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Heavy Rain
Developer Quantic Dream
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,… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
477 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
78
LovedLoved
309 positive · 86 negative
95% range 74–82%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 309 | 86 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 12 | 13 | 53 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
6,845 of 8,443 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 219 yes, 60 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 279 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (27,459 of 32,053 positive).
Several reviewers complain about clunky controls and frustrating gameplay. [1][2][3][4]
Representative posts
- [8]
I loved Detroit so I wanted to check out other games from Quantic. If the only problem was the janky controls I wouldn't care. The story is full of plotholes, inconsistencies, plastic ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ characters and unrealistic dialogue. The story purposely leaves out details so at the end you will be surprised by one of the worst ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ twists of all time in gaming. The only character that was somewhat nicely written was …
- [9]
Life is fragile. You must muster the courage to make the difficult decisions while there's still time so you don't regret it later. This is the message that I received from this game, and the sudden demise of my father-in-law early this week makes it hit home. Cherish every moment with your family, because you never know if there will be a tomorrow. This game is overall an immersive experience with a good crime …
- [6]
I went into Heavy Rain expecting a clunky old PS3-era game, and yeah… it definitely shows its age. But after a few hours, I completely stopped caring. This isn’t a game you “win.” It’s a game you survive. From the first scene with Ethan just living a normal suburban life, I didn’t think much of it. Then the mall scene happened, and I actually felt that slow, sinking dread in my stomach. The game has this way of …
- [10]
10/10 Game. I have no words to describe how amazing this game is. From character range, to story writing, to atmosphere and to range of emotions you will experience throughout the whole game... its just.. perfect. I've never seen a game like this that displays such a huge range of emotions and full of thrill and suspense. The plot-twist was... genuinely peak.. I did not see that one coming. I recommend that everyone …
- [5]
Heavy Rain feels like sitting through a two-hour thriller movie… except you’re the one responsible if everything goes horribly wrong. And trust me, this game does not pull punches. The narrative structure is the star here. You follow multiple characters, each dealing with their own trauma, desperation, and moral limits, but all tied together by the same unsettling mystery. Ethan trying to save his son is one of the …
Summarised from 34 of the 342 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
78% of the 279 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Heavy Rain. The complaint that keeps coming up: clunky and frustrating controls, especially on PC. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Heavy Rain is considered one of the best video games of all time, and was included in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die. Metacritic reported that critical reception consisted of "generally favorable reviews". Out of a focus group of seventy, it was determined that none had assessed who the killer was before the game revealed it. David Ellis of 1UP.com praised the quality and detail of the sets as "spectacular", noting that the world felt "lived-in and genuine"; the characters were said to have a similar "gritty realness". Ellis' view was that the game relayed an emotional subtlety that "very few games have ever succeeded at", and that knowing the characters bore…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 477 · most liked firstIt's Kate's birthday and to celebrate I'll be playing Heavy Rain but with as little of actually playing the game as possible. come watch! (and wish her happy birthday) www.twitch.tv/jocat
neutral · AI labelView post →Get your popcorn it's movie game night! Solving a murder in Heavy Rain! www.youtube.com/live/xbRVCdF...
