All Batman Games In Order

1. Batman: Arkham Origins (2013)

Set on a frigid Christmas Eve, a younger and more aggressive Batman finds himself the target of an unprecedented manhunt. The ruthless crime lord Black Mask has placed a massive bounty on the vigilante’s head, drawing eight of the world’s most lethal assassins to a snow-covered Gotham. Bruce Wayne must navigate a city that does not yet trust him while surviving the most harrowing night of his early career.

As the hunt intensifies, Batman discovers that the GCPD is as much a threat as the mercenaries roaming the streets. A mysterious new anarchist begins to orchestrate a deeper level of chaos that threatens to consume the city’s remaining foundations. The hero is forced to step out of the shadows and confront a web of corruption that reaches far deeper than a simple criminal contract.

The story delves into Bruce’s internal friction with his mentor figures and his reluctance to accept help from those who care for him. He struggles to define his mission while facing adversaries who mirror his own darkness and intensity. These encounters test his burgeoning moral code and his commitment to a crusade that seems increasingly doomed by the weight of its own isolation.

The night culminates in a desperate struggle within the walls of a maximum-security prison where the mastermind’s true intentions are finally glimpsed. With the city on the brink of total collapse, Batman faces a brutal choice between his solitary path and the allies he needs to survive. He stands at a precipice where one wrong move could turn the protector into the very monster he hunts.

2. Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)

The night begins with an uneasy victory as Batman delivers the Joker to the gates of Arkham Asylum following a failed attack on City Hall. However, the apprehension is revealed to be a calculated ruse as the Joker quickly seizes control of the facility, trapping the Dark Knight on the island with a liberated army of inmates. Batman must now survive a gauntlet of his most dangerous foes within the claustrophobic halls of the madhouse.

The conflict escalates when Batman uncovers a secret research project involving a chemical compound designed to create monstrous super-soldiers. The Joker intends to use this "Titan" formula to transform his henchmen and launch a devastating assault on Gotham City from the shadows of the asylum. Every corner of the facility becomes a battlefield, forcing the hero to use every tool at his disposal to prevent an outbreak of chemical madness.

Throughout the ordeal, the island itself seems to manifest Batman's deepest fears and past failures. Haunted by the hallucinations of a vengeful Scarecrow, Bruce is forced to confront the trauma of his parents' death and the thin line between his own sanity and the madness of his captives. The thematic tension rises as the hero realizes that the asylum's walls might be the only thing keeping his own internal demons at bay.

As the Joker prepares for a final, twisted celebration, Batman reaches the heart of the facility to stop the distribution of the Titan toxin. The island is engulfed in chaos, and the cure for the chemical nightmare is tantalizingly out of reach. With the clock ticking and the Joker poised for a horrific transformation, Batman must decide how much of his humanity he is willing to sacrifice to end the nightmare.

3. Batman: Arkham City (2011)

Bruce Wayne is forcibly incarcerated within Arkham City, a sprawling, walled-off urban prison that encompasses Gotham’s most notorious slums. Overseen by the enigmatic Hugo Strange, the prison is a lawless wasteland where rival gangs led by the Joker, Penguin, and Two-Face fight for dominance. Under the shadow of a mysterious countdown known as "Protocol 10," Batman must operate as a prisoner to uncover Strange’s ultimate endgame.

The stakes become personal when Batman is infected with a lethal toxin by a dying Joker, who is suffering from the long-term effects of the Titan formula. To save his own life and prevent the Joker from infecting the rest of the city, Batman is forced into a desperate search for an antidote. This quest leads him through the frozen industrial districts and flooded subways of the city, where every ally has a hidden agenda.

The narrative focuses on the complex web of betrayals involving the League of Assassins and the shifting loyalties of Gotham’s criminal elite. Batman's deteriorating health forces him to question his methods as he interacts with figures from his past who offer salvation at a heavy moral price. The tension between his duty to the city and his own survival reaches a breaking point as the walls of Arkham City begin to close in.

As Protocol 10 enters its final phase, the true scale of Hugo Strange’s ambition is revealed, threatening to purge the city through fire and blood. Batman races to the center of the conflict, caught between a mastermind's logic and a madman's last laugh. With the fate of thousands hanging in the balance, the hero must confront a truth that will irrevocably change the landscape of Gotham forever.

4. Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)

On Halloween night, Gotham City is plunged into terror as the Scarecrow threatens to release a new, devastating fear toxin, forcing a total evacuation of the civilian population. Amidst the empty streets, a mysterious and highly trained military force led by the "Arkham Knight" occupies the city, targeting Batman with surgical precision. The Dark Knight faces an army that knows his every move and a city that has become a ghost of its former self.

The conflict deepens as Batman begins to suffer from terrifying internal visions, suggesting that his greatest enemy's legacy is physically consuming his mind from the inside out. While he battles the militia's tanks and drones, he is simultaneously fighting a war for control of his own consciousness. This dual threat pushes the hero to his absolute limit, straining his relationships with Robin, Nightwing, and Oracle as he becomes increasingly desperate and reckless.

The story explores the heavy cost of the Batman mantle and the collateral damage inflicted on those who follow him. As the Arkham Knight's personal vendetta against Bruce Wayne becomes clearer, the hero is forced to reconcile with the ghosts of his past and the failures he tried to bury. The thematic weight of the narrative shifts toward the idea of an ending, questioning whether Gotham can ever truly be saved by a man in a mask.

With the Scarecrow’s "Cloudburst" device poised to blanket the entire Eastern Seaboard in fear, Batman prepares for a final stand against the militia and his own deteriorating sanity. The identity of the Arkham Knight is finally revealed, forcing a confrontation that is as much about emotional closure as it is about physical victory. As the sun begins to rise, Batman faces a climactic ultimatum that requires the ultimate sacrifice to ensure his city’s future.