Batman: Arkham Knight

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2658 Ratings

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  1. ldub
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    Greed and Iron Galaxy are to blame for this abortion. Iron Galaxy screwed up the port of Origins, and they screwed up this one too. As for Warner Bros. Discrimination against PC gamers has to end with terrible, rushed, buggy, broken console ports to PC. WB is now on my boycott list along with EA.
  2. EdocRed
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Worst PC port in a while, unplayable as it is now even on lowest settings and the 30fps cap is unforgivable on a PC game... i know that you can tweak the frame cap if you edit the ini file of the game.
  3. Rundusol
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    I am going to start this y simply asking - did anyone at Rocksteady actually play their game on PC before releasing it? If so then I would really love to meet the person who decided to give this PC Port their quality stamp of approval because it is abysmal.

    First up when I installed the 5 discs it then decided that through steam it needed to download a further 20 GIGS worth of god knows    I am going to start this y simply asking - did anyone at Rocksteady actually play their game on PC before releasing it? If so then I would really love to meet the person who decided to give this PC Port their quality stamp of approval because it is abysmal.

    First up when I installed the 5 discs it then decided that through steam it needed to download a further 20 GIGS worth of god knows what. It did this and upon loading - it crashed. I restarted and it crashed again. It continued to do this before finally loading.

    The gameplay is solid and feels like a normal batman game that we all love however it is horifically optimised. Cut scenes run at 60fps then in engine cutscenes at 31fps and gameplay locked at 31fps. It drops consistently for no apparent reason, though admitedly the lowest I have experienced so far is 27fps (despite the inbuilt PC benchmarking giving me a solid 60fps)

    For some reason the textures are only set at 'normal' and no option to go higher... Where are the 'ultimate' settings we were promised? And WHY am I forced to play at 30fps? If I wanted to play with muddy looking textures, low framerate and bad optimisation then I would have bought a console version. I am finding the fact that is is locked at 30fps and then dropping frames seriously disapointing considering my hardward. The rain effects are great but my gosh does it make the overall look of the game feel weird. Finally in one bright spot - the character models and animations are fantastic and some of the best I have ever seen.

    To put it simply - this is a complete and utter mess and I cannot for the life of me understand how this was released for PC in such a state.

    MY Specs:
    Windforce GTX980
    i5 4690K at 4ghz
    16gb DDR3 Ram
    7,200rpm 2tb HDD
    Windows 7
    Gaming ONLY PC - nothing else is run on this.    … Expand
  4. ThatOneCritic
    Jun 27, 2015
    1
    The game itself is extremely mediocre. 30fps cap which I don't get seeing that if you were to play this game, you'd have decent specs. The game also likes you to use the Bat Mobile. A lot. There's also some optimization issues. A gaming PC is supposed to be the titan of gaming, not a PS4 for god's sake. From what I heard, you can head into the game files and do some tinkering to unlock theThe game itself is extremely mediocre. 30fps cap which I don't get seeing that if you were to play this game, you'd have decent specs. The game also likes you to use the Bat Mobile. A lot. There's also some optimization issues. A gaming PC is supposed to be the titan of gaming, not a PS4 for god's sake. From what I heard, you can head into the game files and do some tinkering to unlock the cap. I would still wait for a price drop, or at least strip it of the frame rate cap.… Expand
  5. ecolemangreen
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    I wanted to add my disappointed voice to the others. There is not much to say that hasn't already been said. At least this can't beat Witcher 3 for any awards for sure now! I am rooting for that game for GOTY. As a PC gamer this kind of stuff scares me. I really want to play the console type AAA games on my PC without having to worry about crap like this.
  6. mordecai35
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    You would think, that in 2015, after public humiliation and lessons learned from the likes of EA, and Ubisoft that maybe, just maybe, Rocksteady and WB might have their s%^& together, especially when publicly announcing PC specific features. But this... this is sort of a set in stone example of what NOT to do with your PC port. The game is a broken mess, missing BASIC features such asYou would think, that in 2015, after public humiliation and lessons learned from the likes of EA, and Ubisoft that maybe, just maybe, Rocksteady and WB might have their s%^& together, especially when publicly announcing PC specific features. But this... this is sort of a set in stone example of what NOT to do with your PC port. The game is a broken mess, missing BASIC features such as Ambient Occlusion (which actually IS in the console versions), the lock at 30 fps is nauseatingly inexcusable, but somehow, even still, on an i7 5960x OC'ed at 4.7, and 2 GTX 970's I'm getting hitching and stuttering in cut-scenes. This is a disgrace on so many levels. This is a DO NOT BUY Title on the PC. DO NOT BUY THIS. DO NOT SUPPORT DEVELOPERS who outsource studios to port PC versions.… Expand
  7. TheNoobPolice
    Jul 5, 2015
    1
    Ignoring for a moment the technical issues with the game, this is a mediocre entry in the series at best. The core story & voice acting is poor compared to previous versions, the Batmobile sequences are clunky and boring and should have been a rare inclusion / bonus feature , not a routine rinse / repeat system that the game forces on us in nearly every mission. There is a distant lack ofIgnoring for a moment the technical issues with the game, this is a mediocre entry in the series at best. The core story & voice acting is poor compared to previous versions, the Batmobile sequences are clunky and boring and should have been a rare inclusion / bonus feature , not a routine rinse / repeat system that the game forces on us in nearly every mission. There is a distant lack of boss fights overall, and the ones that are included are poor and don't have the same escalation of excitement as they should have. The combat is the same as before, and doesn't take on board any of the improvements to this system we saw in Monolith's Shadow Of Mordor. (Also a WB game) which felt much more satisfying. Overall, if the game had run flawlessley on PC, it would have probably gotten a 5 from me....but...

