Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 79k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Rocksteady Studios · Action · Sep 7, 2012

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$3.99−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
64
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio5 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 173 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 130 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 79k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise8% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
173 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you played Asylum you feel right at home almost instantly as game keeps same great controls and fantastic core gameplay allowing you to quickly get into action, increasing and opening up the location where game takes place, addition of side quests and expanded lore make it feel like an entirely new experience.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
146 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay and combat are a massive step up from Arkham Asylum.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
130 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is still pristine, no wonder Sony copied this formula for all their games afterwards.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I had the graphics settings maxed out and I got through it without a single problem.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Music- 9/10 a big step up from asylum some ost were absolute cinema
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The villain roster is splendid but lacking at the same time, although there are many of them here, Joker, Mr.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story173 reviews
Gameplay146 reviews
Combat130 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio31 reviews
Characters13 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$3.99$19.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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