Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 78k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Rocksteady Studios · Action · Sep 7, 2012

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99
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 and characters: 192 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 78k 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
73% of themes are praise9% are divided18% are complaints
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
192 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
- The main story was good, as were a lot of the side missions.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
- The combat flow is rewarding, and challenging.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Replayability: med—I would definitely want to experience the main story again sometime in the future but would avoid (almost, if not) all side content/DLCs
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.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All of the characters (including Batman) are all very well represented with excellent script writing and voice acting.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
(I'd recommend using a HUD toggle key setup through the advanced launcher mod)

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story and characters192 reviews
Combat126 reviews
Gameplay85 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Interface5 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Crashes
67% 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.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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