Batman™: Arkham Knight
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 20h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 76% of games we track.
- At least 38% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Trail of Fear” (Lock up your first Supervillain in GCPD) and “The Frequency of Fear”: from 90% to 74% of starters.
- 86% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 161,719 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 24.1h for positive, 8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (86% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Journey into Knight Even The Odds. 100%
- Trail of Fear Lock up your first Supervillain in GCPD. 90% −10
- The Frequency of Fear Scan Gotham City to pinpoint Scarecrow's location. Most players quit here 74% −16
- Fear of Faith Rescue the ACE Chemical workers. 67% −7
- As the Crow Flies Escape from ACE Chemicals. 64% −3
- No Man's Land Restore power to the bridges of Gotham City. 60% −4
- Living Hell Interrogate the Militia APC Driver. 55% −5
- Cold World Destroy the first weapons cache in Gotham City. 53% −1
- A Battle Within Fight for your sanity. 52% −2
- Dark Wings Fly Away in Fear What is the Cloudburst? 50% −2
- With a Vengeance! Take on the heavy artillery reinforcements. 49% −1
- Strange Deadfellows Deploy the Cloudburst countermeasures. 47% −2
- Creature of the Night Freedom of the city. 46% −2
- Brotherhood of the Fist Return of the Dynamic Duo. 44% −1
- A Heart Broken in Two Secure the secret base. 43% −1
- City of Fear Defend the assault on your ally's fortress. 42% −1
- Who Rules The Night Batman vs the Arkham Knight. 41% −1
- Judgment Day Win the rumble down under. 39% −1
- Fear of Success Survive Scarecrow's ambush. 39%
- Be Not Afraid Win the war for Gotham. ≥38% −1
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (113)
story milestone ending side
- Journey into Knight Even The Odds. 100%
- Trail of Fear Lock up your first Supervillain in GCPD. 90%
- The Frequency of Fear Scan Gotham City to pinpoint Scarecrow's location. 74%
- Fear of Faith Rescue the ACE Chemical workers. 67%
- As the Crow Flies Escape from ACE Chemicals. 64%
- No Man's Land Restore power to the bridges of Gotham City. 60%
- The Road to Hell Successfully complete the first Riddler trial. 58%
- Living Hell Interrogate the Militia APC Driver. 55%
- Cold World Destroy the first weapons cache in Gotham City. 53%
- A Battle Within Fight for your sanity. 52%
- Dark Wings Fly Away in Fear What is the Cloudburst? 50%
- With a Vengeance! Take on the heavy artillery reinforcements. 49%
- Strange Deadfellows Deploy the Cloudburst countermeasures. 47%
- Creature of the Night Freedom of the city. 46%
- Brotherhood of the Fist Return of the Dynamic Duo. 44%
- A Heart Broken in Two Secure the secret base. 43%
- Death and Glory Perform 20 fear takedowns. 42%
- Pieces of the Puzzle Obtain a key by completing the second Riddler trial. 42%
- City of Fear Defend the assault on your ally's fortress. 42%
- Two Faces of Fear! Stop the bank heist on Bleake Island. 42%
- Who Rules The Night Batman vs the Arkham Knight. 41%
- The Cat and the Bat Obtain a key by completing the third Riddler trial. 40%
- Cycle of Violence Use 100 Quick Gadgets while in free flow combat. 40%
- Judgment Day Win the rumble down under. 39%
- Fear of Success Survive Scarecrow's ambush. 39%
- Beautiful Boy Destroy the second weapons cache in Gotham City. 39%
- Two Sides of the Same Coin! Stop the bank heist on Founders' Island. 39%
- Riddler on the Rampage Obtain a key by completing the fourth Riddler trial. 38%
- Be Not Afraid Win the war for Gotham. 38%
- Double Jeopardy Face off with an old friend. 38%
- Jekyll & Hyde Stop the bank heist on Miagani Island and lock up the master mind in GCPD. 37%
- Master of Fear Wayne vs Crane. 37%
- The Burning Question Obtain a key by completing the fifth Riddler trial. 36%
- The Primal Riddle Obtain a key by completing the sixth Riddler trial. 36%
- Blind Love Destroy the third weapons cache in Gotham City. 35%
- The Cult Save the sacrificial victim and lock up the executioner in GCPD. 34%
- Scar of the Bat Cure the doctor. 34%
- Days of Fire Extinguish the fires in Gotham City. 33%
- Practice Run Destroy the fourth weapons cache in Gotham City. 33%
- Touch of Death Apprehend the weapons dealer and lock him up in GCPD. 33%
- Death by Design Obtain a key by completing the seventh Riddler trial. 32%
- Savage Metal Smash 10 militia transport vehicles off the road without using the immobilizer. 32%
- The Riddle Factory Obtain a key by completing the eighth Riddler trial. 32%
- Lethal Pursuits Obtain a key by completing the ninth Riddler trial. 31%
- Nine Lives Obtain a key by completing the last Riddler trial. 30%
- The Road Home Destroy all of the militia APC's. 30%
- The Monster Machine Track down and apprehend the serial killer. 29%
- Angel in the Dark Complete the trials and prove you are a worthy successor. 28%
