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The Hellraiser Franchise Is Getting Three New Tabletop Adaptations for Halloween 2027
Salt Entertainment has announced three official Hellraiser tabletop games in partnership with Clive Barker and Park Ave Ent. LLC, with the first due out at Halloween 2027. The announcement marks a planned release for the franchise’s 40th anniversary and brings its themes and imagery into board games and roleplaying.
The first title, Hellraiser: Puzzle of Flesh, is a dice-based push-your-luck game featuring a Lament Configuration box that also serves as a dice tumbler; it combines escape-room puzzles and social deduction. A Hellraiser roleplaying game is being designed by Francesco Nepitello, while Michael Shinall is leading a third project described only as a major board game. Barker is approving and guiding the creative work, which draws on both the films and his novella Hellbound Heart; further details are expected in the coming months.
In short
- Three Hellraiser tabletop games are planned.
- The first is due Halloween 2027.
- Clive Barker is guiding and approving the projects.
Explained simply
Hellraiser is a horror franchise created by British writer Clive Barker. It began with his 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart and expanded into films, built around a mysterious puzzle box called the Lament Configuration and beings known as the Cenobites.
The new games are being developed by Salt Entertainment with Barker and Park Ave Ent. LLC. Barker is guiding the creative work, while game designers Francesco Nepitello and Michael Shinall are involved in two of the projects.
The adaptations bring the franchise into board games and roleplaying, where players can explore its horror themes through shared play. Their planned timing also connects them with the franchise’s 40th anniversary in 2027.