Batman: Arkham Asylum
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.
- Released
- 2009
- Developer
- Rocksteady Studios
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- 91
- Steam Deck
- unsupported
- Download
- Not stated
What is Batman: Arkham Asylum?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 25 August 2009 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Rocksteady Studios |
| Publisher | Eidos Interactive |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 |
| Genres | Metroidvania |
| Languages | 5 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q746228, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Batman: Arkham Asylum received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unsupported |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Batman: Arkham Asylum on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes14 of 300 (5%)
Unfortunately, the game seems to be entirely unplayable due to it crashing before it even opens.
Steam review, 28 January 2026 · 0 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpfulSome people have manged to get it working and so far deleting one drive has allowed me to get it to launch but it still keeps crashing.
Steam review, 25 November 2025 · 11 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful - Performance and stutter9 of 300 (3%)
I have 3 times the specs needed to run this game at 100+ fps, and yet traversal stutter plagues this.
Steam review, 3 January 2026 · 3 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpfulI don't mean laggy frames, but not a high enough frame rate to really tolerate for more than like an hour or so
Steam review, 21 December 2025 · 2 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful
A further 13 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Batman: Arkham Asylum
24 games overlap with Batman: Arkham Asylum on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Batman: Arkham Origins.
Common questions about Batman: Arkham Asylum
What platforms is Batman: Arkham Asylum on?
Batman: Arkham Asylum is available on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360. It first released in 2009.
How much does Batman: Arkham Asylum cost?
$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Batman: Arkham Asylum?
96% of 87,223 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Batman: Arkham Asylum?
91 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Batman: Arkham Asylum work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Batman: Arkham Asylum as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Batman: Arkham Asylum?
Batman: Arkham Asylum was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive.