Heavy Rain Endings Guide

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For a more detailed explanation of how to unlock the individual epilogues of the possible endings in spoiler-free form, check out the Epilogue Guide section of our walkthrough. See: Epilogue Guide

After completing the game, you can return to previous scenarios to make different decisions that'll guide you toward the game's various alternate endings. Complete the game according to the following criteria and you will have to go back only as far as the On the Loose scenario—no further—in order to see all of the game's endings:

• Earn the Trial Master Trophy
• Earn the Nerd Trophy
• Earn the Perfect Crime Trophy

When going for the Perfect Crime Trophy playthrough, have Shelby kill Jayden during the Old Warehouse scenario, and make sure Madison is still alive into the Killer's Place scenario, in which she can die. Once you've got the Perfect Crime ending with the above criteria, you can then reload previous chapters to replay the game according to the various conditions listed below in order to see all endings.

Perfect Crime Ending

During the Hassan's Shop scenario, wait at the back of the shop until Hassan gets shot.

During Fugitive, allow Ethan to be arrested by removing the window planks with Madison, moving a red box near the window, standing on the red box as Madison and waiting for the police.

During the Manfred scene, keep Shelby out of the bathroom and clean the prints that are on the telephone in the shop and the telephone in the office of Manfred, on the magnifying glass, whiskey glasses and whisky bottle, on the ballerina ornament Lauren finds, and on the front door handle and the glass cabinet Lauren leans against.

During On the Loose, kiss Madison, complete the love scene, and decide to forgive Madison at the end.

During Trapped, don't remove the seatbelt, allowing Lauren to drown.

During Face to Face, leave the study without giving pills to Kramer.

During Killer's Place, allow Madison to die when locked in a secret room.

During Old Warehouse, allow Shelby to kill Jayden on the conveyor belt.

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In addition to earning the Perfect Crime Trophy, fulfilling the above criteria will unlock the following epilogues: New Start, Dead Heroine, Uploaded, and Unpunished.

Other Endings

Backtrack to the Killer's Place scenario to find the warehouse address on the laptop. Hide inside the refrigerator in the kitchen to survive and choose to either go to the warehouse alone or call someone (anyone) to join you. During the Old Warehouse scenario, make sure that Ethan saves Shaun, Madison alerts Ethan to the cops, and that Jayden kills Shelby. When given the choice, make sure you pull the Origami Killer back from the ledge to save him.

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Fulfilling the above criteria will unlock the following epilogues: New Life, Origami's Grave, and Case Closed.

Backtrack to the Old Warehouse scenario and purposely fail all of the events so that Jayden is killed and Madison fails to warn Ethan about the police.

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Fulfilling the above criteria will unlock the following epilogues: Ethan's Grave, Heroine, and Unpunished.

Backtrack to the The Rat scenario. Fail the trial and fail finding Shaun by filling in the blanks. During Solving the Puzzle, make Jayden give up, and during Killer's Place allow Madison to die.

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Fulfilling the above criteria will unlock the following epilogues: Origami Blues, and Smoking Mirror.

Backtrack to the Killer's Place scenario. Escape with Madison, and don't find the warehouse address with the laptop. Shelby will arrive after waiting in a secret room for a couple of minutes.

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Fulfilling the above criteria will unlock the following epilogues: Tears in Rain.

Backtrack to the On the Loose scenario. Get Ethan arrested. During Trapped, don't let Lauren drown. During Solving the Puzzle, make Jayden give up. During Killer's Place, escape with Madison, and don't find the warehouse address with the laptop. Shelby will arrive after waiting in a secret room for a couple of minutes.

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Fulfilling the above criteria will unlock the following epilogues: Helpless, Square One, and A Mother's Revenge.

Backtrack to the Killer's Place scenario. Get the warehouse address from the laptop and choose to go to the warehouse alone (no homies). During Old Warehouse, make sure Madison saves Shaun and Shelby survives the rooftop chase.

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Fulfilling the above criteria will unlock the following epilogues: Innocent, Heroine, and Resignation.