neutral · AI labelView post →My favourite part of Heavy Rain was doing the little origami that came in the box while you wait for the game to install
positive · AI labelView post →Heavy Rain is such a weird game because like… the atmosphere is immaculate, you really feel like you’re “in” every scene, but everything else about it is so bad. Like, the whole time I played it I just kept thinking “wow imagine how amazing this would be if it was a good game”
neutral · AI labelView post →My experience can be described as infuriating. The store page claims the game offers Full Controller Support for my Xbox controller, yet it is impossible to complete the input prompts that involve pressing either one of the buttons or moving the right stick in a particular shape (such as the attempts to drink coffee in the kitchen of the starting area).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the best video game essays I have ever seen. If you respect yourself, you need to watch this. I have learned information about Heavy Rain
neutral · AI labelView post →Won Sword Fight Agaisnt a Kid And Then Spammed His Name In Victory JASON JASON JASON JASON
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ori & The Blind Forest #32 of 2025 ✅ Absolutely beautiful game. Very little is actually said by the characters, but the story is SO powerful. In awe of the art. I won't be starting anything new now until Ghost of Yōtei (SO CLOSE!!) and will write my review for this & Heavy Rain soon 💗
neutral · AI labelView post →Life is fragile. You must muster the courage to make the difficult decisions while there's still time so you don't regret it later. This is the message that I received from this game, and the sudden demise of my father-in-law early this week makes it hit home. Cherish every moment with your family, because you never know if there will be a tomorrow. This game is overall an immersive experience with a good crime thriller movie. First run is intriguing as you try to figure out the identity…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished Beyond: Two Souls today. Really liked it, some issues with controls and the last couple of chapters but otherwise a solid game It's crazy how good it looks given it came out in 2013, even despite it being a story game Might return to this at some point for more endings Heavy Rain next! 🕊️
neutral · AI labelView post →It has been roughly 12 years since I first picked up Heavy Rain, back before I had a family of my own. You play a lot of games in a lifetime, and usually, they fade from memory once the credits roll. But this one? This one planted a seed in the back of my brain that I didn't even realize was there until years later. A Lesson for Real Life Now that I am a father of two, I realize Heavy Rain wasn’t just a game; it was a warning. There is a specific, haunting atmosphere in the prologue—the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story itself is interesting, and that’s probably the only real upside. The controls and gameplay are painfully bad, and the plot twists don’t really make much sense. Honestly, you’re probably better off just watching a YouTuber play through it to experience the story.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heavy Rain revolutionised video game storytelling by proving once and for all that it could suck
negative · AI labelView post →Dishonored 2 (Steam) will be on Lenovo giveaway in 2 weeks. Heavy Rain giveaway tomorrow gaming.lenovo.com/game-key-drops
neutral · AI labelView post →"It's an underappreciated classic video game. Yeah, it's not perfect—especially the first hour, which was boring as hell—but after the first hour, specifically after a certain event, it gets intriguing."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You want a good "cinematic game" you don't look at Last Of Us, you don't look at Until Dawn, and you don't look at Heavy Rain, you look at this game from 1998 that flopped and killed western adventure games for years.
neutral · AI labelView post →Heavy Rain feels like sitting through a two-hour thriller movie… except you’re the one responsible if everything goes horribly wrong. And trust me, this game does not pull punches. The narrative structure is the star here. You follow multiple characters, each dealing with their own trauma, desperation, and moral limits, but all tied together by the same unsettling mystery. Ethan trying to save his son is one of the rawest, most painful storylines I’ve seen in a game. Madison brings tension and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#gamedev Incredibly well researched and in depth look at the gameplay mechanics and artistic use of pissing in Heavy Rain. Many lessons for game developers here. youtu.be/XhkdqIFg860?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Heavy Rain is a masterpiece of storytelling. It perfectly captures the feeling of fatherhood and shows how far you’d go for your child. Stunning graphics, a gripping story, and meaningful choices keep you hooked until the unexpected ending If you love story-rich, choice-driven games, don’t miss this one https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3460312625
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heavy Rain (Steam) will be free via Lenovo on Feb 18th giveaway gaming.lenovo.com/game-key-drops
neutral · AI labelView post →I was gonna say "Heavy Rain is offensively mid" but then I scrolled down and saw BioShock Infinite is on the list, a game I have active violent beef with
negative · AI labelView post →QTE for a sex scene in the game Heavy Rain?? #NerdNiteSF #videogames #gamedev #lgbtq
neutral · AI labelView post →Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy (2005) Sometimes I forget David Cage was way more insane pre-Heavy Rain. This game was mostly terrible to play but every insane sequence made it worth it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't Google the story. Don't look up the ending. Don't read the comments looking for hints. Just play the damn game. Press X to Shaun. 🗿
