Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released in 2009, it follows Batman as he battles the Joker, who…
Batman: Arkham Asylum is an adventure developed by Rocksteady Studios, released 25 August 2009 on Nintendo Switch, Ouya, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The main story takes about 14.4 hrs to finish.
What Batman: Arkham Asylum is
Batman: Arkham Asylum is an adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and released in 2009. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Ouya, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After the Joker assaults Gotham City Hall, he is caught by Batman and taken to Arkham Asylum, which temporarily houses many members of the Joker's gang, who were transferred after a fire at Blackgate Prison. Believing the Joker allowed himself to be captured, Batman accompanies him into the asylum. The Joker's plan is revealed as Harley Quinn takes control of the security and the Joker escapes into the facility, aided by a corrupt guard who kidnaps Commissioner Gordon. The Joker threatens to detonate bombs hidden around Gotham City if anyone tries to enter Arkham, forcing Batman to work alone. Tracking Quinn to the medical facility to rescue Gordon, Batman is exposed to the Scarecrow's fear…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 47 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the DC Comics series
Batman: Arkham Asylum is the 59th of 185 entries we hold in the DC Comics series. The next entry was Batman: Arkham Asylum - Insane Night Challenge Map Pack in 2009. Its critic score of 89 is 20 points above the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Batman: Arkham Knight at 92.
How it was received
Batman: Arkham Asylum holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 22 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 88, across 2,605 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 14.4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20.3 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 3Ghz Intel or AMD or any Dual Core, 1GB Ram(XP)/2GB Ram and PCI Express SM3 NVidia 6600/ ATI 1300. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB.
What it launched against
Batman: Arkham Asylum launched on 25 August 2009, within three weeks of Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version, Wolfenstein and Metroid Prime: Trilogy. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version, Wolfenstein, Metroid Prime: Trilogy.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Batman: Arkham Asylum yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Dlc
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Batman: Arkham Asylum - Dem Bones Challenge Map
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Play as the Joker Challenge Map
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Insane Night Challenge Map Pack
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Prey in the Darkness Map Pack
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Crime Alley Challenge Map
Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham Asylum
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