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Heavy Rain

Quantic Dream · 2020-06-18

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Mar 01, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Feb 24, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Jun 18, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Heavy Rain is a 2020 Action, Adventure game priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (86% of 31,358 reviews) and an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners.

278
playing now
86%
positive of 32k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
214
twitch viewers (latest)
19.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
80/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (1118 ratings)
13
Nexus mods (22k downloads)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (50,473 ratings)
73/100
opencritic · fair · 44% recommend · from 35 critics
11h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 19h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

278 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Heavy Rain is a 2010 action-adventure video game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game features four protagonists involved with the mystery of the Origami Killer, a serial killer who uses extended periods of rainfall to drown his victims. The player interacts with the game by performing actions highlighted on screen related to motions on the controller, and in some cases, performing a series of quick time events. The player's choices and actions during the game affect the narrative.

Trailer

Heavy Rain trailer thumbnail

Heavy Rain - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 278 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,417 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~802/week).
  • · Review velocity up 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,663 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 644k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 32,206 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.99-95%
GOG$1.99-90%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2026-08-10) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 188 of 248 observed days · $19.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,379 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 221 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 747 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,298 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 840 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 138 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8311092026-09-15 12:00 — 242 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 236 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 109 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 319 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 371 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 152 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 239 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 419 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 217 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 401 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 470 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 179 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 189 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 513 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 380 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 331 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 669 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 366 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 246 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 675 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 495 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 171 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 278 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
60845Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 375 · peak 720Aug 2020 — avg 58 · peak 143Oct 2020 — avg 45 · peak 257Dec 2020 — avg 97 · peak 258Feb 2021 — avg 80 · peak 221Apr 2021 — avg 84 · peak 237Jun 2021 — avg 77 · peak 206Aug 2021 — avg 61 · peak 127Oct 2021 — avg 71 · peak 186Dec 2021 — avg 96 · peak 209Feb 2022 — avg 81 · peak 175Apr 2022 — avg 69 · peak 190Jun 2022 — avg 97 · peak 232Aug 2022 — avg 78 · peak 191Oct 2022 — avg 62 · peak 182Dec 2022 — avg 90 · peak 190Feb 2023 — avg 89 · peak 260Apr 2023 — avg 80 · peak 210Jun 2023 — avg 61 · peak 133Aug 2023 — avg 71 · peak 152Oct 2023 — avg 65 · peak 353Dec 2023 — avg 99 · peak 213Feb 2024 — avg 86 · peak 228Apr 2024 — avg 102 · peak 355Jun 2024 — avg 119 · peak 366Aug 2024 — avg 117 · peak 321Oct 2024 — avg 225 · peak 904Dec 2024 — avg 176 · peak 469Feb 2025 — avg 122 · peak 275Apr 2025 — avg 317 · peak 791Jun 2025 — avg 227 · peak 564Aug 2025 — avg 206 · peak 531Oct 2025 — avg 185 · peak 486Dec 2025 — avg 356 · peak 877Feb 2026 — avg 320 · peak 775Apr 2026 — avg 270 · peak 750Jun 2026 — avg 246 · peak 527Aug 2026 — avg 441 · peak 1,302
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1161162026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 116 new positive2026-09-22: 27 new negative2026-09-23: 22 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-24: 16 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new negative2026-09-25: 19 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 29 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 30 new positive2026-09-27: 4 new negative2026-09-28: 23 new positive2026-09-28: 6 new negative2026-09-29: 21 new positive2026-09-29: 6 new negative2026-09-30: 20 new positive2026-10-02: 48 new positive2026-10-02: 8 new negative2026-10-03: 25 new positive2026-10-03: 5 new negative2026-10-04: 36 new positive2026-10-04: 4 new negative2026-10-05: 31 new positive2026-10-05: 9 new negative2026-10-06: 37 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new negative2026-10-07: 38 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-08: 34 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new negative2026-10-09: 21 new positive2026-10-09: 6 new negative2026-10-10: 31 new positive2026-10-10: 3 new negative2026-10-11: 53 new positive2026-10-11: 12 new negative2026-10-12: 31 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 24 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 21 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$0.992016-10-182026-10-142016-10-18 — best price $29.992020-11-08 — best price $19.992020-12-19 — best price $19.992021-02-10 — best price $16.882021-03-29 — best price $19.992021-05-19 — best price $19.992021-11-11 — best price $19.992022-01-06 — best price $16.992022-04-08 — best price $19.992022-06-01 — best price $9.972022-10-03 — best price $19.992022-12-15 — best price $8.592023-03-06 — best price $8.592023-05-17 — best price $7.992023-07-14 — best price $9.982023-11-25 — best price $6.592024-02-12 — best price $16.482024-04-18 — best price $7.992024-06-28 — best price $3.992024-09-02 — best price $19.992024-11-20 — best price $19.992024-12-31 — best price $3.412025-02-17 — best price $16.962025-04-07 — best price $3.372025-06-02 — best price $19.992025-08-11 — best price $19.992025-10-07 — best price $3.992025-11-20 — best price $3.362026-01-16 — best price $1.572026-03-06 — best price $19.992026-04-25 — best price $16.892026-06-13 — best price $17.212026-07-31 — best price $1.562026-09-02 — best price $1.992026-10-02 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k5912026-05-31 — 761 pageviews2026-06-04 — 750 pageviews2026-06-08 — 776 pageviews2026-06-12 — 616 pageviews2026-06-16 — 770 pageviews2026-06-20 — 631 pageviews2026-06-24 — 597 pageviews2026-06-28 — 850 pageviews2026-07-02 — 858 pageviews2026-07-06 — 1,036 pageviews2026-07-10 — 704 pageviews2026-07-14 — 930 pageviews2026-07-18 — 910 pageviews2026-07-22 — 720 pageviews2026-07-26 — 682 pageviews2026-07-30 — 613 pageviews2026-08-03 — 610 pageviews2026-08-07 — 639 pageviews2026-08-11 — 1,208 pageviews2026-08-15 — 841 pageviews2026-08-19 — 747 pageviews2026-08-23 — 727 pageviews2026-08-27 — 776 pageviews2026-08-31 — 751 pageviews2026-09-04 — 642 pageviews2026-09-08 — 642 pageviews2026-09-12 — 666 pageviews2026-09-16 — 623 pageviews2026-09-20 — 704 pageviews2026-09-24 — 701 pageviews2026-09-28 — 1,113 pageviews2026-10-02 — 678 pageviews2026-10-06 — 591 pageviews2026-10-10 — 639 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.5k02026-09-30 22:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 336 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 55 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 292 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-03 23:34 — 75 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 357 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-06 14:34 — 101 viewers2026-10-06 23:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-07 08:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 229 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 20:34 — 139 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 39 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 994 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-12 16:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 74 viewers2026-10-14 02:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 208 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 211 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 214 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
52.6%
earned "Interactive Drama"
19.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

16 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)142,80325%57
PS4 (PlayStation)97,74414%57
Steam (Steam)12,08111%56

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

MysteryThrillerAdventureCinematicDetectiveEmotionalNarrationStory RichSingleplayerInvestigation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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