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Heavy Rain
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2010 video game developed by Quantic Dream
Game data
Metacritic 80- Released
- 2010-02-17
- User rating
- 4.12 / 5
- Genres
- Adventure, Action
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
Heavy Rain is a cinematic psychological thriller from game developer Quantic Dream exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Dealing with a range of adult themes, the game revolves around a sophisticated plot and strong narrative threads that explore a complex moral proposition. You assume the role of multiple characters with very different backgrounds, motivations, and skills in a world where each player decision affects what will follow.
- Released
- 2010
- Genres
- Adventure
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Havok
- Developer
- Quantic Dream
- Publisher
- Quantic Dream, Sony Computer Entertainment
Key facts
- Developer
- Quantic Dream
- Publishers
- Sony Computer Entertainment Quantic Dream (PC)
- Directors
- David Cage Steve Kniebihly
- Producers
- Charles Coutier Alexandre Plissonneau Romain Castillos
- Designers
- Thierry Flamand Émilie Ragot
- Programmer
- Ronan Marchalot
- Artists
- Christophe Brusseaux Philippe Aballea
- Writer
- David Cage
- Composer
- Normand Corbeil
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Windows
- Release
- 18 February 2010 PlayStation 3 JP : 18 February 2010 NA : 23 February 2010 EU : 24 February 2010 AU : 25 February 2010 UK : 26 February 2010 PlayStation 4 NA : 1 March 2016 PAL : 2 March 2016 UK : 4 March 2016 Windows WW : 24 June 2019
- Genres
- Interactive drama , action-adventure
- Mode
- Single-player
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.heavyrainps3.com
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- publication date
- 2019-06-24
- software version identifier
- 2.00
- announcement date
- 2006-05-09
- Commons category
- Heavy Rain (video game)
- review score
- 92/100
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Article
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.
Game developer David Cage wrote the 2,000-page script, acted as director for the four years of development, travelled to Philadelphia to research the setting, and intended to improve upon what was flawed in his 2005 game Fahrenheit. Composer Normand Corbeil wrote the score, which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The game was released for PlayStation 3 in February 2010, PlayStation 4 in 2016, and Windows in 2019. A critical and commercial success, Heavy Rain is considered one of the best video games ever made, receiving praise for its emotional impact, visuals, writing, controls, and music, though some critics faulted the controls, voice acting, and plot inconsistencies. It sold 5.3 million units by January 2018.