Batman games in order: Arkham & beyond in story or release order

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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...

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