Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition ▶ Trailer
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ActionAdventureStealthSuperheroThird PersonSingleplayerOpen World

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Game description

Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.

Basic info

DeveloperRocksteady Studios
PublisherWB Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMar 26, 2010
Price

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Minimum specs

OSVista/XP
Processor3Ghz Intel or AMD or any Dual Core
Memory1 GB
GraphicsPCI Express SM3 NVidia 6600/ ATI 1300
Storage8 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 436 reviews from the past 1 year

90.5/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 91 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Locked inside a gothic asylum with its inmates loose, players still praise this superhero classic, which scores 90.5 from 436 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

101 reviews praise its world, describing an eerie, tense atmosphere that pulls them in from start to finish. Story & World ranks 119th of 1096. 90 love the combat, calling the free flow fighting smooth and satisfying to master, and some single out the stealth encounters and level design. Gameplay ranks 268th of 1396. 81 say it is fun and still worth playing, even when it frustrates at times. Visuals & Sound ranks 411th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

46 reviews criticize the bosses, calling the boss fights underwhelming and repetitive, and some find the combat hard to learn or stealth too punishing. 36 say the combat feel has dated, describing counters that do not always trigger and wooden controls that show their age. 28 feel it turns repetitive over a long session, with similar enemies, stealth rooms and boss patterns. Content Volume ranks 552nd of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“dark tense atmosphere beautifully crafted” · 101 reviews
“free-flow combat mechanics are smooth, satisfying, and rewarding to master” · 90 reviews
“beating up 30 guys simultaneously while gliding through a gothic asylum is fun” · 81 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 71% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.93 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “free-flow combat mechanics are smooth, satisfying, and rewarding to master” · 90 reviews
Negative “melee combat lacks options, hard to build meter, knife and probe enemies unfair” · 36 reviews

Progression 11% · Difficulty 21% · Onboarding 10% · Freedom 11% · Strategy 14%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.32 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “dark tense atmosphere beautifully crafted” · 101 reviews

Story 49% · Characters 26%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.04 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “reasonable playtime with optional 100% content” · 1 review
Negative “game is too short for the price” · 8 reviews

Variety 18% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.19 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics superior to most modern RPGs, ahead of its time” · 32 reviews
Negative “some parts feel a bit dated now” · 6 reviews

Audio 21%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Playing together +2.25 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.08 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “boss fights are weak and repetitive” · 4 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.08 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs on high graphics with PhysX on a weak PC” · 5 reviews
Negative “PhysX broken on PC, game barely functional, needs emulator or console” · 8 reviews

Stability 6% · Developer support 2%

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

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