Action · September 7, 2012

Batman: Arkham City – Game of the Year Edition (2012)

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Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players flying through the expansive Arkham City - five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum - the new maximum security 'home' for all of Gotham City's thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Featuring an incredible Rogues Gallery of Gotham City's most dangerous criminals including Catwoman, The Joker, The Riddler, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze and many others, the game allows players to genuinely experience what it feels like to be The Dark Knight delivering justice on the streets of Gotham City. Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition includes the following DLC: Catwoman Pack Nightwing Bundle Pack Robin Bundle Pack Harley Quinn’s Revenge Challenge Map Pack Arkham City Skins Pack Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition packages new gameplay content, seven maps, three playable characters, and 12 skins beyond the original retail release: Maps: Wayne Manor, Main Hall, Freight Train, Black Mask, The Joker's Carnival, Iceberg Lounge, and Batcave Playable Characters: Catwoman, Robin and Nightwing Skins: 1970s Batsuit, Year One Batman, The Dark Knight Returns, Earth One Batman, Batman Beyond Batman, Animated Batman, Sinestro Corps Batman, Long Halloween Catwoman, Animated Catwoman, Animated Robin, Red Robin and Animated Nightwing

Action releases from 2012

71 Action titles launched in 2012 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume68.6k Steam reviewsTop 9% in Action
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic91/100Genre average 77 — top 3% of Action titles
Concurrent peak655 playersTop 13% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours44 h averageTop 9% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 1.4k
  • Open World · 1.1k
  • Stealth · 913
  • Superhero · 902
  • Adventure · 880
  • Third Person · 857
  • Singleplayer · 643
  • Beat 'em up · 464
  • Comic Book · 357
  • Detective · 353
  • Story Rich · 349
  • Atmospheric · 320
  • Fighting · 307
  • Action-Adventure · 269
  • Cinematic · 188

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

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  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up

Full audio (5)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 68.6k reviews

65.9k positive · 2.7k negative

Metacritic

91/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

52.0k

Peak concurrent players

655

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

44h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

64

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 7, 2012
DeveloperRocksteady Studios
PublisherWB Games
Base price$3.99 -80%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

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Editions & Packages

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