Games like Batman: Arkham City
If Batman: Arkham City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Batman™: Arkham Origins, Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition and Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and epic. 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.
Get personalized picks →Batman: Arkham City is a 2011 open-world superhero action-adventure from Rocksteady, this GOTY edition bundling the DLC. The single-player design centers on gadget-driven combat, predator gameplay, stealth puzzles, multiple playable characters, and New Game Plus, set in a gritty walled district. It holds a Metacritic score of 91, is free, and is listed as unsupported on Steam Deck. Around 98% of 1,149 Steam reviews are positive. Players describe the mood as atmospheric, dark, and epic, and reviewers highlight the weighty combat, the gadgets that integrate seamlessly, the dense map of secrets, and the voice acting. The long, sit-down structure balances grounded and comic-book tones across a sprawling Gotham.
About Batman: Arkham City: Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!
Players who liked Batman: Arkham City also play
Steam players who put hours into Batman: Arkham City 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.
Batman™: Arkham Origins
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Top pick for Batman: Arkham City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Second-strongest match for Batman: Arkham City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Third-strongest match for Batman: Arkham City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!
Batman™: Arkham Knight
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Batman: Arkham City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Ranked #5 for Batman: Arkham City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
WHY THIS
Shares new game plus and an immersive mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Ranked #6 for Batman: Arkham City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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
Gotham Knights
WHY THIS
Shares new game plus and a dark mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Ranked #7 for Batman: Arkham City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Batman is dead. It is now up to the Batman Family - Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin - to protect Gotham City.
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Batman: Arkham City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes features an original story crossing the entire Marvel Universe. Players take control of Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more Marvel characters as they unite to stop Loki and a host of other Marvel villains from assembling a super-weapon capable of destroying the world.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Batman: Arkham City
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.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Batman: Arkham City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.
Batman™: Arkham Knight
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Batman: Arkham City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Batman™: Arkham Origins
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Reviewers of Batman: Arkham City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 City.
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.
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 City.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Unturned
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
Where Winds Meet
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Step into an open-world action-adventure RPG set in ancient China. Uncover the secrets of your own identity as you rise from a humble village wanderer to the sword master of the imperial capital. Learn martial arts and build your reputation as a hero or a bringer of chaos in this free wuxia world.
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
Fishing Planet
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Fishing Planet® is a free-to-play and highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. Developed by avid fishing enthusiasts to bring you the full thrill of actual angling on your PC.
Wuthering Waves
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and change the world.
Spiral Knights
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
More from Rocksteady Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Rocksteady Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Batman™: Arkham Knight
WHY THIS
Another title from Rocksteady Studios, the studio behind Batman: Arkham City. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Rocksteady Studios, the studio behind Batman: Arkham City. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Another title from Rocksteady Studios, the studio behind Batman: Arkham City. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Another title from Rocksteady Studios, the studio behind Batman: Arkham City. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Get Batman: Arkham City and all DLC for one low price with the release of the GOTY Edition!
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Another title from Rocksteady Studios, the studio behind Batman: Arkham City. Shares Action with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Batman™: Arkham VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Another title from Rocksteady Studios, the studio behind Batman: Arkham City. Shares Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Experience Gotham City through the eyes of the World's Greatest Detective in an all new Arkham mystery.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Batman™: Arkham Knight
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
WHY THIS
Shares new game plus and an immersive mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
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
Gotham Knights
WHY THIS
Shares new game plus and a dark mood with Batman: Arkham City.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
Batman is dead. It is now up to the Batman Family - Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin - to protect Gotham City.
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Batman: Arkham City.
LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes features an original story crossing the entire Marvel Universe. Players take control of Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more Marvel characters as they unite to stop Loki and a host of other Marvel villains from assembling a super-weapon capable of destroying the world.
Frequently asked about Batman: Arkham City
- Does Batman: Arkham City work on Steam Deck?
- Batman: Arkham City is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- What games are most similar to Batman: Arkham City?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Batman: Arkham City are Batman™: Arkham Origins, Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition.
- Who developed Batman: Arkham City?
- Batman: Arkham City was developed by Rocksteady Studios 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 City.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.