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General information
- Official support page
- Community subreddit
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed from the Epic Games Store version on June 24, 2020.[2]
- Based on the PlayStation 4 version; The Taxidermist DLC released for PlayStation 3 is not included in the PC version, due to the PS4 version omitting it as well.[3][Note 1]
Demo
- Demo versions providing access to the first act of the game are available on Epic Games Store and Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Remove the video file[4]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Videos
- Delete or rename
HR_SCREEN_US.BIK
- A game update may restore the file.
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- Improves cutscenes in game, applying strong anti-aliasing, sharpness and cleaning artifacts.
- Weight of new videos only 25% more than the originals.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Advanced graphics settings.
Edit the config file to disable Vsync[7]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\user_setting.ini .
- Find
VSync=1 and VSyncInterval=1 and set both values to 0 .
- Save the file and launch the game.
- Adjusting the in-game Limit FPS setting will require closing the game and editing the file again.
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Input
Keyboard and mouse settings.
DualShock 4 gamepad controls.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Voices, FX, Music. |
Surround sound |
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5.1 option.[12] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Danish |
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Dutch |
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Finnish |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Norwegian |
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Polish |
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Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Swedish |
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VR support
Issues unresolved
Stuttering on surround sound system
Set system sound to stereo[13]
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- Go to the Control Panel, select Hardware and Sound, then Sound.
- Under the Playback tab, select the sound output device and click on Configure.
- Under Audio channels, select Stereo and go through the steps to save the selection.
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Rotation moves don't work (Steam Input)
Steam Input template[14]
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- Download the community template Should fix the right stick problem
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Steam Input configuration[15]
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- Click on the game cover in library
- Select Controller Configuration
- Select Right Stick ABS and then ADDITIONAL SETTINGS
- Change Enable Deadzone to Configuration
- Set Dead Zone Inner to minimum value Dead Zone Outer to maximum value
- Export the config
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-4430 3 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz |
Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390 4 GB of VRAM |
Other |
Requirements for 30 FPS at 720p |
Requirements for 60 FPS at 1080p |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ The Taxidermist was to be the first part of a series of DLC scenarios called The Heavy Rain Chronicles. Only the first episode was completed; development for the rest was later cancelled.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-16
- Virtuos Ltd. appears under Heavy Rain PC edition at the ending credits.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-06-24
- Closed Epic Games Launcher, renamed its app and %LOCALAPPDATA% folders, checked for Windows Credentials, and launched the game from its .exe without issues.
- ↑ Heavy Rain PC Review - A new way to press for the same Jason - last accessed on 2019-06-27
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-26
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
- Ran the release version at 2560x1080 and a custom 3840x1080 resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
- Tested the release version at the custom resolution of 3840x2160.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
- Editing the file as instructed resulted in over 170 FPS on my computer.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
- Release version tested.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-09-17
- Forcing Steam Input off for the game results in the game failing to recognize the controller.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
- Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-09-17
- Official configurations by Quantic Dream for Steam Controller, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4 controllers are present.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
- The rear speakers were used.
- ↑ Audio Causing Stuttering (PC) - last accessed on June 25, 2019
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2021-12-04
- Using emulated DS4V1 pad this worked fine.
- ↑ Rotation Moves With PS4 Controller not Working :: Heavy Rain General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-12-04
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-07-16
- Part of the game ending credits.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
- The installation folder contains bink2w64.dll