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Batman games in order: Arkham & beyond in story or release order
06.12.2023 - 16:41 / radiotimes.com / Bruce Wayne / Harley Quinn
Batman has a long video game history, dating back to his debut on the Amstrad in 1986. However, the Caped Crusader's games started to take off in 2009 with Arkham Asylum. The subsequent Arkham series consists of possibly the best superhero games out there.
After this series, the Batman universe games have been decent (read our Gotham Knights review here) but never quite lived up to those Arkham glory days.
If you're anything like us playing them is a yearly occurrence. But if you're new, you might not know where to start. Let's take a look at all the games, and their corresponding DLCs.
If you want to play through the Batman Arkham games in story order, so you can really get into the head of Bruce Wayne without breaking the continuity at any point, this is how it goes:
Those four games, plus a VR spinoff, should keep you busy for a while! You'll be in full Dark Knight mode, sleeping upside down and berating your imaginary butler by the time you're finished with them.
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However, you might be wondering about the various DLCs that came out with a few of the titles. Again, the chronology matters here. So if you want to play them all in story order, this is where they fit in with the full game releases:
If you'd rather play through these games in the order they came out, so you see the graphics and gameplay improving (in theory) with each instalment, this release date order will serve you well...
Available on: PC, Mac, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
To some, this is still the best of the bunch of the Arkham games and it is easy to see why. Restricting the game to the confines of the titular and iconic asylum was a brilliant move that fully absorbs the player in the twisted way the place is being run under the control of Joker. It dazzled us upon release and it remains re-playable all these years later.
Available on: PC, Mac, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Wii U
Leaving the asylum behind, Arkham City once again pits Bats against Joker, along with many other foes, and takes us to the streets of Gotham. This is a far bigger game than the first and one that is just as well regarded by most fans as Asylum. We get another tight story here too that is compelling from start to finish, and the Riddler challenges are taken to another level with the larger playing field.
The DLCs for this game featured a couple of the most famous femme fatales of the DC universe. Both the Catwoman DLC and Harley Quinn's Revenge were released later, and shouldn't be missed.
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