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Heavy Rain

Cinematic detective thriller where choices decide who survives

Quantic Dream · Released Jun 18, 2020

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 29K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
87% of 641 in 30 days
Players
144
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Jul 23, 2020
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
4 GB RAM · 35 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Heavy Rain?

A single-player adventure told through four playable characters hunting the Origami Killer and searching for a missing person. Across four days, you investigate scenes, follow leads, make decisions, and complete quick-time action prompts.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy dark, emotional crime thrillers
  • +you value branching stories with several possible endings
  • +you like investigations told from multiple viewpoints

Not for you if...

  • −you want combat-focused action instead of interactive fiction
  • −you dislike frequent quick-time events

What players say

85% of 29,327 reviews are positive · 87% of 641 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tense crime story, dark atmosphere, investigation sequences, and consequential decisions. The most common complaint is clunky keyboard, mouse, and controller input, including prompts that sometimes fail to register; some players also criticize the camera and plot holes.

Players over time

▼ -47% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 360 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026144
Nov 6, 2026104
Nov 5, 202690
Nov 4, 2026113
Nov 3, 2026119
Nov 2, 2026121
Nov 1, 2026161
Oct 31, 2026167
Oct 30, 202699
Oct 29, 2026108
Oct 28, 2026120
Oct 27, 2026131
Oct 26, 2026154
Oct 25, 2026220
Oct 24, 2026180
Oct 23, 2026123
Oct 22, 2026137
Oct 21, 2026137
Oct 20, 2026144
Oct 18, 2026200
Oct 17, 2026214
Oct 16, 2026183
Oct 15, 2026173
Oct 14, 2026172
Oct 13, 2026221
Oct 11, 2026289
Oct 10, 2026264
Oct 9, 2026280
Oct 8, 2026266
Oct 7, 2026263
Oct 6, 2026234
Oct 4, 2026294
Oct 3, 2026237
Oct 2, 2026165
Oct 1, 2026159
Sep 30, 2026160
Sep 29, 2026186
Sep 27, 2026221
Sep 26, 2026208
Sep 25, 2026178
Sep 24, 2026173
Sep 23, 2026226
Sep 23, 2026157
Sep 22, 2026142
Sep 21, 2026360

How many players finish Heavy Rain?

31% of Steam players have unlocked «HEAVY RAIN™ Hero», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Heavy Rain screenshot 1

Heavy Rain system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 35 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or later (64 bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.0 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 with 2GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870 with 2GB VRAM
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
35 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
720p, 30 FPS

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 or later (64 bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.5GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.4GHz
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 with 4GB VRAM or AMD Radeon R9 390 with 4GB VRAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
35 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
1080p, 60 FPS

Does Heavy Rain have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Heavy Rain run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
56
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian. Text only: Danish, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese.

Does Heavy Rain use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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