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We filtered the 50 games similar to Batman: Arkham City down to the 32 that fit the “PC” category. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Hi-Fi RUSH and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Batman: Arkham City.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2011Dev Rocksteady Studios

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Batman: Arkham City is Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Hi-Fi RUSH and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 follow close behind.

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The best games like Batman: Arkham City on PC

32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Batman: Arkham City. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 53KRAWG👍 88%· 951MC86IGDB89· 16OC85· 211
Year 2020Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay

Shorter and tighter than the game it follows: venom powers add real variation to combat, and a smaller winter New York with a more personal story avoids the padding of the original. Around eight hours. It reuses that map wholesale, and side activities are the same checklist the first game already exhausted.

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

Released 9 years after Batman: Arkham City.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100
#2Hi-Fi RUSH
Hi-Fi RUSH
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeThird PersonAnimeCyberpunk
Steam👍 97%· 35KRAWG👍 87%· 359OC89· 139
Year 2023Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and setting anime, while skipping strong narrative focus

Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp with raucous rhythm combat! From Tango Gameworks comes Hi-Fi RUSH, an all-new action game where the world syncs to the music.

Released 12 years after Batman: Arkham City.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat56
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
RPGAction RPGThird-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

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

Released 12 years after Batman: Arkham City.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 184KRAWG👍 78%· 2.1KMC85IGDB88· 14OC84· 169
Year 2018Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~31hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, setting mythology and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping fighting mechanics

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is the twentieth game in its series. It is the earliest game in the Assassin's Creed universe chronology and the prequel to Assassin's Creed Origins.

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

Released 7 years after Batman: Arkham City.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100
Assassin's Creed Mirage
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen 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: dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting, while skipping fighting mechanics

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

Released 12 years after Batman: Arkham City.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100
Assassin's Creed® Origins
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 126KRAWG👍 78%· 2.1KMC81IGDB86· 15OC85· 176
Year 2017Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~28hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, multiplayer gameplay and loot and gear systems, while skipping fighting mechanics

Assassin's Creed Origins is an open-world action game developed by Ubisoft. It further continues the series after Assassin's Creed Syndicate. The story is set in two time periods simultaneously.

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

Released 6 years after Batman: Arkham City.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World100Visuals100Game mode76
Vampyr
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird 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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Batman: Arkham City: tone.

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

Released 7 years after Batman: Arkham City.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals100Progression75
Arcania: Gothic 4
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 55%· 3.2KIGDB64· 5
Year 2010Dev Spellbound Entertainment · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

A Gothic sequel by a different studio that traded the series' hostile, systems-heavy world for a conventional open-world action RPG with accessible combat and a clear quest structure. Taken on its own terms it is a competent, slightly janky European RPG. Taken as Gothic it is widely rejected, and the PC build still has unresolved resolution and display bugs on current Windows.

Where it drifts furthest from Batman: Arkham City: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Batman: Arkham City.

Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals100Combat74Progression46
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 2.7KRAWG👍 89%· 713MC85IGDB80· 2
Year 2005Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is a third-person fast-paced action game developed by Ubisoft. It is the third installment of the series. ###Plot After changing his fate, The Prince comes to Babylon accompanied by Kaileena. It turns out that Babylon is under attack.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat88
Mass Effect
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 17KIGDB89· 4
Year 2007Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · 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 roguelike runs, while skipping fighting mechanics

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Progression74
Darksiders II
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB86· 16
Year 2012Dev Vigil Games · Spike ChunsoftOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping fighting mechanics

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Progression56
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeThird 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, 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 City: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone43
Mass Effect 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 342IGDB96· 9
Year 2010Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Progression65Combat57
The Amazing Spider-Man
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB65· 6
Year 2012Dev Beenox · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Missing: fighting mechanics.

Web-swinging is the whole appeal here, and it works: momentum carries between buildings without breaking, and the city is built to be crossed rather than walked. Combat is Arkham-style freeflow, simplified. The open world is thin — collectibles and repeated crime events fill it, and the indoor stealth missions stop the traversal dead every time they appear.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic
Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Ninja Theory · Namco Bandai GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping fighting mechanics

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat57

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