Choose Batman™: Arkham Origins
Choose Batman™: Arkham Origins if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.3% positive across 20,937 reviews.
Batman™: Arkham Origins vs Batman™: Arkham VR
Batman™: Arkham Origins and Batman™: Arkham VR both land in 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 are Adventure games on Steam. Batman™: Arkham Origins (2013) is 4 years older than Batman™: Arkham VR (2017). Batman™: Arkham Origins scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Batman™: Arkham VR (64.6% 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 VR
Choose Batman™: Arkham VR if you want the Tracked Controller Support and VR Only side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,142 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Batman™: Arkham Origins and Batman™: Arkham VR sit in 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 VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (20,937 reviews) | 64.6% positive (1,142 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | WB Games Montreal, Splash Damage | Rocksteady Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Batman™: Arkham Origins (2013) is 4 years older than Batman™: Arkham VR (2017).
- Batman™: Arkham Origins scores higher on Steam reviews (89.3% positive) than Batman™: Arkham VR (64.6% positive).
- Batman™: Arkham VR is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Batman™: Arkham Origins (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Batman™: Arkham Origins vs Batman™: Arkham VR — FAQ
- Which is better, Batman™: Arkham Origins or Batman™: Arkham VR?
- On Steam reviews Batman™: Arkham Origins scores higher (89.3% positive) than Batman™: Arkham VR (64.6% 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 VR first?
- If you want chronology, Batman™: Arkham Origins (2013) came out before Batman™: Arkham VR (2017). 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 VR similar?
- They overlap on 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.