    Combine this mediocre game, with terrible technical issues that not only affect frame rate and graphics but also sound problems and stabiltiy / crashing issues and this is well and truly in the flop of the year category as far as the PC version is concerned. They may well fix the major issues once the game goes back on sale, but even then I 'd suggest you simply play Arkham Asylum or City instead. I think you will be happier with your purchase.    … Expand
  8. Zerg_King
    Jul 14, 2015
    1
    Buggy, non playable piece of crap that I paid for and couldn't refund on third party store. Score of 1 is too high since I cannot even play it, but since someone made a game and released it, I thought I should reward that.
  9. FakeShadow
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    Game absolutely unplayable due to up and down FPS. Graphic settings almost non existent. Looks a lot worse than ps4.
    An insult to all the pc gamers and a shame since on PS4 the game runs perfect.
    Company does not show any sign of regret and does not recognize the problem as it should, treating it as "some people" issue. Don't bother about the 30 fps cap. Even if you wanted to play at 30    Game absolutely unplayable due to up and down FPS. Graphic settings almost non existent. Looks a lot worse than ps4.
    An insult to all the pc gamers and a shame since on PS4 the game runs perfect.
    Company does not show any sign of regret and does not recognize the problem as it should, treating it as "some people" issue. Don't bother about the 30 fps cap. Even if you wanted to play at 30 fps just like consoles, this port can't even do that. It needs to be rebuilt from scratch.

    DO NOT BUY IT.    … Expand
  10. Silverquick85
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    As a big fan of the Batman franchise that I am I can only say one thing, very very bad for parrte of studios rocksteady and Nvidia to give its image, the game is a clear example of a console port and shoddy only including nvidia effects on pc

    - Set LOCKED at 30fps - Few graphics options - Dips constant fps - Dubbing of very poor quality of the worst I have encountered in the past    As a big fan of the Batman franchise that I am I can only say one thing, very very bad for parrte of studios rocksteady and Nvidia to give its image, the game is a clear example of a console port and shoddy only including nvidia effects on pc

    - Set LOCKED at 30fps
    - Few graphics options
    - Dips constant fps
    - Dubbing of very poor quality of the worst I have encountered in the past decade

