Batman: Arkham Asylum

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Batman: Arkham Asylum down to the 35 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Deadpool, Vampyr and Prototype top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Batman: Arkham Asylum.

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Batman: Arkham Asylum is Deadpool — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Vampyr and Prototype follow close behind.

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The best games like Batman: Arkham Asylum on PlayStation

35 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Batman: Arkham Asylum. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1DeadpoolClosest on genre

80

Deadpool

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB70· 13

Year 2013Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping open world exploration

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 3 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode86Combat56

#2VampyrClosest overall match

89

Vampyr

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 24KIGDB68· 17OC72· 172

Year 2018Dev Dontnod Eleven · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, punishing difficulty and fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

An RPG built on a real dilemma: every citizen you drain gives large experience but permanently degrades their district, and the game is genuinely playable without killing anyone. The London setting and dialogue are strong. Combat is stiff and repetitive, and pacifist runs leave you badly underlevelled for bosses the game does not scale down.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 8 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone83

87

Prototype

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8

Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping fighting mechanics

New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100World66

#4UOS Prototype

87

UOS Prototype

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8

Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping fighting mechanics

New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100World66

#5Prototype 2Closest on progression

86

Prototype 2

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 16KIGDB77· 10

Year 2012Dev Radical Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Game mode85

#6Assassin's Creed Mirage

83

Assassin's Creed Mirage

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 9OC76· 194

Year 2023Dev Ubisoft Bordeaux · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Batman: Arkham Asylum: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 13 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100

Steam Epic Xbox

#7The Sinking CityClosest on setting

83

The Sinking City

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 5.3KIGDB70· 15OC69· 159

Year 2019Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 9 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100World100Progression100

#8Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

81

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.4KIGDB63· 15OC61· 30

Year 2014Dev MercurySteam · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping fighting mechanics

The close of the Lords of Shadow trilogy, alternating a weakened Dracula between his castle and a modern city, with the same weighty whip combat as the first game plus magic and platforming. Its reputation is deserved in one specific way: the modern-city stealth sections are widely disliked, and the game is poor at signposting where to go or what an acquired item is for.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 4 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100

#9Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

80

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 96KIGDB84· 18OC85· 103

Year 2014Dev Monolith Productions · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Batman: Arkham Asylum: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 4 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100World88Combat81

79

Maneater

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168

Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, while skipping fighting mechanics

You play the shark. Eat fish, wildlife and swimmers to evolve, upgrade your bite and hunt the hunters back, all narrated as a straight-faced wildlife documentary. The B-movie tone is the appeal and it commits to it. The recurring complaint is technical rather than creative: crashes, stutter and startup failures on modern Windows come up constantly, even from players who finished it.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 10 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100

Steam Epic Xbox

#11Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

77

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137

Year 2024Dev DON'T NOD · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension and fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 14 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting68

Steam Epic Xbox

#12Marvel's Spider-Man 2

77

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 38KIGDB82· 12OC88· 206

Year 2023Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and skill tree progression, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Batman: Arkham Asylum: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Released 13 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals100Progression75

#13METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE

75

METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 88KRAWG👍 87%· 1.3KMC83IGDB85· 17OC84· 19

Year 2013Dev Platinum Games · KonamiPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping fighting mechanics

After the events of the uprising took four years. Naomi Hunter creates the FOXAVILE computer virus that destroys the system of "Sons of the Patriots", thereby putting an end to the military economy, what turned the war into a profitable business.

Where it drifts furthest from Batman: Arkham Asylum: setting.

Released 3 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone84Setting0

#14Infamous: Festival of Blood

75

Infamous: Festival of Blood

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

IGDB75· 4

Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping fighting mechanics

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100Tone76

#15Marvel's Spider-Man

74

Marvel's Spider-Man

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB90· 16OC88· 179

Year 2018Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: fighting mechanics.

Released 8 years after Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Combat73

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