Batman: Arkham City
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| Developers | |
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| Rocksteady Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
| OS X | Feral Interactive |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 22, 2011 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 13, 2012 |
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Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
| Batman: Arkham | |
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| Subseries of Batman | |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 |
| Batman: Arkham City | 2011 |
| Batman: Arkham Origins | 2013 |
| Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition | 2014 |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 2015 |
| Batman: Arkham VR | 2017 |
| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | 2024 |
Key points
- DRM switched from Games for Windows - LIVE and SecuROM to Steam.[1]
General information
- Batman Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Technical Issues section of the official forum.
Availability
- All versions activate on Steam, including retail.[1]
- The non-GOTY version upgrades to GOTY when activated on Steam.[1]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Change language
- By default the game takes over the language settings of Windows.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200260/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200260/pfx/[Note 1] |
- A guide on how to convert the GFWL save game into a save game that works with Steamworks.
- A well-written post on the Steam Users' Forums about the way the game handles save data. Note that this forum post is only relevant to the deprecated GFWL version.
Save game cloud syncing
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
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High frame rate
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Input settings
Disable Mouse Smoothing
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Audio settings
Localizations
- The Windows system language is used by default; to force a different language see Change language.
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| Turkish |
Turkish
- A Turkish fan patch is available here. Note that it does not include Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC.
Issues fixed
Low FPS
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Crash Fix – For Quad Core PCs
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Gray screen after fight with Joker
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No sound or weak sound
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Game crashes right after launch
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Game crashes during introductory cutscene
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Alternative game crash following introductory cutscene
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Game crashes under Windows 8
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Fix for missing Catwoman controls
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Missing Penguin Statues
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Using GFWL save file in Steamworks version
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System requirements
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4800+ | Intel or AMD dual-core 2.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT ATi Radeon HD 3850 512 MB of VRAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 AMD Radeon HD 6970 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/200260/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (200260) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.