    People who play on PC just hope that we correct the game via patches, powder **** moment stays in the bottom of the steam library    … Expand
  11. inkblowout
    Sep 3, 2015
    1
    I think Batman Arkham knight has to stand for the worst pc port ever. I thought mass effect 1 was bad in terms of PC optimization but this is a straight up joke. 30 fps cap on my friend's beast computer and my computer which is a r9 280x w/ fx8320 and it cannot run 30 fps. And plus not like the story and gameplay is any better... I would rather go with arkham asylum.
  12. gimpshot22
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is by far the worst port I have ever attempted to play. There are serious framerate issues (dropping as low as 12 frames per second occasionally, and into the low 20's frequently, and by the way, this is after removing the 30fps cap that it comes with out of the box), crashes, and just all around horrible performance and optimization. As of now, this port puts "Assassin's Creed:This is by far the worst port I have ever attempted to play. There are serious framerate issues (dropping as low as 12 frames per second occasionally, and into the low 20's frequently, and by the way, this is after removing the 30fps cap that it comes with out of the box), crashes, and just all around horrible performance and optimization. As of now, this port puts "Assassin's Creed: Unity" to shame. These issues are most likely stemming from the fact that "vram" usage is reportedly going as high 5gb's and above on "Ultra" settings. What's worse, even Ultra doesn't look great by any means. I have no idea how the vram is getting taxed so hard when the textures look dated at best. In contrast, The Witcher 3 on Ultra settings would barely go over 2.5 gb's of vram even at 1440p, and it's graphics are incredible. My PC's specs perfectly match the "Ultra" requirements, except instead of one GTX 980, I have two, which believe it or not, seems to performance even worse. I had high hopes for this game as Rocksteady's take on the Batman series has been incredible and one of my favorite franchises of all time. I didn't just think, but knew it would be up to par with previous outings in the series...Boy was I wrong. Apparently Rocksteady outsourced the port to Iron Galaxy Studios, a 12 man team known primarily for console work. Makes sense now. But this flub isn't on Iron Galaxy Studios, no this is Warner Bros. and Rocksteady's fault all the way. These are both huge names in the industry and can easily afford to hire the best of the best when it comes to a pc port. But that is not what happened here, not by a long shot. WB and Rocksteady cut some corners looking to make a quick cash grab, and judging by the amount of pre-orders, it's already worked. Nvidia should be also ashamed to have their name on this piece of crap. This port is a disgrace to Rocksteady's all but untouchable namesake, and unless this game is fixed and fixed fast, you can be sure that many a pc gamer will have lost faith in Rocksteady and Warner Bros. indefinitely. Yet another bad port to add to the recent tarnishing of pc gaming. Here's to hoping this recent trend comes to a grinding halt. Unfortunately, signs don't seem to point in the direction of this happening anytime soon.… Expand
  13. Rivers233
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Awful PC port, this is what you get when you support Nvidia Gameworks which is ruining the gaming busines. Nvidia and Rocksteady should be ashamed of themselves. The sad part is, the game is just as awful on Nvidia, who have worked with developers for motnhs, as with AMD who only saw the game code for the first time yesterday. I hope AMD sues both of you.

    Next, the game size is too    Awful PC port, this is what you get when you support Nvidia Gameworks which is ruining the gaming busines. Nvidia and Rocksteady should be ashamed of themselves. The sad part is, the game is just as awful on Nvidia, who have worked with developers for motnhs, as with AMD who only saw the game code for the first time yesterday. I hope AMD sues both of you.

    Next, the game size is too big, you're just being lazy with compression. Secondly, the minimum requirements are joke. I have a laptop whose hardware is just as strong as the PS4 and I can't even cosider running the game.

    Thirdly, you've turned a Batman game into War Thunder and World of tanks. You've casualized the game with your ''press X to win combat''. Again, shame, shame, shame on you.    … Expand
  14. Foobar707
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Downloaded the game.
    Launched the game.
    Pros :
    Cons:
    Game wont start.
    got it for free with 980 BUT I STILL WANT A REFUND.
    back to witcher 3 and grand theft auto V.
  15. srelysian
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This is most likely one of the worst PC ports in history. I accept that when getting the newest games I am often required to get the newest/beta drivers from my respective video card mfg to ensure it runs better and I did that before reviewing this game. It still runs poorly even on the lowest settings and with config file tweaks. I also wonder why no-one has made much comment about theThis is most likely one of the worst PC ports in history. I accept that when getting the newest games I am often required to get the newest/beta drivers from my respective video card mfg to ensure it runs better and I did that before reviewing this game. It still runs poorly even on the lowest settings and with config file tweaks. I also wonder why no-one has made much comment about the release night changes to the minimum system requirements expecting AMD video card users to own a card with 3Gb ram on it minimum. I guess it never dawned on them until the night before release to actually test their requirements before selling it.

    According to polygon this game is the reason why steam refunds are necessary and I am in 100% agreement; with steam as it was previously, it was easy for companies from the little indies up to the AAA titans to take advantage of PC gamers. We purchase our games and if they aren't what they were stated to be we are usually forced to eat the cost because even getting "store credit" could take months if we even get credit at all. So they churn out whatever garbage they want and as long as the promo videos look good people will pre-order and buy games to find them either unplayable, or playable if you jump through flaming circus hoops. I know a lot of people have already requested refunds and I believe this game may be the shining example to other companies doing the same thing. We now have a right to return your defective product and if you want our money try making something that runs.    … Expand
  16. EL_Gaming
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Worst PC port that i ve seen. It's not as if it was their first failure at porting one of their games on PC when you look at how bad were the couple of first months following their Mortal Kombat X PC release... But no, let's do it again and deliver a PC version that ll suffer from huge frame-rate issues (don't even try to use your batmobile). Why should they care about their PC customersWorst PC port that i ve seen. It's not as if it was their first failure at porting one of their games on PC when you look at how bad were the couple of first months following their Mortal Kombat X PC release... But no, let's do it again and deliver a PC version that ll suffer from huge frame-rate issues (don't even try to use your batmobile). Why should they care about their PC customers after all ? The sad part is that they added a benchmark to the game that ended-up telling me that my average FPS score was 54 (v-sync ON).

