42 Action RPG games like Batman: Arkham City that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Batman: Arkham City on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay.

Held in common with Batman: Arkham City: melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat — its own ground is puzzle design and an anime aesthetic.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Batman: Arkham City on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: a sci-fi setting and skill tree progression.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Batman: Arkham City — the two agree on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: historical setting and multiplayer gameplay.

The resemblance to Batman: Arkham City is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

What brings it close to Batman: Arkham City is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

What brings it close to Batman: Arkham City is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

What brings it close to Batman: Arkham City is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Batman: Arkham City on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus.

The resemblance to Batman: Arkham City is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with historical setting.

If Batman: Arkham City worked for you because of open world exploration, stealth mechanics and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

If Batman: Arkham City worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: precision platforming and ranged combat.

If Batman: Arkham City worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat: shooting mechanics and a sci-fi setting.

It shares the essentials of what Batman: Arkham City does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

What brings it close to Batman: Arkham City is strong narrative focus, 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 tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.