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Games like Batman - The Telltale Series

If Batman - The Telltale Series is your kind of game, the closest matches are Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series, The Wolf Among Us and The Wolf Among Us Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices genuinely matter, psychology of gotham and dark. 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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Batman: The Telltale Series is a 2016 episodic adventure that adapts comic book storytelling conventions into an interactive experience. Players navigate branching narrative paths where dialogue choices, investigation mechanics, and quick-time events shape the story's direction. The game features attack-planning sequences and comic-book-style visuals that create an atmospheric interpretation of Gotham's psychology. Reviewers note the dark and emotional tone, with players highlighting how choices genuinely matter and decisions carry weight. The game runs in playable condition on Steam Deck, costs $14.99 USD, and holds an 87% positive rating from over 7,600 Steam reviews. It offers a medium-length single-player experience designed for sit-down sessions.

About Batman - The Telltale Series: Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.

2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Telltale
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Steam players who put hours into Batman - The Telltale Series 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: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Top pick for Batman - The Telltale Series fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.

    2017Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Wolf Among Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Second-strongest match for Batman - The Telltale Series fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Wolf Among Us Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Batman - The Telltale Series fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.

    2026ActionAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. Blues and Bullets

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Ranked #4 for Batman - The Telltale Series fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

    2015Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Blake: The Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Batman - The Telltale Series fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

    2021IndieCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Blacksad: Under the Skin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Ranked #6 for Batman - The Telltale Series fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

    2019Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Sam & Max Save the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Ranked #7 for Batman - The Telltale Series fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dispatch

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events and branching narrative with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Ranked #8 for Batman - The Telltale Series fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Batman - The Telltale Series

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. The Walking Dead

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Reviewers of Batman - The Telltale Series cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

    2012Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Wolf Among Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Reviewers of Batman - The Telltale Series cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Reviewers of Batman - The Telltale Series cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.

    2017Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events and an emotional mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Reviewers of Batman - The Telltale Series cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.

    2020Adventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Batman - The Telltale Series at current Steam store prices.

  1. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Batman - The Telltale Series on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Batman - The Telltale Series on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Batman - The Telltale Series on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Batman - The Telltale Series on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Batman - The Telltale Series on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Batman - The Telltale Series on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Batman - The Telltale Series on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~87% under Batman - The Telltale Series on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Telltale

Other recommendable Steam games by Telltale, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Wolf Among Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Another title from Telltale, the studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Another title from Telltale, the studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    In this latest chapter from the award-winning studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series, both Bruce Wayne and Batman will be forced into precarious new roles. The Riddler has returned to terrorize Gotham City, but his gruesome puzzles merely foreshadow an even greater crisis.

    2017Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Puzzle Agent

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Telltale, the studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

    2010ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Telltale, the studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters.

    2009AdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Puzzle Agent 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Telltale, the studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!

    2011ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Telltale, the studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Enjoy Strong Bad's wacky comedic adventures over 5 full episodes!

    2008AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Shares dialogue choices with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Another title from Telltale, the studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Enter the colorful world of West Wallaby Street in a series of four cracking adventures brought to you by Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace & Gromit animated films, and award-winning Telltale Games.

    2009AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Telltale, the studio behind Batman - The Telltale Series. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Enter the colorful world of West Wallaby Street in a series of four cracking adventures brought to you by Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace & Gromit animated films, and award-winning Telltale Games.

    2009AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Blacksad: Under the Skin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

    2019Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sam & Max Save the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dispatch

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events and branching narrative with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Batman - The Telltale Series.

    Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Batman - The Telltale Series

Does Batman - The Telltale Series run on Steam Deck?
Batman - The Telltale Series is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Batman - The Telltale Series cost?
Batman - The Telltale Series is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Batman - The Telltale Series?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Batman - The Telltale Series are Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series, The Wolf Among Us, The Wolf Among Us Remastered.
Who developed Batman - The Telltale Series?
Batman - The Telltale Series was developed by Telltale.

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