Salt Entertainment has signed an agreement with Clive Barker and Park Ave Ent. LLC to develop a tabletop game line based on Hellraiser, and the first game in the line will be released on Halloween 2027.
Key facts
- Line: Hellraiser tabletop games
- Publisher: Salt Entertainment
- Licensors: Clive Barker and Park Ave Ent. LLC
- First release: Halloween 2027 (Sunday, October 31, 2027)
- Designers: Michael Shinall (board game), Francesco Nepitello (TTRPG)
- Channel: Retail
- Link: ICv2 report on the agreement
What games are planned for the Hellraiser line?
The line will consist of officially licensed board games, TTRPGs and other original games made for retail. The original game slate includes a push-your-luck dice game, an escape-room-style tabletop game and a social deduction game.
| Game | Status |
|---|---|
| Hellraiser board game | Designed by Michael Shinall |
| Hellraiser TTRPG | Designed and written by Francesco Nepitello |
| Push-your-luck dice game | In the original slate, designer not announced |
| Escape-room-style tabletop game | In the original slate, designer not announced |
| Social deduction game | In the original slate, designer not announced |
ICv2 links Shinall to Bloodborne: The Board Game and Nepitello to The One Ring RPG.
When does the first Hellraiser game release?
The first game in the line will be released on Halloween 2027, on Sunday, October 31, 2027. Salt has not said which game from the slate arrives first.
No prices, player counts or pre-order details were included in the announcement reported by ICv2.
Who is behind the Hellraiser tabletop line?
Salt Entertainment signed the agreement with Clive Barker and Park Ave Ent. LLC, and Geoff Skinner is President of Salt Games. Skinner said “the opportunity to work with Clive Barker, one of the great creative visionaries of our time, is genuinely a dream come true,” and called Hellraiser “an extraordinary world with four decades of mythology to explore.”
Salt is also the company behind Tasting History: The Board Game, which raised more than $315,000 on Kickstarter. Horror is a strong lane in tabletop right now: Arkham Horror Remastered has passed $2 million on Gamefound.
Source: ICv2, Salt Entertainment inks agreement with Clive Barker and Park Ave Ent. LLC for Hellraiser
Image: Official art for the Hellraiser tabletop line has not been released yet.
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