Heavy Rain

2010 video game developed by Quantic Dream
VideoGame video_game Q647855
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Heavy Rain

Summary

Heavy Rain is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,363 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heavy Rain received the Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Game Designers Grand Prize[3].
  • Heavy Rain received the British Academy Games Award for Music[4].
  • Heavy Rain received the British Academy Games Award for Story[5].
  • Heavy Rain received the British Academy Games Award for Technical Innovation[6].
  • Heavy Rain's instance of is recorded as video game[7].
  • Heavy Rain was directed by David Cage[8].
  • David Cage wrote the screenplay for Heavy Rain[9].
  • Heavy Rain's composer is recorded as Normand Corbeil[10].
  • Heavy Rain was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment[11].
  • Heavy Rain's genre is interactive film[12].
  • Heavy Rain's genre is action-adventure game[13].
  • Heavy Rain's developer is recorded as Quantic Dream[14].
  • Heavy Rain's developer is recorded as Virtuos[15].
  • Heavy Rain's record label is recorded as Sony Interactive Entertainment[16].
  • Heavy Rain's designed by is recorded as David Cage[17].
  • Heavy Rain's software version identifier is recorded as 2.00[18].
  • Heavy Rain's Commons category is recorded as Heavy Rain (video game)[19].
  • Heavy Rain's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[20].
  • Heavy Rain's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[21].
  • Heavy Rain's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[22].
  • Heavy Rain's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[23].
  • Heavy Rain's language of work or name is recorded as English[24].
  • Heavy Rain's language of work or name is recorded as French[25].
  • Heavy Rain's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[26].
  • Heavy Rain's language of work or name is recorded as German[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Heavy Rain was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment[11]. It was directed by David Cage[8]. David Cage wrote the screenplay for it[9].

Publication

Publication dates include February 18, 2010[28], February 23, 2010[29], February 24, 2010[30], March 1, 2016[31], March 2, 2016[32], and March 4, 2016[33]. Languages include English[24], French[25], Italian[26], German[27], Spanish[34], and Danish[35]. Genres include interactive film[12] and action-adventure game[13]. Recorded distribution format include Blu-ray Disc[36] and digital distribution[37].

Reception

Awards received include Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Game Designers Grand Prize[3]; British Academy Games Award for Music[4], a video game award[38], founded in 2004[39]; British Academy Games Award for Story[5], a video game award[40], founded in 2010[41]; and British Academy Games Award for Technical Innovation[6], a video game award[42], founded in 2011[43]. Reviews include 73/100[44], 44%[45], and 92/100[46].

Why It Matters

Heavy Rain ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,363 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

What awards did Heavy Rain receive?

Honors received include Japan Game Awards Annual Work Category Game Designers Grand Prize[3], British Academy Games Award for Music[4], British Academy Games Award for Story[5], and British Academy Games Award for Technical Innovation[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Q108743705. awards.cesa.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . virtuosgames.com. virtuosgames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [44] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [45] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [46] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · FoxfindingBot · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Gog application id → game/heavy_rain
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2725]]: game/heavy_rain"
  2. 25d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Heavy Rain blacklogo.jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P154]]: Heavy Rain blacklogo.jpg, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  3. 27d ago · PolloWikibidou · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Heavy Rain blacklogo.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P154]]: Heavy Rain blacklogo.jpg"
  4. 8w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 47644, 26828
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 47644, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142825040|Heavy Rain (#142825040)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → heavy-rain
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  6. 13w ago · Teiron · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 4600
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9877]]: 4600, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180135023|Heavy Rain (#180135023)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #mix'"
  7. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Heavy_Rain
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  8. 19w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.heavyrainps3.com
    Developer → —
    Game mechanics → multiple endings
    Digital rights management system → Denuvo
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q21010853]]"
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