- Gates of Gotham Destroy all of the militia watchtowers. 25%
- The Scene of the Crime Rescue Mad Hatter's first hostage. 24%
- Streets of Gotham Destroy all of the militia checkpoints. 23%
- Death of Innocents Rescue station 17 fire crew. 23%
- Gotham Underground Defuse all of the militia explosive ordinance in Gotham City. 22%
- Head Games Rescue Mad Hatter's second hostage. 22%
- Dark Allegiances Apprehend Scarecrow's senior commander. 21%
- In Storybook Endings Lock up Mad Hatter in GCPD. 21%
- The Demon Lives Again! Follow the assassin's trail. 21%
- The Beast Beneath Defeat the prisoners. 20%
- Seduction of the Gun Achieve 50 critical shots on light tanks. 20%
- Breaking the Skin Gain access to the high security area. 19%
- Evolution Lockup Killer Croc in GCPD. 19%
- Daughter Of The Demon! Discover the Lazarus pit. 19%
- Cold Case Interrogate the Militia Lieutenant. 19%
- Ashes to Ashes End the League of Assassins' war. 19%
- Out in the Cold Track down the cryopod. 19%
- The Resurrection and the Life Survive the Militia onslaught. 19%
- Cuckoo for Incarceration Rescue your friend. 14%
- Under The Red Hood Shut down this operation. 14%
- Choice of Weapons Use all five Batmobile weapons successfully in one tank battle. 14%
- A Fire in the Heavens Free the hostages at the Ferris Wheel. 12%
- A House Made of Spun Glass Free the hostages at the Merry-go-round. 12%
- The Laughing Fish! Free the hostages at the Ghost Ship. 12%
- A Courtship of Razors Rescue your father. 11%
- Rough Justice Stop Penguin's escape from GCPD. 10%
- Knightfall Initiate Knightfall Protocol. 10%
- Riddle Me That Lock up the Riddler in GCPD. 10%
- Ambush Defeat 4 enemies within the duration of a single scare effect. 9.8%
- Succession Plans Break into Hell's Gate HQ and apprehend Two-Face. 9.1%
- The Cat Came Back Break into Riddler's secret hideout and exact your revenge. 8.8%
- Sins of Youth Achieve 23 Stars in AR Challenges. 8.3%
- Dirty Tricks Achieve 3 minutes of drifting time in the Batmobile. 7.2%
- Gotham After Midnight Glide for 400 meters while less than 20 meters from the ground. 5.7%
- Fortunate Son Achieve 46 Stars in AR Challenges. 5.2%
- The Real Deal Takedown 20 moving cars without using the Batmobile. 4.7%
- The Long Halloween Wayne vs Crane in New Story +. 4.4%
- Absolution Achieve 69 Stars in AR Challenges. 4.1%
- A Blade of Memory Destroy all Teeth, Balloons and Jack-In-The-Boxes. 3.1%
- All Snug in Their Beds Uncover the secret history of the park. 3.0%
- Point of Impact Perform 5 perfect shots in a row with the Vulcan Gun without taking damage. 2.9%
- Weird War Tales Defeat 15 enemies using any type of hacking. 2.7%
- Eternal Complete the Endless Knight AR Challenge, taking out 50 Enemies as Batman. 2.7%
- The Big Leagues Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges playing as Robin. 2.7%
- Blunt Trauma Perform every type of predator takedown. 2.7%
- Brutality 101 Perform 15 different combat moves in one FreeFlow. 2.7%
- Relentless Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges playing as Catwoman. 2.6%
- Acts of Violence Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges playing as Nightwing. 2.6%
- Higher Learning Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges playing as Red Hood. 2.6%
- Run Through the Jungle Fly under 3 main bridges between the islands in one continuous glide. 2.6%
- Shock and Awe Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges playing as Azrael. 2.4%
- Motherlode Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges playing as Batgirl. 2.4%
- Vengeance Unlimited Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges playing as Harley Quinn. 2.4%
- A Leap of Faith Complete 8 different jumps over 100 meters. 2.4%
- Life After Death Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges using the Original Arkham Batmobile. 2.3%
- The World's Finest Achieve 21 Stars in AR Challenges using the 2016 Batman v Superman Batmobile. 2.3%
- What the Butler Saw Complete the Wayne Manor AR Challenge as Batman without using any gadgets or taking any damage. 2.3%
- Street Demonz Achieve 33 Stars in AR Challenges using the 1989 Movie Batmobile. 2.2%
- Joy Ride Achieve 33 Stars in AR Challenges using the 1960's TV Series Batmobile. 2.2%
- Gangland Express Achieve 33 Stars in AR Challenges using the 2008 Tumbler Batmobile. 2.2%
- Requiem for a Killer Defeat an old adversary in the Iceberg Lounge AR Challenge, playing as Batman. 2.1%
- Secrets of the Batcave Complete the Batcave AR Challenge unharmed as Batman and Nightwing, using only Beat Downs. 2.1%
- Silent Night, Deadly Night Complete the Silent Knight AR Challenge unharmed as Batman and Robin, using only Knockout Smashes. 2.1%
- The Chill in the Air Complete the Crime Alley AR Challenge unharmed as Batman, Robin and Nightwing. 2.0%
- The Curtain Falls Flawless FreeFlow in every round of the Monarch Theatre as Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Catwoman. 2.0%