Gotham Knights

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 229 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 229
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 229
  3. Negative: 148 out of 229

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  1. jeison_brown
    Oct 24, 2022
    2
    It's very ingenious to add Denuvo to a game that lacks some kind of optimization. The graphics are almost the same as in Batman Arkham Knight, only cartoon. Probably the developers are sitting and thinking: Our game has terrible optimization. What'll we do? Let's add Denuvo there and kill the optimization completely, yes you are a genius, sir!
  2. ImperialKnight
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    7 years later, they manage to make a game run AND look worse than its predecessor at the same time. Don't waste money on this piece of garbage and just play or replay Arkham Knight instead
  3. Blyadislav
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    After HasanAbi stream i hate this game even more.

    Actual joke of a game, no optimization, terrible gameplay, same enemies and overall even free to play is too expensive for this trash
  4. dEFLASH
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played it for free at PS5. Have no words to describe how bad it is. Developers, how dare you? Publisher, do you think it's worth $70? Even for free to play it's bad as hell and not cost of your time and mental health.… Expand
  5. Lother
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    Batman - dead
    Tim telling Oracle "I'm not talking about Oracle, I'm talking about BARBARA FREAKING GORDON"
    Activist graffitii all over the city
    wke af
  6. Jojozl
    Oct 27, 2022
    10
    O jogo esta Muito bom e tem um enredo enteressante já começando com misterio, e as interações entre os protagonistas e o Alfred são incriveis.
    Quem esta dando nota zero é só por "birra de criança "
    The game is very good and has an interesting plot already starting with mystery, and the interactions between the protagonists and Alfred are incredible. Who's giving zero grade is just    O jogo esta Muito bom e tem um enredo enteressante já começando com misterio, e as interações entre os protagonistas e o Alfred são incriveis.
    Quem esta dando nota zero é só por "birra de criança "

    The game is very good and has an interesting plot already starting with mystery, and the interactions between the protagonists and Alfred are incredible.
    Who's giving zero grade is just for "child tantrum"    … Expand
  7. Safirot
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    Nudna jak flaki z olejem. Początek super aż się jarasz. Pierwsza walka, no dobra gram na medium. Potem długo długo nic. Wychodzisz na miasto o mam motur, strasznie drewniany. I tak jeszcze jakieś pół godziny. Nie wydawało ci się ta gra jest smętna strasznie. Porób porządek na dysku, lepsza zabawa.
  8. Aw55
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    I don't believe that the studio was involved in this project rocksteady . If they told me that this game was created by some kind of pissed ubisoft, then I would believe it. Do not play this game and do not give money for it. those publications that rated the game above 70 are bribed.This means that these publications can no longer be trusted and their opinion is worth no more than one cent.
  9. Yaba
    Oct 28, 2022
    0
    the game is boring, voice acting is bad, story is bad, characters are not interesting, gameplay is bad, roaming the city and parkouring is so bad and slow, the UI is extremely bad and its not easy to get used to it with many menus, many tutorials and endless reading, missions are scattered everywhere, driving the motorcycle is bad and boring, performance is crap and keeps dipping below 60the game is boring, voice acting is bad, story is bad, characters are not interesting, gameplay is bad, roaming the city and parkouring is so bad and slow, the UI is extremely bad and its not easy to get used to it with many menus, many tutorials and endless reading, missions are scattered everywhere, driving the motorcycle is bad and boring, performance is crap and keeps dipping below 60 no matter what system you have as GPU utilization drops in open world although CPU is not a bottleneck, if there was a subzero rating, i would give it -10.

    on top of all this, they integrate Denuvo, to be honest its not even worth pirating, they should have built upon Arkham Knight like prequel or anything else as it doesnt matter for batman games because they are not that connected as a series.

    i wish RockSteady continued working on this series instead of these noobs    … Expand
  10. D3M0N07
    Oct 27, 2022
    1
    just wanna say a word. . . . TRASH GAME, sh*ts everywhere!!!
    please dont buy this game. . . play Batman: Arkham Knight. . .
  11. Armin4
    Nov 1, 2022
    7
    the game is totally fun and ok but everything you see here was done better in another games
    especially in arkham games
    the worst thing here is that the game is around 8 hours but main and side missions are locked behind randomly generated and repetitive missions so the game took 15 hours to complete

    so wait for a sale and then enjoy your half priced game
  12. Aderamonde
    Nov 14, 2022
    2
    This is a janky, poorly designed mess of a game that makes Marvel's Avengers look pristine by comparison.

