Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

Last updated: 2026-01-24
  • Fluid and addictive combat system
  • Outstanding story and memorable characters
  • Iconic voice acting enhances experience
  • Overemphasis on Riddler content
  • Repetitive and tedious side missions
  • Technical issues on modern systems
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Emotions

Frustration19%Satisfaction15%Excitement15%Admiration10%Enjoyment7%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
73,607
Positive
70,77796.2%
Negative
2,8303.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
4,901,050
Estimated revenue
$97,971,990
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
490.59%
Estimated copies lost
3,263
Estimated revenue lost
$65,227
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
490.6%
Avg playtime 0.8h
1581.9%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
2533%
Avg playtime 26.6h
7,89994.5%
Avg playtime 38.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.9 rev/day
Last 30d23.3 rev/day
Quarterly93 rev/qtr
Days covered4,470.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
8,359 total
Organic purchasers6,01972.0%
Voted up: 96%
Key activations2,34028.0%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
8,359 total
First impression0-2h3173.79%
Voted up: 82%
Mid game2-10h2,21926.5%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h2,63431.5%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+3,18938.2%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.75% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
93.2%
Global baseline 96.4%
146 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 73,607 total.