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Batman: Arkham Asylum

Batman: Arkham Asylum

2009 Playcast-media
A 8.5 9 ratings
Batman: Arkham Asylum
2009 Playcast-media
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Batman: Arkham Asylum
What I liked: a game that does simple things well, super fun. Very linear, I like games like this. What disappointed me: nothing, I didn’t expect anything and still got a lot. For whom? Anyone who enjoys a game of…

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Is Batman: Arkham Asylum worth playing in 2026?

9 players have graded Batman: Arkham Asylum on Tier, which puts it at an A grade for an average of 8.5/10. Among the 9 public grades charted on this page, 56% land in the S tier and 100% sit at B tier or higher. The game came out in 2009, and those grades were recorded by players who logged it since then. Reported completion times put a main-story run at about 14h 26m. So the community answer for 2026 is a clear yes: most of the players who graded Batman: Arkham Asylum rank it in the upper half of the F to S scale. Figures on this page were updated in November 2026.

About Batman: Arkham Asylum

On Tier, Batman: Arkham Asylum is graded A by the player community, with an average of 8.5/10 across 9 ratings. 56% of its public grades place it in the S tier. Grades run from F to S and come from players who logged the game, not from press scores. Community data updated in November 2026.

Batman: Arkham Asylum is an action and adventure game developed by Playcast-media and published by Eidos Interactive, released on 25 August 2009.

Of the RAWG players who own Batman: Arkham Asylum, 49% have finished it and 9% dropped it.

Batman: Arkham Asylum is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released in 2009, it follows Batman as he battles the Joker, who seizes control of Arkham Asylum and frees its inmates. The game features stealth, combat, and detective elements, with players using Batman's gadgets and skills to subdue enemies and solve puzzles. Set in a dark, immersive version of Gotham, the story explores Batman’s psychological battle with his foes, including Harley Quinn, Bane, and Scarecrow. The game received critical acclaim for its gameplay, atmosphere, and storytelling, becoming a defining title in superhero video games.

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After the Joker assaults Gotham City Hall, he is caught by Batman and taken to Arkham Asylum, which temporarily houses many members of the Joker's gang, who were transferred after a fire at Blackgate Prison. Believing the Joker allowed himself to be captured, Batman accompanies him into the asylum. The Joker's plan is revealed as Harley Quinn takes control of the security and the Joker escapes into the facility, aided by a corrupt guard who kidnaps Commissioner Gordon. The Joker threatens to detonate bombs hidden around Gotham City if anyone tries to enter Arkham, forcing Batman to work alone. Tracking Quinn to the medical facility to rescue Gordon, Batman is exposed to the Scarecrow's fear toxin and hallucinates, seeing Gordon's death and the corpses of his parents talking to him. After fighting off Scarecrow, Batman finds and subdues Quinn before rescuing Gordon. The Joker then directs Batman to the captured Bane, who has been experimented on by asylum doctor Penelope Young. The Joker frees Bane and Batman is forced to fight him, during which Quinn escapes. Afterward, he goes to a secret Batcave installation he had hidden on the island, where Batman restocks his gadgets. There, Batman learns that the Joker returned to the asylum to gain access to Young, who has been developing Titan—a more powerful version of the Venom drug that gives Bane his strength—intending to use it to help patients survive more strenuous therapies. Young learned that the Joker had been funding her research to create an army of superhuman henchmen; her refusal to hand over the formula precipitated Joker's return to the Asylum. While searching for Young, Batman is again attacked by Scarecrow and the fear toxin, and hallucinates the night of his parents' deaths. After he recovers, Batman destroys Young's Titan formula and rescues Young from Victor Zsasz. An explosion kills Young and the Joker obtains the completed batches of Titan. At the Penitentiary, Quinn releases Poison Ivy from her cell before being imprisoned by Batman. Quinn accidentally reveals that Joker has a Titan production facility in the Arkham botanical gardens. Batman travels there and learns that Titan is created by genetically modified plants. He enlists Ivy's help to create an antidote and learns that it can only be made from spores found exclusively in Killer Croc's lair in a sewer. En route to Croc, Batman is again attacked by Scarecrow and overcomes several doses of fear toxin. Meanwhile, Joker injects Ivy with Titan, enhancing her powers. Ivy begins ravaging Arkham Island with giant mutant plants. Pursued by Batman into Croc's lair, Scarecrow is attacked by Croc and dragged underwater. Batman recovers the necessary spores and subdues Croc before returning to the Batcave, but can only synthesize one dose of the antidote before Ivy's plants breach the cave and destroy his equipment. Batman returns to the botanical gardens and defeats Ivy, halting the rampaging plants. The Joker announces that the preparations for his party are finally complete and Batman travels to the asylum's visitor center where the Joker's applauding henchmen welcome him. The Joker reveals he has recaptured Gordon and tries to shoot him with a Titan-filled dart; Batman leaps to Gordon's defense and is shot instead. Batman attempts to resist the change, and an upset Joker takes an overdose of Titan, mutating into a massive monster. In a makeshift arena on the building's roof, the Joker challenges Batman to a fight as Titan-induced monsters in front of news helicopters. Batman refuses to transform, uses the antidote on himself, and defeats the Titan-affected Joker and his henchmen, knocking his nemesis unconscious with an explosive gel-enhanced punch. In the aftermath, those affected by Titan begin to revert to normal, including the Joker—who is restrained and taken into custody as police officers retake the asylum. Batman overhears a call about a crime led by Two-Face in progress and flies back to Gotham City in the Batwing. In a post-credits scene, a crate of Titan formula is shown floating in the ocean near the asylum when a hand surfaces and grabs it.
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At €1.47 on Gamivo, Batman: Arkham Asylum is close to its lowest price of the last 90 days (€1.29).

That is about €0.10 per hour for a main story of about 14h 26m.

€19.99 €1.29
Oct 2026
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Prices in EUR, tracked by Tier since October 9, 2026.

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What grade does the Tier community give Batman: Arkham Asylum?

Batman: Arkham Asylum is graded A on Tier, from an average rating of 8.5/10 across 9 community ratings.

How long does it take to beat Batman: Arkham Asylum?

Main story: 14h 26m; Completionist: 20h 16m.

What platforms is Batman: Arkham Asylum available on?

Batman: Arkham Asylum is available on Ouya, PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch.

When was Batman: Arkham Asylum released?

Batman: Arkham Asylum was released on 25 August 2009, developed by Playcast-media.

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