Action · September 29, 2008

LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame (2008)

local_offer-85% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up118 peak concurrentrecommend11.3k recommendations

When all the villains in Arkham Asylum team up and break loose, only the dynamic duo is bold enough to take them on to save Gotham City. The fun of LEGO, the drama of Batman and the uniqueness of the combination makes for a comical and exciting adventure in LEGO Batman: The Videogame. Play as Batman and his sidekick Robin as you build, drive, swing and fight your way through Gotham City capturing escaped villains including The Joker, Penguin, Scarecrow and more. Then, jump into the story from the other side and play as Batmans foes! Enjoy the power you wield and battle Batman while spreading chaos throughout the city. There is no rest for the good (or evil!).

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Community Tag Signals

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

LEGO · 205
Action · 125
Adventure · 118
Local Co-Op · 116
Superhero · 107
Co-op · 89
Family Friendly · 80
Singleplayer · 67
Comedy · 65
Multiplayer · 62
Comic Book · 58
Funny · 57
Local Multiplayer · 43
Third Person · 42
Controller · 40

Position in Action

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	12.4k Steam reviews	Top 35% in Action
Positive rating	90% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic	80/100	Genre average 77 — top 42% of Action titles
Concurrent peak	118 players	Top 32% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours	7 h average	Top 60% for session depth among Action

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 12.4k reviews

11.1k positive · 1.2k negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.9/10

Curator recommendations

11.3k

Peak concurrent players

118

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

Multi-player
Shared/Split Screen

Community

Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

Full controller support

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

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LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

2014 · 91% · 5.0k · 73/100 MC

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

short (5–15 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

2-week avg

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release date	Sep 29, 2008
Developer	Traveller's Tales
Publisher	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Base price	$2.99 -85%
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Metacritic page · [email protected]

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

English
French
Spanish - Spain

Editions & Packages

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