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Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
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What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
55 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“After completing Batman: Arkham Asylum, which felt contained and intense, Arkham City opens things up in a way that instantly feels iconic. What really stands out right from the start is the feeling of being Batman. The…”
“Batman: Arkham City is one of the best superhero games ever made. The combat feels smooth and satisfying, the story is dark and engaging, and exploring Arkham City as Batman never gets boring. The atmosphere, voice…”
“this is the best of the arkham games, hands down. best story, best characters in the game, and not that many, but very fun boss fights”
43 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“at least a 9/10. My favorite superheroes game, so close to the comics with a depth of its own.”
“Batman: Arkham City is one of the best superhero games ever made. The combat feels smooth and satisfying, the story is dark and engaging, and exploring Arkham City as Batman never gets boring. The atmosphere, voice…”
“It´s an amazing game that adds a lot to the Batman lore. However, if you are a completionist, it's exhausting! There are too many specific trophies that you gotta be aware of and waaay too many collectables.”
20 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Batman: Arkham City is one of the best superhero games ever made. The combat feels smooth and satisfying, the story is dark and engaging, and exploring Arkham City as Batman never gets boring. The atmosphere, voice…”
“One of my favorite, if not my all time favorite game. The story is incredible, the atmosphere awesome, and the graphics still hold up. I have replayed this game numerous times on console and greatly enjoyed my most…”
“Batman: Arkham City is pretty much peak Batman game! Let's go over the pros and cons! Pros: * Decent graphics that still hold up to this day! * Acceptable number of villains from Batman's rogue gallery. * Engaging story…”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“solid game. 8/10. asylum felt a little outdated but this one felt more up to par and was a smoother ride. NG+ was tempting I may circle back or play DLC harley's revenge. looking fwd to closing out the trilogy with the…”
“One of my favorite, if not my all time favorite game. The story is incredible, the atmosphere awesome, and the graphics still hold up. I have replayed this game numerous times on console and greatly enjoyed my most…”
“in my opinion i think i all the batman games are goated but my favorites are origins and city they really struck out to me arkham knight is great aswell i finished multiple times on my xbox and asylum was good for its…”
10 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Not my favourite Arkham game (if you're interested in the pecking order, that would be Asylum, Origins, City and then Knight). I was very excited for this game after loving Asylum, and it's one of the only games I've…”
“best game story arch wise by far countless things to do to get lost as the dark knight 10/10”
“It has a great story and it has alot of it. You have to be willing to last to play fully it is very long but really worth it”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Yeah, yeah it's goated. We all know that already. I'm not going to bore you with the details on why this game is so good because it's redundant and i respect people's time. But for me Knight was even better. Yes, in…”
“This is a great game, when you buy it please for the love of god just play the story mode. I decided to 100% it and I'm regretting it every second of the way, the side content is mediocre as all hell and not worth your…”
“Not my favourite Arkham game (if you're interested in the pecking order, that would be Asylum, Origins, City and then Knight). I was very excited for this game after loving Asylum, and it's one of the only games I've…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a great game, when you buy it please for the love of god just play the story mode. I decided to 100% it and I'm regretting it every second of the way, the side content is mediocre as all hell and not worth your…”
“Not my favourite Arkham game (if you're interested in the pecking order, that would be Asylum, Origins, City and then Knight). I was very excited for this game after loving Asylum, and it's one of the only games I've…”
“It´s an amazing game that adds a lot to the Batman lore. However, if you are a completionist, it's exhausting! There are too many specific trophies that you gotta be aware of and waaay too many collectables.”
8 of the 100 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Batman: Arkham City is pretty much peak Batman game! Let's go over the pros and cons! Pros: * Decent graphics that still hold up to this day! * Acceptable number of villains from Batman's rogue gallery. * Engaging story…”
“10/10 gameplay 10/10 voice acting 10/10 criminal eavesdropping 4/10 story”
“Runs amazingly Story is a bit lacklustre but I still enjoyed it The characters are the highlight, the chaos that is joker, the dedication of freeze, the mousiness of penguin. They are each a delight whenever they show…”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a great game, when you buy it please for the love of god just play the story mode. I decided to 100% it and I'm regretting it every second of the way, the side content is mediocre as all hell and not worth your…”
“To be honest, the game’s open world feels very focused and really nails the tight, claustrophobic vibe of Arkham City. However, once you’ve finished the main story and a handful of side plots that introduce other…”
“Best Game, Storyline is kind a short but side missions are also fun, combact is awesome, and Trophies and Riddles are Also Fun, overall i would recommed to everyone at once in life 😅”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a great game, when you buy it please for the love of god just play the story mode. I decided to 100% it and I'm regretting it every second of the way, the side content is mediocre as all hell and not worth your…”
“2nd best game in the arkham series in my opinion (1st being arkham knight) I loved the story but man the 100 percent is hard because of the challanges. Im bored and lazy to do it but the overall game is awesome would…”
“eh game is easy but the mod makes it harder and fun at least to me i have beat this game countless times not just on steam”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I tell my girl goodnight before 8pm and she thinks I’m up to something. Truth is, I’ve got other priorities. Gotham isn’t going to protect itself. I’m out here doing what needs to be done. I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman! 10/10 super hero game with 100%…”
— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played“batman arkham city improves everything from its predecessor, with a bigger world and better combat.”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“This game is a living proof that sequels can be bigger and better if done right! Compared to Arkham Asylum: -The world is bigger and looks amazing -The side missions are many more -The combat is more responsive and satisfying to master -The Riddler puzzles are now actual…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action · Open World · Stealth · Superhero · Adventure · Third Person · Singleplayer · Beat 'em up · Comic Book · Detective · Story Rich · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian * , Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain * * |
| Achievements | 64 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://community.batmanarkhamcity.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4800+ Memory: 2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 17 GB free hard drive space Video Card: ATI 3850HD 512 MB or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB DirectX®: 9.0c