Choose Heavy Rain
Choose Heavy Rain if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 6,053 Steam reviews back the pick.
Heavy Rain vs ELEGIES: Aya
Heavy Rain and ELEGIES: Aya 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. Heavy Rain (2020) is 3 years older than ELEGIES: Aya (2023). ELEGIES: Aya is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Heavy Rain (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). 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 ELEGIES: Aya
Choose ELEGIES: Aya if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. ELEGIES: Aya launched in 2023.
Both Heavy Rain and ELEGIES: Aya sit in 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 |  ELEGIES: Aya | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.9% positive (6,053 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Quantic Dream | Dream Squircle |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Heavy Rain (2020) is 3 years older than ELEGIES: Aya (2023).
- ELEGIES: Aya is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Heavy Rain (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Heavy Rain is Deck Verified, ELEGIES: Aya is Deck Playable.
Heavy Rain vs ELEGIES: Aya — FAQ
- Should I play Heavy Rain or ELEGIES: Aya first?
- If you want chronology, Heavy Rain (2020) came out before ELEGIES: Aya (2023). 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 ELEGIES: Aya 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.