    My specs :
    CPU : i7 4770k
    GPU : ATI R9 290 - 4Go GDDR5
    RAM : 8Go DDR3

    So one piece of advice, either don't buy this game on PC or wait a couple of months until that they fix this outrageous PC port.    … Expand
  17. awills123
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Please stay away from this very poor excuse of a PC port until they fixed this game. Stuttering, flicking, unstable FPS/low FPS and more are among the many pleasures to be found in this game This is very badly done WB and Rocksteady,
  18. Dalz
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    garbage pc port, you need to tweak ini to unlock 30fps and when you look at 980ti sli having some stuttering, man this is like you just run en emulator of console to get such result.
    change the version of the game on steam 1 hour before launch so you dont get preorder bonus with nvidia code.
    season pass overprized at the prize of a full game. Well next time don't release on PC to grab    garbage pc port, you need to tweak ini to unlock 30fps and when you look at 980ti sli having some stuttering, man this is like you just run en emulator of console to get such result.
    change the version of the game on steam 1 hour before launch so you dont get preorder bonus with nvidia code.
    season pass overprized at the prize of a full game.

    Well next time don't release on PC to grab money just sell it on console.
    Anyway I didn't pay for it hopefully and people who bought it should ask a refund and buy again in 1 year in goty on sale at -10$    … Expand
  19. Professor_
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    I want my money back. Forget about giving Rocksteady a chance. The negative reviews are deserved. I didn't spend my not so hard earned money for a beyond buggy game. The game is unplayable and it's not excusable.
  20. dragon_rage989
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    This game has so much potential to be awesome and looks fun to play...WHEN IT WORKS!

    This has got to be the worst PC port in history...30 FPS lock, you can unlock it but it is not stable at all. There are people with SLI GTX 980 TI ($1300+ graphics configuration) that cannot get this game locked at 60 fps. The lack of graphics options in the menu is shocking, as the game has tons of    This game has so much potential to be awesome and looks fun to play...WHEN IT WORKS!

    This has got to be the worst PC port in history...30 FPS lock, you can unlock it but it is not stable at all. There are people with SLI GTX 980 TI ($1300+ graphics configuration) that cannot get this game locked at 60 fps. The lack of graphics options in the menu is shocking, as the game has tons of postprocessing and some weird antialising that you can't even modify at all!

    So dissapointed in Rocksteady and Warner Bros. I was waiting for this game for years and now I'm stuck with a dud since I can't even refund it from steam because I bought it from a retailer.

