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Heavy Rain
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This game definitely isn’t for everyone. After playing Detroit, I really enjoyed its cinematic, choice-driven storytelling, so I decided to try Heavy Rain since it’s from the same studio, and was on a big discount. The…”
“Heavy Rain is one of those games that keeps you tense the whole time. The story is really good and the ending actually surprised me. Ethan and Jayden were easily my favorites. Only thing that felt off sometimes was the…”
“Good adventure (interactive movie) game! 8/10 + Good visual style. + Great directing. + Great acting. + Good music. + Great voice acting. + Great storyline. + Multiple endings. + Decisions made lead to consequences. +…”
18 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This game definitely isn’t for everyone. After playing Detroit, I really enjoyed its cinematic, choice-driven storytelling, so I decided to try Heavy Rain since it’s from the same studio, and was on a big discount. The…”
“Good adventure (interactive movie) game! 8/10 + Good visual style. + Great directing. + Great acting. + Good music. + Great voice acting. + Great storyline. + Multiple endings. + Decisions made lead to consequences. +…”
“really good game and worth playing it goes on sale often for a few bucks I never played until now and wish i did sooner. Its a bit jank for controller specifically Xbox controller not sure of others. You have to go to…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Being a fan of Detroit Become Human lead me to discover this game and I'm so glad that I did. The controls may be a little whack, but it didn't take away from the experience of unraveling the story of Heavy Rain. Made…”
“After having recently beaten Detroit: Become Human and absolutely loving it, I decided to check out Quantic Dream's previous entry, Heavy Rain. This game was widely praised for its storytelling and unique gameplay when…”
“It is unplayable with laptop touchpad and PS5 controller. I tried most steam layouts and I still can't play it. But the game overall has a nice story and gameplay.”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Good adventure (interactive movie) game! 8/10 + Good visual style. + Great directing. + Great acting. + Good music. + Great voice acting. + Great storyline. + Multiple endings. + Decisions made lead to consequences. +…”
“This is one of the best story based games where our descisions decide the ending kinda game that I have played after Detroit Become Human. The plot was really unexpected and good and the multiple endings too. Although,…”
“Very good game, you sometimes forget that it was made in 2010. The graphics are good enough to get you amerced and the music ties it together. Some interesting choices are made by the characters at times, and the…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Good adventure (interactive movie) game! 8/10 + Good visual style. + Great directing. + Great acting. + Good music. + Great voice acting. + Great storyline. + Multiple endings. + Decisions made lead to consequences. +…”
“This is one of the best story based games where our descisions decide the ending kinda game that I have played after Detroit Become Human. The plot was really unexpected and good and the multiple endings too. Although,…”
“This is one of the best interactive games I have ever played. I highly recommend playing it. It keeps you in suspense throughout, making for an incredibly immersive experience. This game features 18 different endings,…”
50 of the 101 reviews raise this · 41 of them still recommend the game.
“Heavy Rain is one of those games that keeps you tense the whole time. The story is really good and the ending actually surprised me. Ethan and Jayden were easily my favorites. Only thing that felt off sometimes was the…”
“Good adventure (interactive movie) game! 8/10 + Good visual style. + Great directing. + Great acting. + Good music. + Great voice acting. + Great storyline. + Multiple endings. + Decisions made lead to consequences. +…”
“The controls and the gameplay is the greatest flaw of this game, playing it with a modern controller was basically impossible due to how inaccurate the joy sticks were, mouse and keyboard made it easier but still wasn't…”
13 of the 101 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“A few months after playing heavy rain, I've come to a realization of how much potential it could've had if it wasn't written by David cage and had a better modern production team Heavy rain has an interesting, thriller…”
“one of quantic dreams actually good games even thought there is still some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ going on in the plot”
“The controls and the gameplay is the greatest flaw of this game, playing it with a modern controller was basically impossible due to how inaccurate the joy sticks were, mouse and keyboard made it easier but still wasn't…”
12 of the 101 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm tired of trying to play this game. It just doesn't work. The first time I played it, it crashed 10 minutes in, the second time it crashed in about 15 minutes. I tried changing the graphic settings but they were…”
“The waving around of the steamdeck as controller input is awful. I also had the character stuck or disappear several times. My savegame is now broken. When it loads I can't see the character anywhere and none of the…”
“Bardzo dobra gra z interesującą fabułą, i szybkimi quick time events. Nie podobały mi się krótkie rozdziały, duża ilość ścinek, niewspierane pady i wyj*bka z gierki. Przez całą grę byłem ciekaw kto jest zabójcą origami,…”
11 of the 101 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“This game definitely isn’t for everyone. After playing Detroit, I really enjoyed its cinematic, choice-driven storytelling, so I decided to try Heavy Rain since it’s from the same studio, and was on a big discount. The…”
“A few months after playing heavy rain, I've come to a realization of how much potential it could've had if it wasn't written by David cage and had a better modern production team Heavy rain has an interesting, thriller…”
“would love a remake, such a great story with terrible voice acting, terrible controls, and a crashing + freezing problem on pc, but overall a really good mystery and was getting a lot of silent hill vibes”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Good adventure (interactive movie) game! 8/10 + Good visual style. + Great directing. + Great acting. + Good music. + Great voice acting. + Great storyline. + Multiple endings. + Decisions made lead to consequences. +…”
“The controls and the gameplay is the greatest flaw of this game, playing it with a modern controller was basically impossible due to how inaccurate the joy sticks were, mouse and keyboard made it easier but still wasn't…”
“this is the worst game ever dont even think about trying it out the controls are ass the length of this "cinematic interactive game" is boring ass hell trust me there is even a part where you have to swoon a baby to…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Gripping story with meaningful choices and strong atmosphere, but controls can feel clunky at times.”
— a player, Steam review · 103 hrs played“I played this game on both PS3 and PS4, and now on PC. 18h to platinum. The storyline is really good, with some funny holes, totally worth it! You can clearly see the evolution to Beyond Two Souls and then Detroit Become Human, but this is not a bad game, at all. The graphics…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“The best part is when Norman Jayden is slipping and sliding on the ice while other people are walking by him with no issue at all. This is a subtle yet critical hint that the protagonist did not have his orange juice in the morning.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Trading cards are now available for Heavy Rain!
Dear players, We are delighted to announce that Steam Trading Cards are now available on Steam, along with other exclusive rewards: • Collect Trading cards by playing the game • Win various badges • U
Heavy Rain update: improvement of Simplified Chinese
Dear Chinese players, We have fixed the missing characters/words issue that was reported by many of you for Heavy Rain. The game has been updated on July 15, and the fix is already available for every
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Choices Matter · Story Rich · Multiple Endings · Narration · Cinematic · Adventure · Detective · Thriller · Emotional · Quick-Time Events · Interactive Fiction · Investigation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Danish, Dutch * , Finnish, Japanese * , Korean, Norwegian, Polish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chine… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 56 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.quanticdream.com/heavy-rain |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or later (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.0 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 with 2GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870 with 2GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 35 GB available space Additional Notes: 720p, 30 FPS