Gotham Knights

 PlayStation 5
User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 586 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 221 out of 586
  2. Mixed: 99 out of 586
  3. Negative: 266 out of 586
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  1. milkau
    Oct 27, 2022
    0
    Worst Batman game ever. Just BAD!! Missions are lame, characters are boring and the fight is very repetitive. don't buy it.
  2. ME6ATURTLE
    Oct 27, 2022
    7
    The game is overhated as hell. It’s not perfect but a solid 7/10. I feel the only reason people hate it is because of the Arkham comparisons. 90% of the problems can be fixed with a simple update
  3. ProGamer1010
    Oct 29, 2022
    2
    They took the Arkham formula and ruined every aspect. Even the story is predictable and awful. If you like the Arkham series, skip this game.
  4. Drr1905
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is an espectacular game , the acción , the Gameplay is a verte good game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  5. Ziem86
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    Not worth 10, but idiots that give it 0 because derp30derpfps2020derp are killing an otherwise solid Bat-experience.
  6. Mohamed90909
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    This game is everything to me, we get to experience the members of the bat family to know how useful and powerful they can be!
    With patches, updates and DLCs, this game will be 10/10!
  7. yokasun
    Nov 16, 2022
    9
    Not bad game. i enjoyed actually better than Saints row. The graphics are good. I don't feel 30fps and I don't understand the 0 and 1s. I think if anyone played the game would just be fair and know it can not be a 1. The story is short but the three side missions are great. It's no GTA for sure but it has its own vibe. People are being too harsh on it saying devs are not trying their bestNot bad game. i enjoyed actually better than Saints row. The graphics are good. I don't feel 30fps and I don't understand the 0 and 1s. I think if anyone played the game would just be fair and know it can not be a 1. The story is short but the three side missions are great. It's no GTA for sure but it has its own vibe. People are being too harsh on it saying devs are not trying their best making games. I think they are not being fair. The game create a city that has a lot of details. I can't believe I say this but I think it has more details than spiderman. It has undergrounds, warehouses and even the painting on the street has details. The only thing is that it has no weather change and mostly in dark due to the gotham theme. Anyway, don't judge a book by its cover. I am not saying it's a must buy for everyone. But for those who are into DC comics and open world, you might want to give it a try.… Expand
  8. TheOracle19x
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    This Game is absolutely brilliant. The story is heartfelt ,funny and overall just wonderful. Playing this game alongside my boyfriend has been an absolute joy and seeing the interaction between our two characters (Barbara and Jason) has been some of my favourite gaming moments. This game was worth the hype for me. The game was really made for the fans of the comics and the Batman universeThis Game is absolutely brilliant. The story is heartfelt ,funny and overall just wonderful. Playing this game alongside my boyfriend has been an absolute joy and seeing the interaction between our two characters (Barbara and Jason) has been some of my favourite gaming moments. This game was worth the hype for me. The game was really made for the fans of the comics and the Batman universe as a whole 10/10.… Expand
  9. Attila68
    Dec 16, 2022
    1
    Add Russian. Russian is spoken in 17 countries. 250 million people speak Russian
  10. Loki93
    Dec 18, 2022
    0
    why is there no Russian language, I'm from Kazakhstan . Please add rus sub.
  11. LokiPokis
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    There are 300 million Russian languages in the world, why aren't there at least subtitles
  12. NJ7695
    Mar 30, 2023
    0
    Making Tim gay is a petty joke. But hey, go woke, go broke. Sick of this garbage.
  13. musstang62
    Dec 3, 2022
    6
    Disappointing, and I really wanted to love it. If you've not played the Batman Arkham video game series, do yourself a favor and go play that instead. Every game in that series is orders of magnitude better than this one
  14. Psyclerk
    Oct 30, 2022
    4
    I'll break down why I give this game a 4.

    Graphics - There is a video in the wild that is gaining popularity comparing this game with Arkham Knight. It's pretty clear that the game from 7 years ago is graphically superior, which is odd. Beside the much ballyhooed lack of 60 FPS in a current generation game, there are a lot of quirks in the game's physics engine whose oversight is    I'll break down why I give this game a 4.

