28 Dark games like Batman: Arkham Asylum that you should try

If Batman: Arkham Asylum worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and horror setting. Its own ground is horror tension and punishing difficulty.

If Batman: Arkham Asylum worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera and horror setting. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

What brings it close to Batman: Arkham Asylum is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is a sandbox world and post-apocalyptic world.

What brings it close to Batman: Arkham Asylum is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is a sandbox world and post-apocalyptic world.

If Batman: Arkham Asylum worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and horror setting. Where the two diverge is world and setting: a sandbox world and a sci-fi setting.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Batman: Arkham Asylum — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: historical setting.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Batman: Arkham Asylum on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on combat: this one brings shooting mechanics.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Batman: Arkham Asylum — the two agree on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: fantasy world.

If Batman: Arkham Asylum worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

Held in common with Batman: Arkham Asylum: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat: this one brings shooting mechanics and multiplayer gameplay.

The resemblance to Batman: Arkham Asylum is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is deep simulation.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Batman: Arkham Asylum on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds horror setting and single-player focus. Its own ground is puzzle design and ranged combat.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Batman: Arkham Asylum on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds a third-person camera and horror setting. They part company on setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

If Batman: Arkham Asylum worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: fantasy world.

What brings it close to Batman: Arkham Asylum is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.