Choose Heavy Rain
Choose Heavy Rain if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 6,053 Steam reviews back the pick.
Heavy Rain vs Detroit: Become Human
Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human both land in Action, 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 share Action, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2020. Detroit: Become Human scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Heavy Rain (80.9% 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 Detroit: Become Human
Choose Detroit: Become Human if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.1% positive across 52,742 reviews.
Both Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Heavy Rain |  Detroit: Become Human | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.9% positive (6,053 reviews) | 95.1% positive (52,742 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Quantic Dream | Quantic Dream |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2020.
- Detroit: Become Human scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Heavy Rain (80.9% positive).
- Heavy Rain is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Detroit: Become Human (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Heavy Rain vs Detroit: Become Human — FAQ
- Which is better, Heavy Rain or Detroit: Become Human?
- On Steam reviews Detroit: Become Human scores higher (95.1% positive) than Heavy Rain (80.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Detroit: Become Human is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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 Detroit: Become Human 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.