    Graphics - There is a video in the wild that is gaining popularity comparing this game with Arkham Knight. It's pretty clear that the game from 7 years ago is graphically superior, which is odd. Beside the much ballyhooed lack of 60 FPS in a current generation game, there are a lot of quirks in the game's physics engine whose oversight is baffling. Red Hood's hoodie drawstrings famously stick straight out at a 90 degree angle, Batgirl's cape hangs limply over one shoulder while she blasts down the road on the Batcycle, etc. You can't put out tripe like this and then also throw a $70 price tag on it. Further, Gotham City itself is devoid of almost all life. Civilians exist but you will likely only see 3-4 at a time, if that.

    Controls - I've been playing video games for just over 40 years now, and I can say that Gotham Knights' controls are some of the worst I've encountered. There's no way to lock onto enemies so you often end up attacking randomly. The camera gets stuck on objects so you end up attacking nothing. Your character will come to a full sudden stop if they come close to any object higher than their foot. Interacting with objects like computers or boxes requires that you be in a precise range and face the object square on, otherwise you only see that you can interact with the object but not do anything with it (despite the fact that it is only six inches to your left). You are often left traveling around using the grapple gun, and the game has almost no logic as to where you will fire. Want to go straight up? Maybe you can, maybe not. Want to jump across the street towards an objective? Maybe you fire backwards or straight up instead. Extremely frustrating.

    Game play - The basic game play loop is just that...basic. Light and heavy melee, light and heavy ranged attacks, and a dodge. That's it. No parry, no cool gadgets beyond your chosen characters' ranged weapon. You can grab enemies once you've weakened them for some strikes or a throw which does no damage on its own. You have "Momentum" moves that let you use new attacks, but are fairly useless as they often only delete one or two enemies. The gear system is nice for the character customization, but other than that, it is just another chore. Travel is done via either the aforementioned grapple gun, which is terrible, or by Batcycle, which is nearly as bad. You can run over the few citizens you see with no consequence. Hitting a wall or another vehicle has no consequence other than bringing you to a sudden halt. The Batcycle is what I would expect to see in a $5 shovelware title, not an alleged AAA game. There a lot of "challenges" to finish but they are virtually all the same thing. There are collectibles as well, but between how numerous they are, how lifeless the city is, and how bland the gameplay is, I don't know how anyone can stomach collecting them all.

    All in all, this one is a huge disappointment. There are a LOT of QOL improvements that could be made to maybe get this one another point, maybe two, but at its core, Gotham Knights is just not a good game. I don't know that I can recommend it even when it inevitably goes on sale.    … Expand
  15. jbkeller77
    Jan 6, 2023
    4
    I am a huge fan of the Arkham series games and the world of Batman in general. I paid 35 dollars for this game while on sale and it feels like I paid too much. It looks and feels cheaply made in comparison to previous Arkham games I’ve loved. Everything about it feels like less; The visuals. The details. The UI. The movement and fighting. The wash and repeat of how you go out each night.I am a huge fan of the Arkham series games and the world of Batman in general. I paid 35 dollars for this game while on sale and it feels like I paid too much. It looks and feels cheaply made in comparison to previous Arkham games I’ve loved. Everything about it feels like less; The visuals. The details. The UI. The movement and fighting. The wash and repeat of how you go out each night. The city and its emptiness. The repeated bad guy skins and audio. I’d rather replay Arkham Knight from 2015 again honestly. I really thought I’d appreciate this one with the discount I paid but it’s just not a good game. It’s as average as it gets and that’s a tragedy since the Arkham series was so great. Pass.… Expand
  16. Cleric22
    Nov 1, 2022
    7
    This game is exactly what it was advertised as. An open world, co-op loot based game. For people who like games like this it's a lot of fun. People who were expecting the next Arkham entry despite the fact that is not set in universe will be disappointed.

    It's not a perfect game. The 30FPS is a drag and the world could use a little more life and variety. The combat and abilities are fun    This game is exactly what it was advertised as. An open world, co-op loot based game. For people who like games like this it's a lot of fun. People who were expecting the next Arkham entry despite the fact that is not set in universe will be disappointed.

