Games like Heavy Rain
If Heavy Rain is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beyond: Two Souls, The Empty Desk and The Wolf Among Us Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic storytelling shines, atmospheric and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Heavy Rain is an interactive crime thriller developed by Quantic Dream. Players control four characters as they investigate a serial killer known as the Origami Killer, pursuing their own leads in a desperate attempt to prevent further victims. The game is structured as an interactive drama with meaningful choices that shape the narrative toward multiple endings, supplemented by quick-time events during action sequences. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric and tense storytelling, noting that every decision can alter the course of the story. Players describe the emotional weight of scenarios involving parents fearing for their children. Heavy Rain released in 2020 and holds an 81 percent positive rating from over 6,000 Steam reviews, and is verified on Steam Deck. It is available for purchase at $19.99 and offers a medium-length solo adventure with normal difficulty.
About Heavy Rain: 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.
Players who liked Heavy Rain also play
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Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Top pick for Heavy Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
The Empty Desk
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Heavy Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
The Wolf Among Us Remastered
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Heavy Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
The Unclosed Case
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Heavy Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Truth is not singular. Gather the evidence, build your own scenario, and experience the outcome.
Blacksad: Under the Skin
WHY THIS
Shares interactive drama and an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Ranked #5 for Heavy Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Radiolight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Ranked #6 for Heavy Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Ranked #7 for Heavy Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Ranked #8 for Heavy Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Heavy Rain
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Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Reviewers of Heavy Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
The Wolf Among Us
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Reviewers of Heavy Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Into The Matrix
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Heavy Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
"Into The Matrix" is a multiplayer horror game where you and your friends must explore, survive, and outsmart dangers . Many entities are after you, but the Overseer is the true threat. Can you escape its grasp?
Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Reviewers of Heavy Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Detroit: Become Human
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Heavy Rain.
Reviewers of Heavy Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Tales from the Borderlands
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Heavy Rain.
Reviewers of Heavy Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
The Sims™ 4
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Heavy Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
The Walking Dead
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Reviewers of Heavy Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heavy Rain at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heavy Rain on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heavy Rain on Steam right now. Shares Action with Heavy Rain.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heavy Rain on Steam right now. Shares Action with Heavy Rain.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heavy Rain on Steam right now. Shares Action with Heavy Rain.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Heavy Rain on Steam right now. Shares Action with Heavy Rain.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Heavy Rain on Steam right now. Shares Action with Heavy Rain.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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More from Quantic Dream
Other recommendable Steam games by Quantic Dream, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Detroit: Become Human
WHY THIS
Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Heavy Rain.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
Omikron: The Nomad Soul
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain.
"I have many things to tell you and very little time… I come from a universe parallel to yours. My world is desperately in need of your help. Only YOU can save us."Responding to the desperate pleas of a mysterious character from another dimension, your soul must enter the dark and futuristic city of Omikron.
Spellcasters Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain. Shares Action with Heavy Rain.
CAST. FLY. FIGHT. COOPERATE. In intense 3V3 action-strategy battles, summon hundreds of creatures, cast devastating spells, and call upon the might of Titans to rise as the most powerful member of the community of Spellcasters – and shape the fate of the world. Together.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Beyond: Two Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Blacksad: Under the Skin
WHY THIS
Shares interactive drama and an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!
Radiolight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heavy Rain.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Heavy Rain.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Frequently asked about Heavy Rain
- Is Heavy Rain verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heavy Rain is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Heavy Rain cost?
- Heavy Rain is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Heavy Rain?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heavy Rain are Beyond: Two Souls, The Empty Desk, The Wolf Among Us Remastered.
- Who developed Heavy Rain?
- Heavy Rain was developed by Quantic Dream.
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