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 Origins
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Batman™: Arkham Origins 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 1 year older than Batman™: Arkham Origins (2013). Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Origins (89.3% 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 Origins
Choose Batman™: Arkham Origins if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 20,937 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Batman™: Arkham Origins 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 Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.1% positive (25,745 reviews) | 89.3% positive (20,937 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rocksteady Studios | WB Games Montreal, Splash Damage |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition (2012) is 1 year older than Batman™: Arkham Origins (2013).
- Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (96.1% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Origins (89.3% positive).
- Batman™: Arkham Origins 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 Origins is Deck Unsupported.
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition vs Batman™: Arkham Origins — FAQ
- Which is better, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition or Batman™: Arkham Origins?
- On Steam reviews Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition scores higher (96.1% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Origins (89.3% 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 Origins first?
- If you want chronology, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition (2012) came out before Batman™: Arkham Origins (2013). 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 Origins 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.