Batman™: Arkham Origins similar games & best alternatives

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Batman™: Arkham Origins

Android, iOS • 2013

Should you play it?

As of December 4, 2016, the online services portion of Batman: Arkham Origins has been retired. We thank those that have joined us to battle. The Single player campaign may still be played and enjoyed offline. For any questions relating to Batman: Arkham Origins, please contact WB Games customer service.

What works

  • Strong narrative and cinematic presentation
  • Engaging combat and boss fights
  • Immersive gotham atmosphere with christmas theme
  • Expanded detective mode and crime scene investigations
  • Good value with main game and dlc content

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited innovation over previous arkham games
  • Bugs and technical issues reported
  • Multiplayer mode is minor and discontinued
  • Open world feels less lively and repetitive
  • Some gameplay mechanics like grapple can be frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SUCCUBUS

  • Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

  • STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®

  • Batman™: Arkham Knight

  • God of War Ragnarök

  • AI LIMIT

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Batman™: Arkham Origins but with less focus on status and recognition

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

  • Steel Seed

  • Bleak Faith: Forsaken

More social

Games that feels like Batman™: Arkham Origins but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Hellpoint

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Painkiller Hell & Damnation

  • Evil West

  • Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

Less competitive

Games that feels like Batman™: Arkham Origins but with less competition against others

  • Hell is Us

  • Vampyr

  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2

  • Hogwarts Legacy

  • Terminator: Resistance

  • The Surge 2

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Mortal Kombat 11

  • Mortal Kombat 1

  • Injustice™ 2

  • Mortal Kombat X

  • Mortal Kombat

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Batman™: Arkham Origins: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity.

Last update: 06/08/2026