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Games like Batman™: Arkham Origins

If Batman™: Arkham Origins is your kind of game, the closest matches are Batman™: Arkham Knight, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, dark and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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In this action-adventure game set in Gotham City on Christmas Eve, players take on the role of Batman as he hunts down the criminals responsible for a bounty placed on his head. The game features a combat system, gadget-based traversal, and stealth-oriented missions. Players describe the experience as challenging and immersive, with reviewers highlighting engaging and memorable boss encounters. The game also serves as an origin story for several key villains in the Batman universe. The Christmas setting adds a unique atmosphere to the open-world crime-fighting fantasy. Developed by WB Games Montreal and Splash Damage, the game released in 2013 and holds an 89% positive rating from over 20,000 Steam reviews at $19.99.

About Batman™: Arkham Origins: As of December 4, 2016, the online services portion of Batman: Arkham Origins has been retired. We thank those that have joined us to battle. The Single player campaign may still be played and enjoyed offline. For any questions relating to Batman: Arkham Origins, please contact WB Games customer service.

2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDMetacritic 74Windowsby WB Games Montreal, Splash Damage
Batman™: Arkham Origins — Steam game cover
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Boss fights are engaging and memorableChristmas theme adds a unique atmosphereOrigin story for key villainsChallengingDarkImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Batman™: Arkham Origins also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Batman™: Arkham Knight

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Batman™: Arkham Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Batman™: Arkham Knight brings the award-winning Arkham trilogy from Rocksteady Studios to its epic conclusion. Developed exclusively for New-Gen platforms, Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady's uniquely designed version of the Batmobile.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Second-strongest match for Batman™: Arkham Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!

    2012ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Third-strongest match for Batman™: Arkham Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition enhances the bold new franchise to the fighting game genre from NetherRealm Studios. Featuring six new playable characters, over 30 new skins, and 60 new S.T.A.R. Labs missions, this edition packs a punch.

    2013Action19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Ranked #4 for Batman™: Arkham Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    After the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, teenage Miles Morales is adjusting to his new home while following in the footsteps of his mentor, Peter Parker, as a new Spider-Man. When a fierce power struggle threatens to destroy his home, Miles must take up the mantle of Spider-Man and own it

    2022ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gotham Knights

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Ranked #5 for Batman™: Arkham Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Batman is dead. It is now up to the Batman Family - Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin - to protect Gotham City.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Ranked #6 for Batman™: Arkham Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.

    2022ActionAdventureCasual59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Watchmen: The End is Nigh

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Ranked #7 for Batman™: Arkham Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    The lines between good and bad have been blurred and crime and terror run rampant in the streets. The alleys, rooftops and sewers are crawling with criminals and brutal gangs. And now, Underboss — in a daring escape — has broken out of prison and is ruling with vicious darkness.

    2009Action4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Ranked #8 for Batman™: Arkham Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    A companion game to Batman: Arkham Origins, players can continue the storyline of the console version and discover more details of the Dark Knight’s past.

    2014ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Batman™: Arkham Origins

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Reviewers of Batman™: Arkham Origins cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.

    201419.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mafia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Reviewers of Batman™: Arkham Origins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

    2002ActionAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ryse: Son of Rome

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Reviewers of Batman™: Arkham Origins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    “Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.

    2014Action3.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Reviewers of Batman™: Arkham Origins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    From the creators of Batman: Arkham, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a genre-defying third-person action shooter where the ultimate band of misfits must do the impossible: Kill the Justice League.

    2024Action69.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Reviewers of Batman™: Arkham Origins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    In this stealth-action thriller, Sam Fisher investigates his daughter’s death, only to uncover a betrayal by his former agency. Now hunted, he races against time to thwart a terrorist plot threatening millions.

    2010Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Reviewers of Batman™: Arkham Origins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

    2020ActionAdventureRPGDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Reviewers of Batman™: Arkham Origins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Experience the Fear: Set in the terrifying world of Resident Evil.

    2012ActionSteam ↗
  8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Reviewers of Batman™: Arkham Origins cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.

    2016RPG39.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Batman™: Arkham Origins at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Batman™: Arkham Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Batman™: Arkham Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Batman™: Arkham Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Batman™: Arkham Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Batman™: Arkham Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Batman™: Arkham Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Batman™: Arkham Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Batman™: Arkham Origins on Steam right now. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Batman™: Arkham Knight

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Batman™: Arkham Knight brings the award-winning Arkham trilogy from Rocksteady Studios to its epic conclusion. Developed exclusively for New-Gen platforms, Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady's uniquely designed version of the Batmobile.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    After the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, teenage Miles Morales is adjusting to his new home while following in the footsteps of his mentor, Peter Parker, as a new Spider-Man. When a fierce power struggle threatens to destroy his home, Miles must take up the mantle of Spider-Man and own it

    2022ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Gotham Knights

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Batman is dead. It is now up to the Batman Family - Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin - to protect Gotham City.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.

    2022ActionAdventureCasual59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman™: Arkham Origins.

    A companion game to Batman: Arkham Origins, players can continue the storyline of the console version and discover more details of the Dark Knight’s past.

    2014ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Batman™: Arkham Origins

Does Batman™: Arkham Origins work on Steam Deck?
Batman™: Arkham Origins is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Batman™: Arkham Origins cost?
Batman™: Arkham Origins is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Batman™: Arkham Origins?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Batman™: Arkham Origins are Batman™: Arkham Knight, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition.
Who developed Batman™: Arkham Origins?
Batman™: Arkham Origins was developed by WB Games Montreal, Splash Damage and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Batman™: Arkham Origins.

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