Silver Pines Scores 88 While Hellraiser: Revival Splits Critics the Same Day

Two horror games reached stores on October 8, 2026 and met opposite fates. Silver Pines, the smaller and less anticipated of the two, earned OpenCritic’s “Mighty” badge with an 88 average and 96% of critics recommending it across 27 reviews. Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, carrying the stronger brand, landed at 69 on Metacritic — the “mixed or average” band — even while sitting at 75 on OpenCritic.

Quick answer: which one should you buy?

Silver Pines, if you are only taking one. It averages 88 on OpenCritic with 96% of critics recommending it, against Hellraiser: Revival’s 69 on Metacritic (75 on OpenCritic). The licensed game is far more uneven: scores run from 45 to 80, which signals a title that strongly pleases one kind of player and frustrates everyone else.

The numbers side by side

Criterion	Silver Pines	Hellraiser: Revival
OpenCritic	88 (Mighty)	75 (Strong)
Metacritic	—	69 (mixed or average)
Recommended by	96% of critics	65% of critics
Reviews	27	37 (OpenCritic) / 31 (Metacritic)
Highest score	10/10 (CGMagazine)	8/10 (CGMagazine, Screen Rant)
Lowest score	8.1/10 (The Games Machine)	45/100 (Game Informer)

The most revealing data point is the last row. Silver Pines has a high floor: its worst score was 8.1. Hellraiser runs from 45 to 80 — and a spread like that almost always means the game bets hard on something part of the audience will not buy.

Silver Pines: the recurring praise

The comparison that appeared most across reviews describes the game as “Silent Hill reimagined by David Lynch.” That says more about the product than any score: it is horror built on atmosphere and strangeness, not jump scares and combat. CGMagazine gave it 10/10, DualShockers 9.5/10, TheSixthAxis 9/10 and PlayStation Universe 8.5/10.

Hellraiser: Revival: why it divides

The high scores call it one of the best licensed horror games ever made, with 8/10 from CGMagazine and Screen Rant. TechRaptor, at 7/10, names the central problem: the story’s constant intensity desensitizes players quickly. Horror that never lets up stops frightening — and that is exactly the criticism Game Informer’s 45/100 takes to its extreme.

Platform matters too: PlayStation 5 holds the lowest average at 69, while Xbox and PC both sit at 74.

Why this matters

Beyond choosing between the two, the case is a lesson in reading aggregate scores. Hellraiser carries 69 on Metacritic and 75 on OpenCritic — the same game, six points apart, because the two sites weight outlets differently. Before writing a title off on its average, look at the spread: a game scoring between 45 and 80 may be exactly what you want, if you belong to the group that gave it 80.

The calendar stays crowded: both debuts compete for attention with Gears of War: E-Day, released October 6, and with GTA 6 arriving November 19.

Frequently asked questions

What score did Silver Pines get?

An 88 average on OpenCritic, with a “Mighty” badge and 96% of 27 critics recommending it.

Is Hellraiser: Revival good?

It is divisive. It has 69 on Metacritic and 75 on OpenCritic, with individual scores from 45/100 to 8/10. It lands well with players who want relentless, intense horror.

When did both launch?

Both on October 8, 2026.

Why do Metacritic and OpenCritic scores differ?

The two sites aggregate different outlets with different weightings. That is why Hellraiser shows 69 on one and 75 on the other.

At DigitalRadar, we read the full reviews — including the dissenting ones. Stay on the radar.