Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain
Developer(s)	Quantic Dream
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment Quantic Dream (PC)
Director(s)	David Cage Steve Kniebihly
Producer(s)	Charles Coutier Alexandre Plissonneau Romain Castillos
Designer(s)	Thierry Flamand Émilie Ragot
Programmer(s)	Ronan Marchalot
Artist(s)	Christophe Brusseaux Philippe Aballea
Writer(s)	David Cage
Composer(s)	Normand Corbeil
Platform(s)	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
Genre(s)	Interactive drama, action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Heavy Rain is a 2010 action-adventure video game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. A port to the PlayStation 4 was released in 2016 while a port to Windows published by Quantic Dream was released in 2019. 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. 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.