RGRBatman: Arkham Asylum2009

Action-adventure / 2009

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a defining release from a fast-changing era from Rocksteady Studios, remembered on our archive for its action-adventure identity and the conversation it created around play, craft, and taste.

7.7 average critic score

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Old-school intelligence in the design

Ahmad / rank #144 / 2009-12-10 / 7.8

Ahmad reads Batman: Arkham Asylum through level design, problem solving, and the pleasure of systems that stay interesting after nostalgia fades.

Easy to watch, warm to play

Faride / rank #195 / 2009-12-11 / 7.7

Faride connects with Batman: Arkham Asylum when it gives the player room to breathe, look, listen, and enjoy the journey without losing momentum.

A world worth carrying after the credits

Morteza / rank #277 / 2009-12-12 / 7.5

Morteza responds to how Batman: Arkham Asylum binds mood, character, and play. The archive score is strongest when the game gives him a reason to keep going beyond pure challenge.