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WOW! This story was something else. High-stakes, thrilling, and exhilarating. I wish this was a TV show too. It'll be great show, I'm telling you. The choices here have a lot of possibilities, I impressed with the chain of events that are happening. As for controls, I think the keyboard and mouse is fine. A controller is more comfortable obviously but I managed. I'm glad to get this game for free from a friend. It was amazing and I hope to play more of this game. I'll be replaying this again…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heavy Rain is one of those games that stays with you long after you finish it. I didn’t just play it — I felt it. The story pulled me in completely, and at some points I genuinely forgot I was holding a controller. The characters feel real, flawed, and human, and I grew emotionally attached to them in a way that very few games have managed to do. Their pain, fear, and choices actually mattered to me. The atmosphere is heavy, dark, and emotional, perfectly matching the themes of the story.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I went into Heavy Rain expecting a clunky old PS3-era game, and yeah… it definitely shows its age. But after a few hours, I completely stopped caring. This isn’t a game you “win.” It’s a game you survive. From the first scene with Ethan just living a normal suburban life, I didn’t think much of it. Then the mall scene happened, and I actually felt that slow, sinking dread in my stomach. The game has this way of making simple moments tense. Even small choices feel heavy because you know…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe it's just the circles I'm in, but I feel like this game doesn't get clowned on half as much as Detroit and Heavy Rain when it truly is the wackest of them all
neutral · AI labelView post →♥♥♥♥ i hate the controls of this game. I belive the story is great but the controls make me crashout multiple times and i just cant.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TOMORROW ✨ We dive into Heavy Rain with my good friend Mary Jane! I’ve played the game before, and while it has serious subject matter…it’s a very unserious game. Come prepared to laugh. It’s gonna be wild ✌🏼
negative · AI labelView post →One of those games which does one aspect so good that you ignore its every other issue Rating: 9/10 GOOD: Great 10-12 hrs of emotional mystery thriller. Not a masterpiece, but not that far away either. It has many action sequences, with progressive investigation that I genuinely loved, even as someone who hates this stuff in other media. Its director, David Cage, is the same person who directed Detroit Become Human, a TRUE MASTERPIECE. He stated that music accounts for 50%, or even more,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heavy Rain is my favorite game because it fulfils the task of sucking so hard at what it wants to do that it becomes unintentionally the funniest thing ever
negative · AI labelView post →It’s time to ✨ vibe ✨ ya beautiful babes Let’s get back into GANJA GAYMING with Heavy Rain, a game that aged like milk: Twitch.tv/jeffbrutlag
negative · AI labelView post →I know I am broken because when I saw this I thought it meant the Press X to Shout Ethan Heavy Rain video game and not the literal sounds of heavy rain.
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved Detroit so I wanted to check out other games from Quantic. If the only problem was the janky controls I wouldn't care. The story is full of plotholes, inconsistencies, plastic ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ characters and unrealistic dialogue. The story purposely leaves out details so at the end you will be surprised by one of the worst ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ twists of all time in gaming. The only character that was somewhat nicely written was Jayden with his sci-fi tech and cancer or some ♥♥♥♥. I simply don't get how…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The amount of people who haven’t played this gem saddens me. It’s such an emotional game and by far the most depressing, hence impactful game I’ve ever played. The atmosphere in every chapter is so dark and deep and I really appreciate how well it’s done. The motion-based controls also make every action and every fight feel much more realistic and immersive. There is just one major downside that really disappointed me but I won’t say what it is for the sake of avoiding spoilers. Other than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game, great plot, but HOLY F*CK THESE CONTROLS ARE UNBELIEVABLE. Half of the gameplay is walking or dragging the action button with the mouse, but you just simply cannot enjoy this game when it barely registers your movement. My PC is stable and my mouse works completely fine in other games like Detroit: Become Human, Beyond Two Souls, and other choice-based games. It's incredibly frustrating when you need to react quickly or you'll get a different outcome, but the game just refuses to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gripping story with meaningful choices and strong atmosphere, but controls can feel clunky at times.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The controls aren't great, but the story is interesting and beautiful.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More incredibly unserious gaming with an incredibly unserious game today on my Twitch and YouTube channels 😌 See you at 1pm PST for Ganja Gayming with Heavy Rain, a game much sillier than they meant it to be
negative · AI labelView post →A great game with a truly emotional story and an ending that will genuinely shock you. The graphics aren't the best, and the gameplay is similar to Detroit: Become Human, but it runs smoothly even on low end PCs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great concept ruined by massive plot holes and clunky controls. Playing it feels like work, not fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let’s get a little UNserious ✌🏼 Ganja Gayming starts NOW with Heavy Rain, a game that’s fun for unintentional reasons! Come vibe: twitch.tv/jeffbrutlag
