Dark, creepy asylum atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“it keeps the action contained within the claustrophobic, gothic grounds of Arkham Island”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Rocksteady Studios2010Stealth · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A landmark superhero game with a dark, creepy asylum, satisfying freeflow combat and great voice acting. Skip it if you dislike dated controls, repetitive bosses, or fiddling to get old PC ports running.
Great for
Batman fans and anyone starting the Arkham series, ideally on a controller
Main risk
May not launch on modern Windows, and clunky dated combat and controls can frustrate
What players love
Satisfying freeflow combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Punches feel heavy, counters flow smoothly, and when you build a long combo it genuinely feels like you’re Batman dismantling a room full of thugs.”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗
Ages well, holds up today
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Great game that holds up today. A steal at 20 bucks.”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Great voice acting and Joker
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the legendary voice acting by Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill is absolute perfection”
Steam review · 30.2 h played ↗
Secrets, Riddler trophies and exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“they did a great thing which is very exciting collectibles in a form of Arkham Asylum's patients recordings”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Fun predator stealth sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the predator sections genuinely make you feel like you’re hunting your enemies one by one”
Steam review · 20 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, unresponsive combat and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Combat is incredibly clunky and unresponsive. Moves won't register even if you're mashing the button to do something”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Won't launch or crashes on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game's main 'bug' is that it is stuck in 2009 and refuses to acknowledge progress.”
Steam review · translated · 4.2 h played ↗
Repetitive gameplay and boring fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The same stealth encounters and combat sections kept repeating over and over”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Repetitive, weak boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“90% delas serem as mesmas mecânicas com esses titãs extremamente genéricos”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Poor keyboard layout, no remapping
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“The fact that you can't remap the keybindings kills this game for me”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Online DRM kicks you out
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“theres an online DRM that boots you out of your game when you lose internet connection, and it doesnt autosave or nothing”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified8 GB
Minimum
OSVista/XP
Processor3Ghz Intel or AMD or any Dual Core
Memory1GB Ram(XP)/2GB Ram
GraphicsPCI Express SM3 NVidia 6600/ ATI 1300
Storage8GB free space
OSVista/XP
Processor3Ghz Intel or AMD or any Dual Core
Memory1GB Ram(XP)/2GB Ram
GraphicsPCI Express SM3 NVidia 6600/ ATI 1300
Storage8GB free space
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