    It's not a perfect game. The 30FPS is a drag and the world could use a little more life and variety. The combat and abilities are fun an each Knight plays radically different. I've been playing with a rotation of friends and the mix and match of teams of 2 have made each time feel different. I knew what this was going in as a Multiplayer gamer and I recommend it with the caveat that you know what game you're buying.    … Expand
  17. freemanlouis
    Jul 31, 2023
    9
    What I like most about Gotham Knights is how it feels like a day in the life of a vigilante. I enjoyed the to do list of missions and the freedom to take on different adventures anyway I pleased. It made me feel responsible for a city and gave me a sense of emersion. The combat was very familiar from the latest Batman and Spiderman video games, and I had a blast crafting and collectingWhat I like most about Gotham Knights is how it feels like a day in the life of a vigilante. I enjoyed the to do list of missions and the freedom to take on different adventures anyway I pleased. It made me feel responsible for a city and gave me a sense of emersion. The combat was very familiar from the latest Batman and Spiderman video games, and I had a blast crafting and collecting suits. The copious amount of dialogue between the main characters made them feel three dimensional people. Leveling was simple and concise.

    Again, getting lost in all the things to do, mysteries to solve and characters to meet was my favorite part.    … Expand
  18. MrRPG
    Nov 9, 2022
    7
    Gotham Knights! a to long review. (Review pending 404 error when posting long reviews, Fix your site meta)
  19. Southernhammer
    Aug 14, 2023
    2
    I played it hoping it'd be better than on release but this is the sort of bad game that can't be fixed with patches. Clunky fighting, boring dialogue and dreadful enemies. Boss fights are the worst part with them being pure damage sponges. Avoid at all costs
  20. Khaosom
    Oct 28, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So many people apparently went into this game with the wrong assumptions. I preordered it knowing it wasn't a continuation of the Arkham series, and instead knew it was a new spin. I've currently done all the Mr.Freeze, Clayface, and Harley side quests and am about level 25. I've seen really no glitches, the combat is more arpg like than the Arkham series. The storyline is compelling and has me wanting to play more. People complaining about the 30fps have either not been gaming long or haven't done the homework. Even on a maxed PC the game drops fps.… Expand
  21. Voodoo123
    Jan 18, 2023
    7
    +Looks great on a 4k TV
    +Excellent in game cutscenes
    +Impressive digital art throughout -Gameplay feels 'clunky' at first -Open world map filler feels like a cheap gameplay loop GK is far more fun to play than many of the reviews might suggest. For myself it took around 20-25 hrs to complete all the story quests and max out a single character. Overall I felt the story and graphics    +Looks great on a 4k TV
    +Excellent in game cutscenes
    +Impressive digital art throughout
    -Gameplay feels 'clunky' at first
    -Open world map filler feels like a cheap gameplay loop

    GK is far more fun to play than many of the reviews might suggest. For myself it took around 20-25 hrs to complete all the story quests and max out a single character. Overall I felt the story and graphics were the strongest points. The gameplay often felt slow and imprecise with a sort of 'tacked on' RPG system at play.
    The open world looks great but the streets are extremely empty with little to do beyond the basic busywork. In many ways the open world gameplay loop reminded me of older titles like mafia 2, watch dogs and sleeping dogs only with the 'looter shooter'' mechanics added into it.

