Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition ▶ Trailer
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldStealthSuperheroThird PersonSingleplayer

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Game description

Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!

Basic info

DeveloperRocksteady Studios
PublisherWB Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateSep 7, 2012
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows XP, Vista, 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4800+
Memory2 GB
GraphicsATI 3850HD 512 MB or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
Storage17 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 422 reviews from the past 1 year

90.8/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 91 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Players rate this open world superhero brawler highly: it scores 90.8, top 10% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

98 reviews say they got hooked and had a great time, with some calling it one of the best games they have played. 89 praise the story, the most upvoted saying it feels like a full Batman graphic novel with a memorable ending, and Story & World ranks 273rd of 1096. 87 describe smooth, tight controls and combat, with counters and gliding that feel satisfying. Gameplay ranks 165th of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 272nd of 1249. Others enjoy a bigger, more detailed city to explore and a large cast of villains.

👎 Where it falls short

41 reviews find parts of it repetitive, with some calling the hundreds of riddle collectibles and medal challenges tedious. 20 have story complaints, such as a predictable twist, an underused main villain or an ending they found absurd. 18 find side missions confusing to track down without location hints, and a few were thrown by starting with the full gadget kit. Some single out the AR training challenges as frustrating. Content Volume ranks 503rd of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“Hyperbolic praise about protecting Gotham and 10/10 rating with 100% replayability claim indicates strong enjoyment despite time commitment.” · 98 reviews
“story feels like a full Batman graphic novel with memorable ending” · 89 reviews
“smooth, intuitive, tight controls and top notch precision” · 87 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 70% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.47 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “smooth, intuitive, tight controls and top notch precision” · 87 reviews
Negative “Batman would sometimes target the wrong enemy” · 18 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 8% · Freedom 26% · Strategy 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.23 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story feels like a full Batman graphic novel with memorable ending” · 89 reviews
Negative “story is less captivating than Asylum and Catwoman playtime too short” · 20 reviews

Characters 29% · World 33%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.23 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “gigantic map with varied objectives, better bosses and extra content” · 8 reviews
Negative “Riddler collectibles require excessive time investment or save scumming” · 18 reviews

Variety 20% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.48 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics are gorgeous and responsive” · 24 reviews
Negative “graphics have become outdated” · 4 reviews

Audio 14%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.67 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 2% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.04 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.12 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs smoothly on low-end Intel Celeron hardware” · 3 reviews
Negative “random huge fps drops, runs at lower fps than more gpu intensive games” · 3 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 0%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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