✓ 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.
