Heavy Rain

Cinematic detective thriller where choices decide who survives

Quantic Dream · Released Jun 18, 2020

Action Adventure

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 31K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 705 in 30 days
Playing now: 226; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 6 years ago; Jul 23, 2020

Free demo available, 5 playing it now: get the demo.

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

86% of 31,488 reviews are positive · 85% of 705 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Heavy Rain system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 56
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

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.