Choose Heavy Rain
Choose Heavy Rain if you want an Action experience. 6,053 Steam reviews back the pick.
Heavy Rain vs Blacksad: Under the Skin
Heavy Rain and Blacksad: Under the Skin both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Blacksad: Under the Skin (2019) is 1 year older than Heavy Rain (2020). Heavy Rain scores higher on Steam reviews (80.9% positive) than Blacksad: Under the Skin (79.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Blacksad: Under the Skin
Choose Blacksad: Under the Skin if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,701 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Heavy Rain and Blacksad: Under the Skin sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80.9% vs 79.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Heavy Rain |  Blacksad: Under the Skin | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.9% positive (6,053 reviews) | 79.2% positive (1,701 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Quantic Dream | Pendulo Studios, YS Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Blacksad: Under the Skin (2019) is 1 year older than Heavy Rain (2020).
- Heavy Rain scores higher on Steam reviews (80.9% positive) than Blacksad: Under the Skin (79.2% positive).
- Blacksad: Under the Skin is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Heavy Rain (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Heavy Rain vs Blacksad: Under the Skin — FAQ
- Which is better, Heavy Rain or Blacksad: Under the Skin?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Heavy Rain sits at 80.9% positive (6,053 reviews), Blacksad: Under the Skin at 79.2% (1,701). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Heavy Rain or Blacksad: Under the Skin first?
- If you want chronology, Blacksad: Under the Skin (2019) came out before Heavy Rain (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Heavy Rain and Blacksad: Under the Skin similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do Heavy Rain and Blacksad: Under the Skin both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.