Choose Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Choose Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 96.1% positive across 25,745 reviews.
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition vs Batman™: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Batman™: Arkham Knight both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition (2012) is 3 years older than Batman™: Arkham Knight (2015). Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Knight (92.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Batman™: Arkham Knight
Choose Batman™: Arkham Knight if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 49,214 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Batman™: Arkham Knight sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition |  Batman™: Arkham Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.1% positive (25,745 reviews) | 92.2% positive (49,214 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rocksteady Studios | Rocksteady Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition (2012) is 3 years older than Batman™: Arkham Knight (2015).
- Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Knight (92.2% positive).
- Batman™: Arkham Knight is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition is Deck Playable, Batman™: Arkham Knight is Deck Verified.
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition vs Batman™: Arkham Knight — FAQ
- Which is better, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition or Batman™: Arkham Knight?
- On Steam reviews Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition scores higher (96.1% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Knight (92.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition or Batman™: Arkham Knight first?
- If you want chronology, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition (2012) came out before Batman™: Arkham Knight (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Batman™: Arkham Knight similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.