    Characters struggle to get around Gotham using a traversal system that feels new but lesser than Arkham's. They stop moving when caught on doorways or corners. The time trials also exacerbate its poor traversal gameplay by causing players to lose unfairly. The combat is serviceable.    This is a janky, poorly designed mess of a game that makes Marvel's Avengers look pristine by comparison.

    Characters struggle to get around Gotham using a traversal system that feels new but lesser than Arkham's. They stop moving when caught on doorways or corners. The time trials also exacerbate its poor traversal gameplay by causing players to lose unfairly. The combat is serviceable. I legitimately have fun pounding criminals to the point of unconsciousness, but when they try to escape, the game yet again forces me into its incredibly poor traversal system.

    The graphics look good in my opinion, but the game is still plagued with frequent framerate dips at the time of writing. True to being a current-gen game, it also makes good use of my SSD; it doesn't take longer than 6 seconds to load nearly anything.

    Please save yourself the trouble and wait for a sale and multiple patches. Better yet, just don't buy it. The aggravation this game will inevitably cause you is not worth $60. Jason Todd's hoodie is too excited to be here, as its laces stand erect, presumably in search of Onsen or a functional patch.    … Expand
  13. JayG0001
    Nov 19, 2022
    1
    Enjoying the game but apparently, this game only runs on a BATCOMPUTER. The framerate is all over the place.

    This game is not for everyone, it's for people with dead parents and inherited lots of money.
  14. opxpp
    Nov 1, 2022
    2
    This isn't AAA Game this game can be a mobile game, not a PC game. The developer of this game used batman's name to sell the game noting more.
  15. MrLionforGamers
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a Garbage Game Gotham Without Batman This is not the Game … Expand
  16. FirstElement
    Oct 30, 2022
    4
    Game service without soul, tons of useless grinding activities, mobile interface and resources crafting system
  17. monkeykiss
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    My PC:
    Ryzen 7 3700x
    3080Ti
    32gb ram 3600mhz
    I averaged like 40-50 FPS at max settings.
    The games story is very uninspired, cringey and cliche.
    The gameplay is akin to Marvel's Avengers which is not a compliment.
    All of the dialogue sounds like it was written by an "edgy teenager" which is really an out of touch boomer.
  18. Attila94
    Dec 12, 2022
    1
    Ни слова по русски ! Игроки хотят играть, добавьте субтитры
  19. JowDF
    Nov 13, 2022
    3
    Palavras não bastam para expressar o quanto eu fiquei insatisfeito com esse jogo, em resumo está cheio de bugs, quedas de FPS, travamentos e fechamentos aleatórios, não recomendo a ninguém a compra, o jogo se encontra em um estado inacabado, os desenvolvedores precisam concertar-lo o quanto antes.
  20. WayTooBad
    Feb 12, 2023
    0
    Pure trash, this feels like a mobile game. Not sure if this is done by the same developers but Arkham series was way better. Even the first game Arkham Asylum looked and ran better.
  21. Skyyfall
    Nov 7, 2022
    5
    The plot is more or less, but there are oddities. But the main thing here is the gameplay. Farm for the sake of farm, monotonous gameplay, constant loading of the map during the game and crashes on any settings. At the end of the game it was so uninteresting that I put the easiest difficulty. In principle, if we tightened up the gameplay, a little more than a normal plot, and withoutThe plot is more or less, but there are oddities. But the main thing here is the gameplay. Farm for the sake of farm, monotonous gameplay, constant loading of the map during the game and crashes on any settings. At the end of the game it was so uninteresting that I put the easiest difficulty. In principle, if we tightened up the gameplay, a little more than a normal plot, and without crashes, we would get a good game.… Expand
  22. Fire-typhoon123
    Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Honestly speaking, the developers should be ashamed of themselves for releasing such a bad game after the Masterpiece that is Arkham knight. Arkham knight not only beats this lousy & cheaply made game in every department but also manages to look like a modern game still. Gotham knights looks like it was made by a bunch of amateur college students in a garage in 2010 but even that's givingHonestly speaking, the developers should be ashamed of themselves for releasing such a bad game after the Masterpiece that is Arkham knight. Arkham knight not only beats this lousy & cheaply made game in every department but also manages to look like a modern game still. Gotham knights looks like it was made by a bunch of amateur college students in a garage in 2010 but even that's giving them too much credit lol.… Expand
  23. iguuuuuuuu
    Nov 4, 2022
    5
    Gotham Knights is not a bad game, it's just mediocre, it has some good missions and some interesting ideas, I think it's slightly better than Avengers but not that this is a good comparison, you can feel that the project had a lot of changes and was poorly planned what left something unidentified and generic.
  24. LokiPokis
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    There are 300 million Russian languages in the world, why aren't there at least subtitles
  25. arjona
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    This game has a high performance issues:

