Batman™: Arkham Knight
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldSuperheroStealthSingleplayerThird Person

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Game description

Batman™: Arkham Knight brings the award-winning Arkham trilogy from Rocksteady Studios to its epic conclusion. Developed exclusively for New-Gen platforms, Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady's uniquely designed version of the Batmobile.

Basic info

DeveloperRocksteady Studios
PublisherWB Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJun 23, 2015
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWin 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
Memory6 GB
GraphicsGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2 GB Memory Minimum) | AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB Memory…
Storage45 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 419 reviews from the past 1 year

90.3/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Rich visuals and a gripping story lift Batman™: Arkham Knight to 90.3, top 20% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 52nd of 1249. 113 reviews praise the graphics, and the most upvoted says they still look superior to recent releases. 98 enjoy it and recommend it, and the most upvoted points to a huge number of hours played. 67 praise a gripping story with high stakes and personal drama, and Story & World ranks 256th of 1096. Tech & Support ranks 322nd of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

57 reviews find the side content repetitive, and some say tank battles in the Batmobile come up too often. 35 dislike how the controls feel, and some find the Batmobile driving clunky or miss keyboard and mouse support. 30 find parts frustrating or hard, and some object to the long list of Riddler puzzles needed for the full ending. Gameplay ranks 536th of 1396, Content Volume ranks 686th of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 414th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“graphics quality superior to many modern games” · 113 reviews
“massive playtime indicates genuine enjoyment and value” · 98 reviews
“gripping story with high stakes and personal drama” · 67 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.49 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “combat and stealth are the best they've ever been with excellent gliding feel” · 50 reviews
Negative “Batmobile driving feel is not excellent, replacing melee combat” · 35 reviews

Progression 13% · Difficulty 13% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 7% · Strategy 10%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.27 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “gripping story with high stakes and personal drama” · 67 reviews
Negative “story lacks originality and Batmobile overused in boss fights” · 14 reviews

Characters 22% · World 32%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.24 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “amazing amount of quality content” · 4 reviews
Negative “missed a boss fight, game otherwise flawless” · 5 reviews

Variety 21% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.36 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics quality superior to many modern games” · 113 reviews

Audio 11%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Playing together +3.50 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.08 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “too many tanks, poorly designed villains” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.10 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “incompetent design and frustration crack the game's initial investment” · 4 reviews

Stability 6% · Developer support 1%

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

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