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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.

Release DateJun 18, 2020
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83% (positive) / 83%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.9% Top 20% / 81%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)9.3K  Top 3% / 11.2K  Top 3%
Curators201 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time11 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar33 minutes
Followers29.6K  Top 4%
Owners± 703.1K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 427.3K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.3M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Heavy Rain steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Heavy Rain's Steam rating and reviews between June 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 86% (June 2020) and 82.3% (April 2022), with relatively small variations.

With its 11.2K reviews Top 3%, Heavy Rain is indisputably a major AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Heavy Rain and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Heavy Rain's review languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (29%), followed by English (28%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 17 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Heavy Rain percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Heavy Rain, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. The negative review time is high (median is 8 hours), it can be a sign that Heavy Rain crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • story
  • voice acting
  • multiple endings
  • replayability
  • great twist
  • superb musical score
  • short or no bugs
  • value for money
  • character-building
  • motion animation
  • QTE controls
  • unsatisfying reveal of killer's identity
  • outdated graphics
  • camera movement issues
  • linear locations
  • hard for the faint of heart
  • inaccurate accents
  • may need mouse and keyboard
  • not for everyone
  • controls not that good

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 83% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Heavy Rain's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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