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2009 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 19.99 € 👍 96 % Overwhelmingly positive, 22,483 reviews on Steam

As Batman, you fight through Arkham Asylum after the Joker seizes it, mixing rhythmic freeflow brawling with predatory stealth from the shadows. The dark, interconnected asylum is packed with Riddler secrets and nightmarish Scarecrow sequences.

What defines Batman: Arkham Asylum:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation
  • Lots to discover
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Batman: Arkham Asylum are Batman: Arkham City, The Evil Within 2 and Batman: Arkham Origins. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Batman: Arkham Asylum special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Batman: Arkham City

92 %

2011 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 19.99 € 👍 99 % Overwhelmingly positive, 2,106 reviews on Steam

  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lots to discover

As Batman you glide over a walled-off prison district of Gotham, mixing fluid counter-based brawling with predatory stealth while facing a roster of iconic villains. Hundreds of Riddler challenges reward thorough exploration.

The Evil Within 2

Dark, serious atmosphere

Survival horror in which Sebastian Castellanos dives into the surreal STEM world to rescue his daughter. Semi-open town hubs, scarce resources and the freedom to sneak or fight create constant tension.

Batman: Arkham Origins

Lavish presentation

A younger, rawer Batman faces eight assassins hunting him across a snowbound Gotham on Christmas Eve. It offers fluid counter-based brawling, predator stealth and crime-scene investigations, plus some of the series' best boss fights.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

Action-packed real-time combat

A 2.5D spin-off of the Arkham series: as a young Batman you explore Blackgate Prison in Metroidvania fashion, brawl with freeflow combat and stealth past enemies. New gadgets gradually unlock blocked paths.

Control

Lavish presentation

As Jesse Faden you explore the shifting headquarters of a secret paranormal agency, fighting an otherworldly invasion with telekinesis and a shape-shifting service weapon. Spectacular destructible combat meets a surreal, bureaucratic New Weird mystery.

Batman: Arkham Knight

Lavish presentation

As Batman you roam a rain-soaked open Gotham, mixing fluid freeflow brawling with predator stealth, Riddler puzzles and Batmobile chases. Its grim tale of Scarecrow and the mysterious Arkham Knight makes for a dramatic finale to the Arkham saga.

Control Resonant

Lavish presentation

Remedy's follow-up to Control puts you in Dylan Faden's shoes, wielding reality-bending powers in a warped, surreal Manhattan, blending fast melee-heavy action RPG combat with the studio's eerie paranatural mystery.

Resident Evil Village

Lavish presentation

Ethan Winters fights through a snowbound Eastern European village of werewolves, vampire ladies and grotesque lords in first person, blending gothic castle exploration, resource management and punchy gunplay. Each area offers its own flavor of horror, from tense psychological dread to bombastic boss fights.

Shadow Man

Strong, story-driven narrative

As voodoo warrior Mike LeRoi you travel between the living world and Deadside to hunt serial killers and avert an apocalypse. A grim, interconnected 3D adventure with Metroidvania-style exploration and a genuinely disturbing atmosphere.

Marvel's Wolverine

Action-packed real-time combat

Insomniac puts you in Logan's boots for a brutal, cinematic action adventure built around visceral close-quarters claw combat. Its self-contained story shares the Spider-Man universe but takes a much darker, grittier tone.

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