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Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition cover art

Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

Rocksteady Studios · WB Games · 2012-09-07

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Batman · Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 07, 2012 (PlayStation 3), May 29, 2012 (Xbox 360), Dec 13, 2012 (Mac), Sep 07, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!

1,337
playing now
96%
positive of 78k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
94/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
93/100
IGDB user rating (149 ratings)
23h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 80h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1,337 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Batman: Arkham City is a 2011 action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the sequel to the 2009 video game Batman: Arkham Asylum and the second installment in the Batman: Arkham series. Written by veteran Batman writer Paul Dini with Paul Crocker and Sefton Hill, Arkham City was inspired by the long-running comic book mythos. In the game's main storyline, Bruce Wayne is incarcerated in Arkham City, a super-prison enclosing the decaying urban slums of Gotham City. He dons his alter ego, Batman, and goes on a mission to uncover the secret behind a sinister scheme orchestrated by the facility's warden, Hugo Strange.

Trailer

Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition trailer thumbnail

Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,337 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,285 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~536/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 3.1M–6.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 77,955 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.76 at Nuuvem (2015-02-13) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 116 of 153 observed days · $2.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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83483420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 355 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 682 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 670 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 834 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 630 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 690 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 567 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 821 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 732 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 547 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 655 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 610 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 469 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 642 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.5k02026-08-06 21:00 — 1,172 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 819 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 968 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,261 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 914 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 1,019 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 1,396 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 965 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 1,099 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 1,457 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 762 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 873 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,142 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 708 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 910 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,119 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 742 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 914 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 1,393 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 756 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 647 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,005 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 918 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 1,090 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 874 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 602 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 1,030 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 966 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 1,337 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$21.49$2.212015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.912015-03-27 — best price $9.992015-06-09 — best price $19.992015-10-22 — best price $19.992016-03-04 — best price $5.992016-07-18 — best price $19.992016-12-20 — best price $4.992017-06-12 — best price $19.992017-11-22 — best price $4.992018-04-17 — best price $19.992018-08-02 — best price $4.992018-12-02 — best price $16.992019-03-29 — best price $18.992019-07-12 — best price $19.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992020-02-05 — best price $17.592020-05-22 — best price $4.232020-12-01 — best price $4.992021-04-03 — best price $14.952021-08-21 — best price $4.992022-01-14 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $4.392022-11-22 — best price $4.992023-04-07 — best price $4.062023-09-07 — best price $19.992024-02-08 — best price $4.582024-05-27 — best price $19.992024-10-03 — best price $19.992025-02-22 — best price $3.102025-06-18 — best price $3.992025-10-09 — best price $19.392026-02-20 — best price $19.992026-06-29 — best price $3.282026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
83%
earned "I'm Batman"
14.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)90,2315%64

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionStealthFightingAdventureCinematicDetectiveSuperheroComic BookOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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