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Revision as of 16:32, 27 March 2015

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Batman: Arkham City
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
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
Batman: Arkham City on Wikipedia

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Batman: Arkham
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

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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DRM: SecuROM and Games for Windows - LIVE.
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GamersGate
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Green Man Gaming
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GOTY Edition
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Humble Store
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Mac App Store
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GOTY Edition (OS X only)
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Origin
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GOTY Edition
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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GOTY Edition (Windows and OS X)
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
All non-Steam Windows versions require Games for Windows - LIVE.
All Windows versions activate on Steam, including retail.[1]
The non-GOTY version upgrades to GOTY when activated on Steam.[1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.
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.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200260/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200260/pfx/[Note 1]

Convert GFWL savegames to Steamworks

Instructions

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

External video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

External key map settings.
The gamepad layout for Batman: Arkham City

Template:Input settings

Disable mouse smoothing

Instructions

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Turkish

A Turkish fan patch is available here.

It does not include Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC.

Change language

By default the Windows system language takes over other preferences.
Instructions
Instructions

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
DirectX 9 only.
iZ3D

Issues fixed

Low FPS

Turn off PhysX and DX11, as both of these features are resource-intensive.
Ensure you have the latest DirectX End-User Runtimes.

Game crashes

Instructions

Gray screen after fight with Joker

Instructions

No sound or weak sound

Instructions

Game crashes right after launch

Instructions

Game crashes during introductory cutscene

Instructions

Alternative game crash following introductory cutscene

Instructions

Game crashes under Windows 8

Instructions

Fix for missing Catwoman controls

Instructions

Missing Penguin Statues

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
OpenGL
OS X only.
Shader Model support 3, 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Wwise
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 17 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 3850
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
512 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References