Batman: The Video Game
Batman: The Video Game is a platformer developed by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System featuring the DC Comics character Batman, tying into the 1989 film of the same name.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1989
- Developer
- Sun Corporation
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 22 December 1989 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sun Corporation |
| Publisher | Sun Corporation |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | action game, platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q3271336, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Batman: The Video Game? How long to beat it
Total play time for Batman: The Video Game is about 2.4 hours to do everything, and around 1.5 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 1.5h | 159 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 2h | 11 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 2.4h | 28 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Batman: The Video Game sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Batman: The Video Game lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 42ahead of 3% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 16ahead of 65% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Batman: The Video Game
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Part of the Batman series
Batman: The Video Game is one of 6 Batman games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:
Common questions about Batman: The Video Game
What platforms is Batman: The Video Game on?
Batman: The Video Game is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1989.
Who made Batman: The Video Game?
Batman: The Video Game was developed by Sun Corporation and published by Sun Corporation.
How long does it take to beat Batman: The Video Game?
about 1.5 hours for the main story, 2 hours with the main extras, 2.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.