Choose Batman™: Arkham Origins
Choose Batman™: Arkham Origins if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.3% positive across 20,937 reviews.
Batman™: Arkham Origins vs Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition
Batman™: Arkham Origins and Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition 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 Origins (2013) is 1 year older than Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition (2014). Batman™: Arkham Origins scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition (41.8% 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 Blackgate - Deluxe Edition
Choose Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition launched in 2014.
Both Batman™: Arkham Origins and Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition 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 Origins |  Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (20,937 reviews) | 41.8% positive (800 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | WB Games Montreal, Splash Damage | Armature Studio, LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Batman™: Arkham Origins (2013) is 1 year older than Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition (2014).
- Batman™: Arkham Origins scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition (41.8% positive).
- Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Batman™: Arkham Origins (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Batman™: Arkham Origins is Deck Unsupported, Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition is Deck Verified.
Batman™: Arkham Origins vs Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Batman™: Arkham Origins or Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition?
- On Steam reviews Batman™: Arkham Origins scores higher (89.3% positive) than Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition (41.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Batman™: Arkham Origins 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 Origins or Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Batman™: Arkham Origins (2013) came out before Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition (2014). 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 Origins and Batman™: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition 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.