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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 · Perspectives: Third person

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

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Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition is a 2012 Action, Adventure game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 78223 reviews) sentiment.

563
playing now
96%
positive of 79k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

563 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 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
  • · 563 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,097 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~512/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 3.1M–6.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 78,745 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.76 at Nuuvem (2015-02-13) · bundled 16×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 127 of 182 observed days · $18.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
83483420182026Week 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: 498 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.4k4352026-09-15 11:00 — 621 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 933 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 723 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 730 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 1,321 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 755 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 471 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 921 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 842 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 717 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 848 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 772 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 435 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 775 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 1,140 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 570 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 728 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 992 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 692 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 912 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 1,412 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 793 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 563 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.0k125Sep 2012Aug 2026Sep 2012 — avg 265 · peak 593Feb 2013 — avg 496 · peak 1,127Jul 2013 — avg 935 · peak 2,608Dec 2013 — avg 1,750 · peak 4,295May 2014 — avg 690 · peak 1,304Oct 2014 — avg 809 · peak 1,748Mar 2015 — avg 603 · peak 1,203Aug 2015 — avg 838 · peak 1,602Jan 2016 — avg 817 · peak 1,759Jun 2016 — avg 598 · peak 1,334Nov 2016 — avg 627 · peak 1,321Apr 2017 — avg 501 · peak 1,631Sep 2017 — avg 446 · peak 1,044Feb 2018 — avg 420 · peak 809Jul 2018 — avg 499 · peak 912Dec 2018 — avg 399 · peak 876May 2019 — avg 327 · peak 706Oct 2019 — avg 450 · peak 848Mar 2020 — avg 393 · peak 753Aug 2020 — avg 623 · peak 1,498Jan 2021 — avg 490 · peak 898Jun 2021 — avg 438 · peak 828Nov 2021 — avg 498 · peak 970Apr 2022 — avg 847 · peak 1,722Sep 2022 — avg 514 · peak 982Feb 2023 — avg 613 · peak 1,260Jul 2023 — avg 775 · peak 1,411Dec 2023 — avg 747 · peak 1,308May 2024 — avg 612 · peak 1,107Oct 2024 — avg 788 · peak 1,591Mar 2025 — avg 857 · peak 1,798Aug 2025 — avg 1,063 · peak 2,003Jan 2026 — avg 952 · peak 1,728Jun 2026 — avg 1,093 · peak 1,913Aug 2026 — avg 941 · peak 1,659
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
33332026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 14 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 13 new positive2026-09-25: 13 new positive2026-09-26: 11 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 12 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 33 new positive2026-09-29: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 16 new positive2026-10-01: 10 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 15 new positive2026-10-03: 16 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 25 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 21 new positive2026-10-06: 18 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 13 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 13 new positive2026-10-11: 21 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 20 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 21 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 25 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$20.60$1.762015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $4.912015-03-21 — best price $19.952015-05-27 — best price $20.602015-10-09 — best price $4.992016-02-09 — best price $19.992016-05-20 — best price $4.992016-11-08 — best price $19.992017-04-03 — best price $15.052017-08-23 — best price $19.992018-01-30 — best price $19.992018-05-23 — best price $19.992018-09-20 — best price $4.992018-12-26 — best price $5.002019-04-14 — best price $19.992019-08-01 — best price $19.992019-11-08 — best price $4.992020-02-05 — best price $17.592020-05-15 — best price $5.002020-11-15 — best price $19.992021-03-11 — best price $3.902021-07-09 — best price $17.992021-11-30 — best price $16.362022-04-21 — best price $17.342022-09-15 — best price $19.992023-01-16 — best price $4.192023-06-16 — best price $19.992023-11-03 — best price $16.792024-03-18 — best price $3.882024-06-28 — best price $15.952024-11-01 — best price $4.002025-03-04 — best price $15.952025-06-27 — best price $3.192025-10-09 — best price $19.392026-02-17 — best price $2.622026-06-17 — best price $3.992026-08-28 — best price $3.992026-10-12 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.0k5452026-06-02 — 1,045 pageviews2026-06-06 — 795 pageviews2026-06-10 — 808 pageviews2026-06-14 — 829 pageviews2026-06-18 — 872 pageviews2026-06-22 — 873 pageviews2026-06-26 — 711 pageviews2026-06-30 — 627 pageviews2026-07-04 — 727 pageviews2026-07-08 — 715 pageviews2026-07-12 — 603 pageviews2026-07-16 — 585 pageviews2026-07-20 — 650 pageviews2026-07-24 — 593 pageviews2026-07-28 — 720 pageviews2026-08-01 — 666 pageviews2026-08-05 — 649 pageviews2026-08-09 — 726 pageviews2026-08-13 — 715 pageviews2026-08-17 — 758 pageviews2026-08-21 — 736 pageviews2026-08-25 — 721 pageviews2026-08-29 — 760 pageviews2026-09-02 — 700 pageviews2026-09-06 — 792 pageviews2026-09-10 — 735 pageviews2026-09-14 — 791 pageviews2026-09-18 — 727 pageviews2026-09-22 — 757 pageviews2026-09-26 — 638 pageviews2026-09-30 — 592 pageviews2026-10-04 — 662 pageviews2026-10-08 — 615 pageviews2026-10-12 — 635 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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.

Recent updates

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