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Heavy Rain - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis

Heavy Rain

Quantic DreamReleased June 18, 2020
ActionAdventureSingleplayerCinematicAtmosphericStory Rich
GameValio recommendation71Worth It

This one's in a good spot right now, delivering on quality with a price that makes sense.

  • Gaining popularity
  • Niche gem - loved by fans, smaller community
  • Highly rated (27,297 reviews)
Why “Worth It”
71out of 100

The ring is the score: filled up to 71 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.

  1. Skip This
  2. Wait for Sale
  3. Maybe
  4. Worth It
  5. Great Deal

Where to buy

4 stores · lowest price first

Kinguin Cheapest Key marketplace · Price set yesterday$1.69$19.99−92%Buy Loaded Authorized reseller · Price set 3 days ago$1.69$19.99−92%Buy GamersGate Authorized reseller · Price set yesterday$2.00+$0.31−90%Buy Steam Official store · Price set 15 days ago$19.99+$18.30Buy

Always sorted by the lowest price, marketplaces included; on a tie the partner store comes first. Marketplace: a Steam key sold by third parties, with the marketplace's buyer protection. Authorized reseller: a store licensed by the publisher.

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Behind the recommendation

How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.

Value78/100
  • $1.69: very accessible price
  • 92% off: deep discount

Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.

Price history
Now $1.69Lowest recorded $0.99Full price $19.99
Quality81/100
  • 86% positive (27,297 reviews): very positive reception
  • Metacritic 75/100: generally favorable from critics
  • 27,297 reviews: large sample

Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.

Steam review score 86% · Very PositivePositive 23kNegative 4k
Popularity36/100
  • Players down 8% in recent days
  • 316 concurrent players: smaller but active
  • 27,297 total reviews: proven game with large community

Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.

Daily peak concurrent players
Players now 175Peak in period 991

Game details

Developers
Quantic Dream
Publishers
Quantic Dream
Release date
June 18, 2020
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
56
Steam recs
27,372
Supported languages
17 languages, 10 with full audioSee the list

English (audio) · French (audio) · Italian (audio) · German (audio) · Spanish - Spain (audio) · Danish · Dutch (audio) · Finnish · Japanese (audio) · Korean · Norwegian · Polish (audio) · Portuguese - Portugal (audio) · Russian (audio) · Simplified Chinese · Swedish · Traditional Chinese

Categories
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support +3See the list

Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing

PC requirements Recommended

OS *
Windows 7 or later (64 bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.5GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.4GHz
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 with 4GB VRAM or AMD Radeon R9 390 with 4GB VRAM
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
35 GB available space
Additional Notes
1080p, 60 FPS

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Frequently asked questions

Is Heavy Rain worth buying?

This one's in a good spot right now, delivering on quality with a price that makes sense.

Where can I buy Heavy Rain cheapest?

The best current deal for Heavy Rain is on Kinguin for $1.69.

That's a 92% discount.

What type of game is Heavy Rain?

Heavy Rain is categorized as: Action, Adventure.

What platforms is Heavy Rain available on?

Heavy Rain is available on: Windows.

When was Heavy Rain released?

Heavy Rain was released on June 18, 2020.

How many people are playing Heavy Rain?

According to recent data, Heavy Rain has approximately 175 concurrent players 9 hours ago.

Is Heavy Rain on sale right now?

Heavy Rain is currently 92% off on Kinguin for $1.69.

Who made Heavy Rain?

Developed by: Quantic Dream

Published by: Quantic Dream

What are the best deals for Heavy Rain?

We're currently tracking 4 deals for Heavy Rain across different stores:

  • Kinguin: $1.69 (-92%)
  • Loaded: $1.69 (-92%)
  • GamersGate: $2.00 (-90%)
  • Steam: $19.99
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