PS5’s Fresh Horror Lineup: Hellraiser: Revival and Silver Pines Win Over Players

When it comes to horror on the PS5, the latest releases are turning heads. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival and Silver Pines have both landed on the PlayStation Store with user ratings that border on perfection. It’s a reminder that gamers often speak a different language than the critics who write the reviews you see on Metacritic.

Hellraiser: Revival, a first‑person survival horror from Boss Team Games (the folks behind Evil Dead: The Game), has amassed a 96 % approval rating from more than 2,000 shoppers. Ninety‑percent of those reviewers gave it a full five‑star score. The next most common rating is four stars, a modest 6 %—and there are barely any low scores at all. The game, priced at $40, drops you into the nightmarish Labyrinth where you control Aidan, a desperate hero trying to free his girlfriend Sunny using the mysterious Genesis Configuration puzzle box.

On the other side of the critical divide sits Silver Pines. The Metroidvania‑style horror from debut developer Wych Elm (published by Team 17) holds an 85 on Metacritic, but PlayStation Store users have taken it to another level: a 98 % rating from roughly 500 reviews. Almost every reviewer (95 %) handed it five stars, with a tiny 3 % giving four stars and a solitary 1 % spread across three‑, two‑, and one‑star categories—meaning no one actually gave it the dreaded “1‑out‑of‑5.” In this game you become Red Walker, a private eye thrust into the eerily abandoned town of Silver Pines after a cryptic phone call to “Find Eeddie Velvet.” The title costs $24.99, though PlayStation Plus members enjoy a 10 % launch discount.

Both games also benefit from a generous PlayStation promotion: PS4 and PS5 owners can claim $40 worth of free PlayStation Store gift cards, effectively letting you pick up either horror title at no cost (aside from the optional subscription perks). It’s a deal that makes diving into these spooky worlds almost irresistible.

What’s fascinating is the growing gap between critic scores and consumer sentiment. Hellraiser: Revival sits at a modest 69 on Metacritic, yet players are practically chanting its name in the five‑star chorus. Meanwhile, Silver Pines enjoys solid critical praise and an even higher fan‑driven rating. Whether you’re after a classic, puzzle‑box‑filled nightmare or a retro‑inspired, atmospheric investigation, the PS5’s horror lineup has something that will make your pulse race.

So, if you’ve been waiting for a good scare that the critics didn’t fully predict, these two titles are worth a look. Grab a controller, dim the lights, and let the chills begin.