    Overall I felt the same sort of weird disconnect between the story and the open world sections was similar to Spiderman ps4. If you liked that I would say this will appeal to you. If you you can get it on a discount and have a friend with this too, it's a great multiplayer campaign experience overall.    … Expand
  22. ColdHand
    Nov 10, 2022
    4
    The mission that was given to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment was pretty simple : as they did back then with Batman Origins, they just had to take the last Batman Arkham game, copy it, reskin it and sell it. Unfortunately, they barely achieved this, despite how relatively easy the goal was to reach. It's painful to travel across Gotham and the combats are extremely... meh. If you'reThe mission that was given to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment was pretty simple : as they did back then with Batman Origins, they just had to take the last Batman Arkham game, copy it, reskin it and sell it. Unfortunately, they barely achieved this, despite how relatively easy the goal was to reach. It's painful to travel across Gotham and the combats are extremely... meh. If you're a Batman lore die hard fan, wait for sales, Otherwise, don't bother with this game.… Expand
  23. italoipo
    Dec 3, 2022
    9
    i don't understand the bad reviews...30fps? sure..but it's not like it's a new thing today. Gotta say i enjoy this game way more then i enjoyed God of War Ragnarok. Yes it is a bit like the Ubisoft formula..only i enjoy playing it here. Was one of the most fun i had after Elden ring
  24. rookie009
    Nov 10, 2022
    3
    I see what it could be with more love and at least a year of serious coding and optimization. And that makes it even worse. Because I must say, this is a piece of sad **** and they know it. They knew that this game was not ready to be published. This would be a good game when they published it like "Early Access" but as a full price "Our game is so good" game? Hell no. Don't buy it. Wait aI see what it could be with more love and at least a year of serious coding and optimization. And that makes it even worse. Because I must say, this is a piece of sad **** and they know it. They knew that this game was not ready to be published. This would be a good game when they published it like "Early Access" but as a full price "Our game is so good" game? Hell no. Don't buy it. Wait a year and then look at it again. Perhaps they will get it done but I don't believe that they can or even want to. It feels like they had marked it as a fail and are trying to squeeze every bit of money out of it as long as it sells before they will give it up completely.… Expand
  25. Mezzeruk
    Mar 13, 2023
    7
    Far, far better game than the credit it received at launch. Take away the whole Batman theme and it's a decent open world action game. Smooth combat, excellent visual detail, solid animation and a half decent story. Unfortunately the 30fps console versions and technical issues at launch killed it. On a decent PC and with the updated patches and at £17 (I paid in the epic Xmas sales) it's aFar, far better game than the credit it received at launch. Take away the whole Batman theme and it's a decent open world action game. Smooth combat, excellent visual detail, solid animation and a half decent story. Unfortunately the 30fps console versions and technical issues at launch killed it. On a decent PC and with the updated patches and at £17 (I paid in the epic Xmas sales) it's a bargain,fun and enjoyable video game. I am comfortably ranging between 60 and 120fps with native 4K and Ray Tracing on...using a 4080 and even with my previous 3080 I would generally hit 60 with no RT at 1440p. Ignore the console nonsense and if you have a good PC and it's on sale it's a decent game...and you can feel the detail in the visuals...audio and combat.… Expand
  26. movielover86
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    One official review opens with the game is up their with elden ring
  27. huntertex
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    This game is playable, I'll say that. The story brings it down to a zero, Don't buy this.
  28. GamingReality
    Oct 28, 2022
    0
    Woke agenda must be illegal, what is this trash?!
    A batman game without batman says it all, stupid idea stupid performance really bad job with this one. Disgusting and real games should ban developers like this, we need to see such developers go extinct there's no place for their evil agendas in fun and games. 30 fps 21 on bike unbelievable spit to the face for every DC fan.
  29. JayDarbz
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    It's actually really fun hope for some payed expansions and new knights! Like catwoman
  30. Baggy11
    Nov 10, 2022
    1
    What a poorly made batman game, story and graphics are ok in parts but overall game play and level design is extremely poor and repetitive.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 80 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 80
  3. Negative: 6 out of 80
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    60
    The game is not bad and serves you a lot. You want a hero? You have four. Want big missions? Usually you have about three going at once. You want side missions? You've got a city full of them. Which doesn't mean it's a great game. Just good and solid. [Issue#323]
  2. Cubed3
    May 30, 2023
    40
    Not being content with being one of the most soulless products released under the Warner Bros. label, it is also extremely underwhelming from a technical point of view. Gotham Knights was originally developed as a multi-gen title, but PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions got cancelled. Despite this, the visuals underwhelm and fail to impress and manage to look worse than the last major Batman instalment released seven years prior. Capping at a mere 30fps might be excusable if this boasted the most cutting edge visuals on the market, but it manages to look cheap and dated. For a AAA production from Warner Bros., this should have been a visual tour de force, with top writing talent, and have evolved the gameplay to compete with its contemporaries. Maybe it can be salvaged over time with updates, but currently it's one of the most droll and sloppily designed triple-A products of 2022.
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  3. PSX Extreme
    Dec 16, 2022
    74
    Gotham Knights would be a great game, its sandbox approach to exploring Gotham is top-notch and its story keeps you just engaged enough to keep playing. The problem lies in the game’s lackluster combat and endless fighting cycles of beating up the same factions over and over and over with little to no variation to dialogue.
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