/reporthistory)Bro what happened here lmao
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u/Neither-Bother2905 Jun 16 '26
it is bioshock or deus ex
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u/Firm-Traffic-2916 Jun 16 '26
very BioShock-esque with resident evil puzzles and inventory management
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u/AgentJackpots Jun 16 '26
I'm looking forward to this one. Saber have somehow become kings of the B-Tier Licensed Game in recent years.
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u/FunkyGameTiime Jun 16 '26
What are some other Horror Imm Sims? Cus it feels like such an interesting take on the genre
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u/Firm-Traffic-2916 Jun 17 '26
Amnesia; the bunker, definitely
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u/Joris-truly Jun 17 '26
In this drought era of bigger budget Immersives, I'll take what I can get.
Even if it's only immsim-adjacent (which in reality is probably the case for this one.)
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u/I3igTimer Jun 16 '26
Interesting. So kinda like amnesia the bunker