Franchise file / Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Batman
Gotham, on every platform
Batman has been in games since Ocean's 1986 isometric adventure, moving through film tie-ins and cartoon spin-offs before Rocksteady's Arkham games gave him a lasting home on console.
- 1986
- First game
- 3
- Series
- Bob Kane and Bill Finger
- Creator
One world. Many eras.
Choose your chapter
Licensed years. Ocean's 1986 isometric game opened the run. Sunsoft's NES game and a stream of film and animated series tie-ins followed, with LEGO Batman closing the era in 2008.
Start with Batman: The Video GameYour next late night
The essentials
Chapters
Series (3)
Batman - The Telltale SeriesTelltale Games' episodic Batman adventures, Batman: The Telltale Series (2016) and The Enemy Within (2017), where your choices shape Bruce Wayne and Batman.Rocksteady's GothamBatman: ArkhamRocksteady's Batman games began with Arkham Asylum in 2009, mixing rhythmic melee, stealth and gadget work before widening into open Gotham and, later, a dark turn with the Suicide Squad.
Rocksteady's GothamBatman: ArkhamRocksteady's Batman games began with Arkham Asylum in 2009, mixing rhythmic melee, stealth and gadget work before widening into open Gotham and, later, a dark turn with the Suicide Squad.
A legacy worth revisiting
The detective behind the cowl.
The licence has been tried in every shape: isometric puzzlers, side-scrollers, LEGO brawlers and Telltale drama. The strongest games treat Batman as more than a fighter, leaning on gadgets, stealth and detective work. Gotham does the rest.
- 1986 to 2008
- Licensed years
- 2009 to 2015
- Arkham
- 2016 to 2024
- After Arkham
Scenes that stay with you
Inside the world
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