Batman: Arkham City

Batman: Arkham City is an action-adventure game by Rocksteady Studios that sends Batman into a walled prison district of Gotham City. Instead of individual rooms from Arkham Asylum, you explore a connected district with main missions, side cases and hidden challenges.

Stealth, combat, detective work and Batman's gadgets work together. Enemies include Joker, Two-Face, Penguin and Hugo Strange, among others.

Batman: Arkham City was released in Europe on Oct 21, 2011 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PC version followed on Nov 25, 2011. The original release began in North America on Oct 18, 2011.

The Wii U version Armoured Edition was released in Europe on Nov 30, 2012. Later compilations and re-releases have their own release dates.

Batman: Arkham City was originally released for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The Wii U version Armoured Edition adapts gameplay mechanics and controls to the GamePad.

Return to Arkham offers a technically reworked version on PS4 and Xbox One as part of a collection. Playing such versions on PS5 or Xbox Series is not the same as a standalone native release for those consoles.

Batman's missions alternate between freeflow combat and silent pursuit. In close combat, you combine strikes, counters, dodges and technical gadgets without losing your attack rhythm.

In so-called Predator encounters, you use ledges, air vents and gadgets to take out armed enemies one by one. Detective mode helps you spot clues and possible dangers.

The Game of the Year Edition includes the main game and several released add-on contents. This includes Harley Quinn’s Revenge, an additional story after the main campaign.

Further packs add the playable characters Robin and Nightwing to challenges, new maps and alternative costumes. Today's PC version on Steam is offered as the Game of the Year Edition.

The original PC version requires at least a dual-core processor of about 2.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM and 17 GB storage according to Steam. The store cites GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 3850 as examples.

The original technical minimum list names older Windows versions. For a current Steam installation, the current requirements of the Steam client also apply.

Hugo Strange controls Arkham City while rival groups divide up the prison district. Batman enters the area to stop Strange's plans and limit the growing danger to Gotham.

Joker, Two-Face, Penguin and other well-known characters pursue their own goals. The main plot ties these conflicts together, while many encounters and secrets lie outside the main missions.

Arkham City is a freely explorable district within Gotham. Batman moves between buildings using grapnels and gliding. Rooftops, alleys and interiors form different locations.

The open structure makes room for chases, puzzles and side missions. For certain places you later need unlocked gadgets or additional hints.

Batarangs, Explosive Gel, grapnel and other devices complement Batman's combat style. They help both in fights and in gaining access to hidden paths and rooms.

Detective mode reveals clues and relevant objects. Many puzzles require using known tools in new combinations.

Side missions lead Batman to more enemies and locations in Arkham City. They can be followed alongside the main story and expand the picture of the prison district.

Riddler trophies and puzzles reward exploration. Some challenges require targeted use of individual gadgets or a later return.

The Freeflow combat system rewards precise counters and chained attack sequences. Depending on the enemy, you need to switch techniques and work gadgets directly into combinations.

Experience points unlock additional combat skills, equipment and movement options. This expands Batman's repertoire over the course of the story.

Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition uses the Wii U GamePad for the Bat-Computer, map and equipment. In addition, this version introduces the Battle Armoured Tech mode.

The Wii U version also includes released add-on content such as Harley Quinn’s Revenge and various character and challenge packs. This adaptation was developed by WB Games Montréal.

Return to Arkham brings Arkham City together with Arkham Asylum in reworked form to PS4 and Xbox One. The collection is not the same product version as the original game for PS3, Xbox 360 or PC.

An older console version that can run on newer hardware is not automatically a native PS5 or Xbox Series release.