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Batman™: Arkham VR cover art

Batman™: Arkham VR

Rocksteady Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment · 2017-04-25

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Adventure

Franchise: Batman, DC Comics · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Apr 25, 2017 (SteamVR), Apr 25, 2017 (Oculus Rift), Oct 13, 2016 (PlayStation VR), Apr 25, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Experience Gotham City through the eyes of the World's Greatest Detective in an all new Arkham mystery.

Batman™: Arkham VR is a 2017 Adventure game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mixed sentiment (65% of 2523 reviews).

4
playing now
65%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
4.15★
PlayStation Store rating (6,613 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 5h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Batman: Arkham VR is a virtual reality adventure video game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4 and Windows. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is part of the Batman: Arkham series and the first installment to use virtual reality headsets, allowing players to experience the game world from Batman's perspective. Arkham VR was released worldwide on October 11, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and on April 25, 2017, for Windows for VR headsets.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 101 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 63k–151k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,523 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.19 at GameBillet (2025-11-20) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 74 of 99 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
292920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.192017-04-052026-08-252017-04-05 — best price $19.992017-09-21 — best price $19.992018-02-06 — best price $11.992018-04-27 — best price $19.992018-07-18 — best price $16.792018-09-27 — best price $9.992018-12-13 — best price $9.992019-03-14 — best price $19.992019-05-22 — best price $19.992019-08-19 — best price $7.502019-11-15 — best price $8.502020-01-05 — best price $19.992020-03-14 — best price $19.592020-05-30 — best price $8.002020-10-20 — best price $19.992021-02-22 — best price $19.992021-05-13 — best price $19.992021-08-22 — best price $4.252021-12-21 — best price $19.992022-04-20 — best price $4.002022-07-12 — best price $4.002022-11-07 — best price $4.992023-01-27 — best price $3.992023-05-05 — best price $4.992023-07-31 — best price $15.072023-12-21 — best price $3.882024-03-25 — best price $19.992024-06-26 — best price $4.992024-10-03 — best price $16.792025-02-28 — best price $19.992025-06-03 — best price $15.952025-08-30 — best price $18.992025-11-20 — best price $2.192026-03-05 — best price $2.992026-06-18 — best price $2.992026-08-25 — best price $2.90
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

128572026-05-29 — 99 pageviews2026-06-02 — 128 pageviews2026-06-06 — 103 pageviews2026-06-10 — 76 pageviews2026-06-14 — 83 pageviews2026-06-18 — 87 pageviews2026-06-22 — 91 pageviews2026-06-26 — 73 pageviews2026-06-30 — 65 pageviews2026-07-04 — 81 pageviews2026-07-08 — 77 pageviews2026-07-12 — 57 pageviews2026-07-16 — 76 pageviews2026-07-20 — 64 pageviews2026-07-24 — 57 pageviews2026-07-28 — 73 pageviews2026-08-01 — 74 pageviews2026-08-05 — 73 pageviews2026-08-09 — 85 pageviews2026-08-13 — 85 pageviews2026-08-17 — 75 pageviews2026-08-21 — 80 pageviews2026-08-25 — 74 pageviews2026-08-29 — 88 pageviews2026-09-02 — 60 pageviews2026-09-06 — 77 pageviews2026-09-10 — 67 pageviews2026-09-14 — 81 pageviews2026-09-18 — 73 pageviews2026-09-22 — 93 pageviews2026-09-26 — 62 pageviews2026-09-30 — 77 pageviews2026-10-04 — 80 pageviews2026-10-07 — 77 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
78.9%
earned "To The Batcave"
17.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR OnlySteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Where its players are

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

Player tags

VRShortHorrorAdventureDetectiveSuperheroSingleplayer

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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