What is the best game similar to Batman: Arkham Knight?

The closest game to Batman: Arkham Knight is The Sinking City, scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. They share 13 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Batman: Arkham Knight?

The three closest games to Batman: Arkham Knight are: 1. The Sinking City (88/100, 13 shared attributes) 2. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (84/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Vampyr (85/100, 13 shared attributes). All share Batman: Arkham Knight's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 15 dimensions.

Is Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines similar to Batman: Arkham Knight?

Yes, very much so — Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines scores 84/100 similarity to Batman: Arkham Knight. They share 13 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Batman: Arkham Knight?

The best RPG games similar to Batman: Arkham Knight are The Sinking City, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Vampyr and Murdered: Soul Suspect. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Batman: Arkham Knight attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension.

How is similarity to Batman: Arkham Knight calculated?

We compare Batman: Arkham Knight against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Batman: Arkham Knight experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Batman: Arkham Knight is hard to replace: few games combine deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration in quite the same way. We compared Batman: Arkham Knight against over 6,700 titles across 15 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. The Sinking City, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and Vampyr lead the list, with The Sinking City reaching a 88/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Batman: Arkham Knight special.

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Top games similar to Batman: Arkham Knight

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Batman: Arkham Knight. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1The Sinking CityClosest overall match

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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 horror tension

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Batman: Arkham Knight.

Released 4 years after Batman: Arkham Knight.

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#2Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 905MC80IGDB72· 3

Year 2004Dev Troika Games · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, fantasy world and skill tree progression, while skipping fighting mechanics

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a story-driven action-RPG based on table-top role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the part of the World of Darkness franchise. The game is setting a gothic urban fantasy where vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings live secretly by humans.

It predates Batman: Arkham Knight by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#3VampyrClosest on combat

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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: punishing difficulty, fantasy world and skill tree progression, 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 very positive for Batman: Arkham Knight.

Released 3 years after Batman: Arkham Knight.

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#4Murdered: Soul Suspect

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 17KRAWG👍 58%· 992MC59IGDB61· 14OC61· 76

Year 2014Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

The hero is a policeman, talented and devoted to duty. But there is a clarification - this is a dead policeman, killed because of his work, but he did not leave the world, he turned into a ghost and did not lose his passion for investigations. A hero can do many things in our world, but not all.

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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.

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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

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Steam Xbox PS

#7Alice: Madness Returns

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 29KRAWG👍 82%· 575MC75IGDB72· 5

Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping fighting mechanics

This sequel to American McGee's Alice follows the protagonist, Alice Lidell, as she returns to the dark world of her subconsciousness, the nightmarish version of Lewis Carrol’s Wonderland.

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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 very positive for Batman: Arkham Knight.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 7.1KIGDB82· 5

Year 2006Dev QLOC · CapcomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and punishing difficulty, while skipping fighting mechanics

It predates Batman: Arkham Knight by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 79KIGDB84· 17OC83· 203

Year 2019Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping action RPG combat

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

Released 4 years after Batman: Arkham Knight.

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Steam Epic PS

#11Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

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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 fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

Released 9 years after Batman: Arkham Knight.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#12Sorry We're Closed

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 1.9KOC82· 51

Year 2024Dev à la mode · Akupara GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping action RPG combat

Sorry We're Closed is a nostalgic, single-player survival horror game. Enjoy atmospheric environments driven by classic fixed camera angles and the thrill of arcade-style first person combat. Enter the perilous demon world, collecting items and managing your resources to stay alive.

Where it drifts furthest from Batman: Arkham Knight: combat.

Released 9 years after Batman: Arkham Knight.

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Steam GOG

#13Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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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 Knight: setting.

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Steam PS

#14Assassin's Creed Mirage

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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 Knight: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Batman: Arkham Knight.

Released 8 years after Batman: Arkham Knight.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#15Infamous 2

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB85· 6

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

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: fighting mechanics.

Open-world traversal built around electricity: you climb, grind rails and fight in the same continuous motion, and it rarely asks you to stop moving. Combat stays readable even when the screen fills up. The karma system is the weak part — choices are signposted as obviously good or evil, so the moral framing lands flatter than the moment-to-moment play.

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Complete list of Batman: Arkham Knight alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Batman: Arkham Knight, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Deadpool

RPG · Action RPG

Maneater

RPG · Action RPG

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

RPG · Action RPG

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

RPG · Action RPG

METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE

RPG · Action RPG

Marvel's Spider-Man

RPG · Action RPG

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered

RPG · Adventure

Infamous: Festival of Blood

RPG · Action RPG

MediEvil

RPG · Action RPG

A Plague Tale: Requiem

RPG · Adventure

Styx: Master of Shadows

RPG · Adventure

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

RPG · Action RPG

Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition

RPG · Action RPG

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

RPG · Action RPG

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

RPG · Action RPG

The Amazing Spider-Man

RPG · Action RPG

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

RPG · Action RPG

Sonic Unleashed

RPG · Action RPG

God of War

RPG · Action RPG

Alpha Protocol

RPG · Action RPG

Bayonetta 3

RPG · Action RPG

NINJA GAIDEN 4

RPG · Action RPG

Stellar Blade

RPG · Action RPG

Devil May Cry

RPG · Action RPG

Ultimate Spider-Man

RPG · Action RPG

Devil May Cry 2

RPG · Action RPG

Ninja Gaiden II

RPG · Action RPG

Zenless Zone Zero

RPG · Action RPG

Spider-Man 2

RPG · Action RPG

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

RPG · Action RPG

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

RPG · Action RPG

Bayonetta

Action RPG · Shooter

Drakengard 3

RPG · Action RPG

TMNT

RPG · Action RPG

Asura's Wrath

RPG · Action RPG

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Batman: Arkham Knight?: The closest game to Batman: Arkham Knight is The Sinking City, scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. They share 13 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Batman: Arkham Knight?: The three closest games to Batman: Arkham Knight are: 1. The Sinking City (88/100, 13 shared attributes) 2. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (84/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Vampyr (85/100, 13 shared attributes). All share Batman: Arkham Knight's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines similar to Batman: Arkham Knight?: Yes, very much so — Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines scores 84/100 similarity to Batman: Arkham Knight. They share 13 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Batman: Arkham Knight?: The best RPG games similar to Batman: Arkham Knight are The Sinking City, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Vampyr and Murdered: Soul Suspect. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Batman: Arkham Knight attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension.
How is similarity to Batman: Arkham Knight calculated?: We compare Batman: Arkham Knight against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Batman: Arkham Knight experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.