Batman: Arkham City
Third-person superhero action inside Gotham City's open-world prison
Rocksteady Studios · Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment · Released Nov 15, 2011
DRM declared on Steam
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 2,150
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 8, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 91/100 (critic reviews)
What is Batman: Arkham City?
A third-person, single-player action-adventure game set in Arkham City, a sprawling prison in Gotham City. As Batman, you explore the open world, fight criminals, and use stealth and gadgets while trying to protect innocent people.
For you if...
- +you enjoy exploring an open-world Gotham prison
- +you like mixing stealth, gadgets, and hand-to-hand combat
Not for you if...
- −you prefer a linear path to open-world exploration
- −you want to avoid fighting and stealth gameplay
- −you want to play with other people
What players say
98% of 2,150 reviews are positive
Players praise the combat and city exploration, while some report that serial-key activation prevents them from playing.
How many players finish Batman: Arkham City?
50% of Steam players have unlocked «Exit Stage Right», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Batman: Arkham City system requirements
Minimum: 3850HD 512 MB, 2 GB RAM, 17 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Batman: Arkham City?
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- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4800+
- Graphics
- ATI 3850HD 512 MB or NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
- Memory
- 2GB RAM
- Storage
- 17 GB free hard drive space
- Notes
- Online play requires log-in to Games For Windows – Live
Does Batman: Arkham City have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Batman: Arkham City run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- SecuROM™
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 64
- Steam features
- Cloud saves
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain.
Does Batman: Arkham City use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
