Rain (video game)

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Developer(s)Acquire
Japan Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)Yuki Ikeda
Designer(s)Tomoharu Fujii
Artist(s)Seiichi Terashima
Composer(s)Yugo Kanno
EngineUnity
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release
  • NA: October 1, 2013[1]
  • EU: October 2, 2013
  • JP: October 3, 2013
Genre(s)Adventure

Rain (stylized as rain), known in parts of Asia as Lost in the Rain,[2] is an adventure video game developed by Acquire and Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game was revealed at Gamescom and was released as a digital download on the PlayStation Network in 2013. While the digital version is available in all regions, the game's physical disc based release was limited to in Japan, with only Japanese language options, and a Hong Kong and Taiwan release containing English and Traditional Chinese language options.[3][4] This last version is the only way to acquire an English language copy of the game in physical form, making it a sought after collectible.[5] The game is centred around a novel mechanic whereby the player's character and all enemies are only visible if they are standing in the rain.[6]

  1. ^ "E3 2013 Impressions of Rain - Blog by Eatpi - IGN". Ca.ign.com. 2013-07-15. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  2. ^ "Lost in the Rain Out on 3rd October with Pre-order Offers - PlayStation Blog - Asia | Hong Kong". Blog.asia.playstation.com. 2013-09-12. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  3. ^ "Rain - PlayStation 3". IGN. 2013-06-12. Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  4. ^ "Sony Japan unveils two new PS3 IPs, 'Rain' and 'Puppeteer'". Videogamewriters.com. 2012-08-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  5. ^ "Rain (Lost in the Rain) physical copy, English and Chinese language version". Play-Asia. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  6. ^ Barker, Sammy (2013-10-01). "Review: Rain (PlayStation 3)". Push Square. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-24.