    Avoid the PC version like the plague, I don't know if it will ever be fixed.    … Expand
  21. HG3
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Multiple delays, fake fps promises, developed by console studio, absolute disappointment. feel like slapping those youtube marketing dudes hard. All that hype and pre order crap and what we finally get is this horrible broken game. It's plain shocking i upgraded my rig for this pathetic port. No Positive scores for Rocksteady and WB you're just making dollars off of the Batman name. TheyMultiple delays, fake fps promises, developed by console studio, absolute disappointment. feel like slapping those youtube marketing dudes hard. All that hype and pre order crap and what we finally get is this horrible broken game. It's plain shocking i upgraded my rig for this pathetic port. No Positive scores for Rocksteady and WB you're just making dollars off of the Batman name. They better fix this game asap so that my rating might change later.… Expand
  22. Bamfer1602
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Эта игра хуже, чем Unity. Такого кривого порта я в жизни не видел. Я не представляю, как можно было так подводить игроков, которые платили честно заработанные деньги на сырую и не готовую поделку. Не знаю, чем мы заслужили эту кару. Долбаноиды, одним словом.Эта игра хуже, чем Unity. Такого кривого порта я в жизни не видел. Я не представляю, как можно было так подводить игроков, которые платили честно заработанные деньги на сырую и не готовую поделку. Не знаю, чем мы заслужили эту кару. Долбаноиды, одним словом.
  23. onmybikedrunk
    Jun 23, 2015
    1
    Horrible optimization. It's a shame because I bet the game is great, too bad I can't stand how poorly it runs enough to make it through even a percent or two of the story. I have a no-joke system - 5960X OC'd to 4.5Ghz and TWO 980 Ti's on an LG 3440x1440p Ultrawide and it still runs like crap. Shame on you WB,RockSteady and Iron whatever-your-name-is for such a horrible port. It's notHorrible optimization. It's a shame because I bet the game is great, too bad I can't stand how poorly it runs enough to make it through even a percent or two of the story. I have a no-joke system - 5960X OC'd to 4.5Ghz and TWO 980 Ti's on an LG 3440x1440p Ultrawide and it still runs like crap. Shame on you WB,RockSteady and Iron whatever-your-name-is for such a horrible port. It's not all about FPS either - textures don't render and take forever to pop in, there's memory leaks, SLI is borked. Man I could go on, but the people have spoken. Fix the game and I'll change my review.… Expand
  24. Wonlee
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    The PC version is unplayable currently and I am very disappointed with WB and Rocksteady who could not see this was going to happen. I would would wait a month or two if you plan to buy on PC
  25. Williamdarko
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    You can't release a game in this state. 30 fps cap ? are you serious ?
    I don't want to wait one month when i buy a game on day one.
    what the point of paying full price for a game half finished ?
  26. car780
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    I created an account just so that I could write this review. That alone should indicate the level of disappointment I have in this game. As soon as I saw the announcement from Rocksteady that they were adjusting the system requirements a day before the launch, I anticipated problems, but I did not expect such a shoddy product. A system which satisfies the Ultra requirements cannot evenI created an account just so that I could write this review. That alone should indicate the level of disappointment I have in this game. As soon as I saw the announcement from Rocksteady that they were adjusting the system requirements a day before the launch, I anticipated problems, but I did not expect such a shoddy product. A system which satisfies the Ultra requirements cannot even maintain 30 fps when using the Batmobile, and struggles to maintain 40 fps otherwise, all on the minimum settings. I now have my question answered about why no reviewers were provided with the PC version: it simply wasn't ready! Please give this game a wide berth, and if you've already bought it, get a refund. The only consolation is that the Steam refund system was recently introduced, so Warner Bros. are going to get hit where it hurts: in the pockets. We can only hope that the company in charge of the port will sort this mess out.… Expand
  27. Perfected
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    i7 3770k, Titan X + 16 GB of RAM + all water cooled and I still get 30 fps at minimum settings?

    Alrighty then.

    But seriously, this is a terrible port and it just shows how this company views PC gamers.
  28. chasecedarcity
    Jun 24, 2015
    1
    The game runs and actually seems pretty fun, but I'm still praying that I can get a refund because it runs so poorly and looks so shoddy. It is unconscionable that a developer could have so little respect for its customers. Don't they feel any responsibility to create a viable product? Don't they feel any obligation to be honest about what they're selling? I have been a loyal customer forThe game runs and actually seems pretty fun, but I'm still praying that I can get a refund because it runs so poorly and looks so shoddy. It is unconscionable that a developer could have so little respect for its customers. Don't they feel any responsibility to create a viable product? Don't they feel any obligation to be honest about what they're selling? I have been a loyal customer for the entire franchise and have respected Rocksteady as a developer for many of their decisions, but this debacle ends that immediately. I want a refund and I will never even consider another game from Rocksteady unless they prove they're capable of respecting the PC market. Loyalty and respect are hard to win and even harder to win back. Good luck.… Expand
  29. SoulBrand93
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    the first time in my life I put a negative to a game analysis, gives the impression that rocksteady not give importance to the public have returned pc steam game and want nothing more than any game WB, less danuvo and more make better optimizations so sure there would be less piracy
  30. AnthoNYC
    Jun 26, 2015
    1
    Not only did I get a refund, but I think they should pay me for my time wasted. I thought I would get the PS4 version but I don't want to endorse this horrible release.
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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    60
    Playing as Batman? Awesome. Playing as Batman through repetitive, empty missions? Less awesome. Playing as the Batmobile? Awful.
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  2. PC Invasion
    Nov 2, 2015
    60
    Porting issues aside, Batman: Arkham Knight is a decent enough game. It's not the spectacular swansong we hoped for from Rocksteady, but it's another solid - if predictable - slice of Arkham gameplay, with a couple of great sections along the way.
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  3. PC Gamer
    Oct 30, 2015
    70
    An entertaining superhero power fantasy, let down by awful Batmobile combat, a laughable villain, and serious performance issues.
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