The game features four main playable characters, an FBI profiler named Norman Jayden, a private detective named Scott Shelby, an architect named Ethan Mars and a journalist named Madison Paige. All of which are searching for a serial killer known as "The Origami Killer". The exact details about Heavy Rain's story remain pretty scarce since Quantic Dreams don't want to give to much away, but writer and CEO David Cage has said "Heavy Rain is about normal people who have landed in extraordinary situations. I wanted a much more personal story. The first thing that came to my mind, as a father of two little boys, was that the main theme should simply be a father's love for his son. This is not a game about saving the princess or the world. Its purely about a father's love. The main story will revolve around four different characters, and we're putting the spotlight on their perceptions. The question 'what is good and what is evil' is the key here, that will be just a matter of viewpoint...I believe heavily in moral choices, I'm going to use them A LOT. They're not about being good or bad, but about finding the right balance." David also mentions that each choice you make will effect what happens next in the game.

Heavy Rain has a target release date of February 2010.