negative · AI labelView post →NEW GIVEAWAY GANG!!! Thanks to @mistercerberus.bsky.social for the idea! For the 200 follows on Bluesky we’re giving away 1 game key of your choice from Heavy Rain or Beyond Two Souls! Entering rules below! • Must follow on Bluesky •Like and repost •Comment which game
neutral · AI labelView post →Had a great game of Heat Heavy Rain last night. This game really shines at higher player counts! One of my all time favorites #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Heavy Rain a.k.a a universe without umbrellas A game that almost made me a detective. What I liked • The story is intriguing almost from the very beginning. • Some moments are genuinely tense. • The atmosphere is great. • Plot twists. • Jayden. What I did not like • The controls. Honestly I still do not understand how they managed to make them ♥♥♥♥ ASF since the Fahrenheit. • Some characters feel a bit underdeveloped. • Very fast-paced romantic storylines. • Some endings. •…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know what's worse, the fixed camera system that was dated even when this game was new, or the controls which are horrendously implemented and don't work half the time. The game has a great mood to it, but it's just so frustrating to play that I wish I hadn't bothered. I'm finishing this game out of stubbornness, not because I'm enjoying myself.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a blast. However, Jayden’s ultra-modern technology spoiled the game's atmosphere a bit.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lets get the few positives out of the way: this is a decent port, it runs well, looks good (as good as Heavy Rain can look), and all the controller prompts work even on my PS5 controller. Having said that, it crashes a LOT, and I cannot replay certain chapters (from the chapter select menu) because loading them just hard crashes to desktop. Now for everything else. Much like David Cage's other games quote "not made for ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥" this one is horribly written and extremely derivative of much…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Casual playthrough ~10 hours No major spoilers in this review! Due to weird unchangeable keybinds, this game is unplayable on the Steamdeck! [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45534557/]@MatureContent I'm pleasantly surprised with this game, I honestly didn't have the best expectations going into it after playing Fahrenheit, which is another older and similar title from the same creators. Heavy Rain was thankfully much better. When this game came out, over 16 years ago, it was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 Game. I have no words to describe how amazing this game is. From character range, to story writing, to atmosphere and to range of emotions you will experience throughout the whole game... its just.. perfect. I've never seen a game like this that displays such a huge range of emotions and full of thrill and suspense. The plot-twist was... genuinely peak.. I did not see that one coming. I recommend that everyone plays this game. It's SO good. Update: After replaying the game and getting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What is a level in a video game where you wish you could bestow upon your character the entire move set from Mario 64? — Literally every second of Heavy Rain neospring.org/+r/148554204...
neutral · AI labelView post →TLDR: This valiant attempt to tell a compelling tale can’t overcome too little attention to detail and numerous plot holes. GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW: Heavy Rain (HR) is an interactive narrative drama. A serial murderer known as the Origami Killer kidnaps young Shaun Mars and the race is on to save the boy before it's too late. The game centers around four characters—Ethan, Shaun's distraught father; Madison, a photojournalist; Scott, a private investigator; and Jayden, an FBI agent brought in for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game suffers from David Cage writing so much so, I don't think even Hideo Kojima could make it work... Every character has their problems and even the game itself does with very poor fps when starting new chapters Ethan - His chapters suffer from an extreme sense of disconnect between him and other characters. He's easily the best part of the game writing wise however it feels like he never properly digests, utilizes, or understands concepts important to the plot. Its frustrating to see a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When this game came out, it was lauded as the greatest game of all time, apparently...? But now it's reputation is erm... certainly different! Playing Heavy Rain for the first time ever! I have no idea what happens in this game, I just hear it's wild!
neutral · AI labelView post →must play game and woulda been absolute peakness if remade with the graphical update
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I gotta be honest, this episode was really frustrating. The amount of game in this game is distressing, and weirdly enough makes me appreciate Heavy Rain more for realizing you don't gotta be like that you can just make the game go
positive · AI labelView post →I would laugh so hard if there was some piss kink game on Steam, and then Heavy Rain was suggested because of that. :P youtu.be/XhkdqIFg860?...
neutral · AI labelView post →one of the greatest injustices of the video game industry phenomenon of only recognizing project leads is that everybody attributes the legitimately immaculate art direction and cinematography of QDs games to Cage alone Heavy Rain is such a visually cozy game and I wish I could take it seriously
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