    My PC:

    CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    RAM: 64gb 4.2GHZ
    GPU: RTX 3090

    Settings:
    Graphics ultra
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    DLSS: ON

    FPS Average 45 but constantly drops to 20-25 FPS

    This performance is unacceptable
  26. cookiecutterx
    Oct 24, 2022
    1
    Atrocious optimization, boring and repetitive gameplay and awful graphics compared to Gotham Knight, which was released in 2015!!!!! There is literally nothing to love this game for.
  27. eXcali
    Oct 24, 2022
    1
    - The gameplay is super boring, apparently the game designer didn't play the original Batman trilogy
    - Сombat is monotonous, it's like I'm playing a game on a dandy console and all my buttons are broken except for the only working one
    - Optimization is just terrible, it would be better if the development of the game was entrusted to Saber Interactive RTX 4090 + 12700K not enough for    - The gameplay is super boring, apparently the game designer didn't play the original Batman trilogy
    - Сombat is monotonous, it's like I'm playing a game on a dandy console and all my buttons are broken except for the only working one
    - Optimization is just terrible, it would be better if the development of the game was entrusted to Saber Interactive
    RTX 4090 + 12700K not enough for smooth gameplay in this game.
    It feels like the developers made the game with one foot and the other picking their nose
    --------------------------------------------------
    Batman: Arkham Knight says hello.
    Developers need to learn optimization from The Witcher 3, Fortnite, SOTTR, Super People and Resident Evil    … Expand
  28. T4KED0WN
    Oct 25, 2022
    1
    Below 50% GPU usage even with Ryzen 7700X. Shader compilation stutters are also present and very frequent. They are compiled during gameplay rather than in a menu or startup resulting in constant stutter. Denuvo on top of that. The recommended specs are insane and my pc is way above them and it is still unable to run this. Most of the issues with the game are fixable, but i heavily adviseBelow 50% GPU usage even with Ryzen 7700X. Shader compilation stutters are also present and very frequent. They are compiled during gameplay rather than in a menu or startup resulting in constant stutter. Denuvo on top of that. The recommended specs are insane and my pc is way above them and it is still unable to run this. Most of the issues with the game are fixable, but i heavily advise against buying this in the current state.… Expand
  29. c_ache
    Oct 25, 2022
    2
    - русский язык отсутствует, точнее вырезан, так как изначально он был. Может хватит смешивать игры с игроками и политику?
    - интересный только начальный ролик, хотя факт, что рас аль гул победил бэтмена мне совсем не близок (что за мода обесценивать все старое, чтобы новое заиграло новыми красками?)
    - геймплей скучный и однообразный - оптимизация ужасная, 3080ti 12gb + 9900K + 32GB ram +    - русский язык отсутствует, точнее вырезан, так как изначально он был. Может хватит смешивать игры с игроками и политику?
    - интересный только начальный ролик, хотя факт, что рас аль гул победил бэтмена мне совсем не близок (что за мода обесценивать все старое, чтобы новое заиграло новыми красками?)
    - геймплей скучный и однообразный
    - оптимизация ужасная, 3080ti 12gb + 9900K + 32GB ram + DLSS на ультра производительность и прыжки с 30 до 50 кадров в 2,5K 3440*1440
    - микрофризы постоянные
    + задница бэтвумен огонь =)    … Expand
  30. PaulGR
    Oct 24, 2022
    3
    Unoptimized mess promoting the "woke" agenda.

    What could have been a good game is, once more, overshadowed by poor optimization, clunky controls, grindy missions, and an unhealthy dose of "wokeness". There is no true Full-screen mode. No matter the settings, the game fluctuates heavily between 20 and 140 FPS. I'd rather it's a stable 30 than getting a headache from these sudden    Unoptimized mess promoting the "woke" agenda.

    What could have been a good game is, once more, overshadowed by poor optimization, clunky controls, grindy missions, and an unhealthy dose of "wokeness".

    There is no true Full-screen mode. No matter the settings, the game fluctuates heavily between 20 and 140 FPS. I'd rather it's a stable 30 than getting a headache from these sudden fluctuations dipping to 20, then rising to 100 with a simple camera turn. Graphics are mediocre at best without RayTracing on. Reminds me of old PS3 games (e.g., Infamous: Second Son). If you turn RT "on" the game is a stutter-fest (RTX3080Ti, R9 5900X).

    Side missions while on patrol become a big chore after the second time. It's always the same setup of enemies and things to do. Same locations. Same tactics. Same objectives. It gets old very quick.

    Combat doesn't help either. It gets monotonous very fast. Other than the nice finishers, there is not much to comment on. It's clunky and doesn't feel fluid. It's just spam "X" until the enemy sponge dies. You even forget that you have a ranged move (range is so short it doesn't matter anyway).

    Traveling also feels like a big chore:
    - The bat-bike mechanics are out of a game released in the early 2000s. Physics are entirely off. To make the world feel "big," they tweaked the bike to go at 40Kmh, while simulating a "wind" effect around the edges of the screen so as to appear that you are going at 350Kmh. The scam is visible as you can barely overtake a bus. Getting anywhere is so sluggish and boring.
    - The hook that you grapple is hit-n-miss. You can use it on specified spots in the world which becomes very annoying when it auto-targets at a place that you are clearly not aiming at. Still, this is probably the only decent way to move around.
    - Gliding/flying is even slower than the bat-bike, which makes it a joke. It also forces your short cape to turn long, which is very ugly.
    - Navigating on foot is weird. There is no jump button and you can only move on objects that the game wants you to.

    The world is empty and dead. There are just copy-pasted versions of the same 5 NPCs sitting around, reacting to you by jumping and saying a line from a pool of 10 voice-lines.

    Customization is pure marketing. They allow you to craft suits, yet it's basically just 6 different models that simply recycle their stats each time you craft them. You have the option to change the look of some body parts (hands, boots, mask) between 3 options that are so similar you won't even notice. it's there just to promote "character customization". At least you can change colors, if you manage to unlock them before finishing the story. If you unlock the glide ability the game forces on you long capes. There is no option to change them and this has already been an issue on Reddit as people are frustrated not being able to revert it back. Many consider not even unlocking the glide ability to avoid the long cape.

    To top it off, instead of spending time polishing and serving us a finished product, they decided to spent time injecting their "woke" propaganda in the game. It has it all. "Pride" parades and rainbow flags. There are text-messages between the characters in the context of: "Omg the Pride parade is in town. We are bad people if we don't go. We are OBVIOUSLY GOING!!" Paraphilia is being promoted plenty once more. Your politics have no place in our games.

    Overall: The game needs serious patching to optimize it. If it is stable it might be worth half the asking price (~30$). Since nothing else will change (e.g., combat/driving won't change) I can't recommend this unless you get it at 20$-max in a few months if you REALLY want it. By then, it will hopefully be stable.    … Expand
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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. INVEN
    Nov 14, 2022
    59
    A Batman family that couldn't get out of Arkhamverse's shadow. The game design structured around Co-op shows a lack of motivation. So many problems with monotonous combat, empty Gotham city, insufficient hero abilities, optimization issues and so on. A screenshot of Gotham city from photo-mode is the only thing that comforted me.
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  2. GameSpace
    Nov 7, 2022
    80
    Overall, Gotham Knights plays very well on the PC, once you figure your Steam settings. Playing as the Knights instead of Batman is a change for this style of game based in Gotham.
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  3. Ragequit.gr
    Nov 6, 2022
    71
    The main problem with Gotham Knights is not its level of quality. It's that it could have been far superior, comparable to the past titles in the series. The key ingredients for the success of the franchise are here too, but either in a limited or undermined form, by the commercial direction the title has taken towards the looter territories and indeed, the more mundane ones at that.
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