Batman's most replayable game, ranked

Important takeaways

• Batman games like Arkham City and the Telltale Series offer immersive stories and gameplay.
• Lego Batman: The Videogame and Arkham Origins are titles with unique approaches to The Dark Knight.
• Batman: Arkham Knight showcases a wide-open world with engaging combat mechanics, making it worth revisiting.

Batman has been one of the biggest pop culture icons for over 85 years, and one of the mediums to bolster Batman's popularity was not just comics and movies, but video games. Batman has had some incredible games over the years, and whether it's fun or immersive, there are those titles that seem endlessly replayable, or definitely worth a second play.

These games capture the gritty feel of Batman and Gotham City or by providing a game that complements his hard-hitting fighting style. These games are the ones worth revisiting. The tight, concise writing of Arkham franchise makes them worth multiple playthroughs, while older games like Batman: Vengeance and that Lego Games are fun to revisit for their unique contributions to the overall media presence of The Dark Knight and the nostalgia they can provide.

8 Lego Batman: The Videogame

Charming Lego game explores the lighter side of Batman's Mythos

The Lego brand has expanded deep into video games and seen collaborations with massive pop culture icons like The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. In 2008, Traveller's Tales took what they learned from it Lego Star Wars and applied it to Batman and his entire cast to run riot in Gotham City.

Lego Batman: The Videogame is nearly two decades old, but is still a game worth revisiting today. The level design is outstanding, and the way it combines the dark, gritty feel of Gotham City with a more light-hearted experience of Batman and his roster of insidious villains is wonderful. Filled with collectibles and unlockable characters that run across Batman's expansive universe, it's one of the most replayable titles in the long-running franchise of mash-ups between Lego and pop culture icons.

7 Batman: Rise Of Sin Tzu

Beat 'Em Up game based on the popular animated series

Based on the successful animated series The New Batman Adventures, Rise of Sin Tzu features several of the voice talents from the iconic series, including the late Kevin Conroy as Batman. This beat 'em up game leans heavily on the combat aspect of the DC Comics hero, as Batman and other members of the Bat-Family engage in fist-to-fist battles through 12 total levels. The roster of Batman, Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl really makes it feel like a collection of lost episodes of the classic series.

It wasn't exactly the sequel to Batman: Vengeance which the fans might have wanted, but it's still a game worth replaying. Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu features some powerful battles that reflect the flashy movements of the cartoon, with an arcade-like feel and some spectacular boss battles. Mastering the game's increasing difficulty levels, as well as getting high scores and defeating the challenge maps, do Rise of Sin Tzu an endlessly replayable experience.

6 Batman: The Telltale Series

Graphic adventure game has multiple endings and choices

After the runaway success of their episodic titles based on The Walking Dead and Game of ThronesTelltale Games was tasked with using their unique talents to bring a graphic adventure based on Batman to market. Using their sense of dramatic storytelling and choice-based game design, Telltale created a compelling new take on Batman that was unconnected to any previous iteration.

With a captivating story spread over five episodes, Batman: The Telltale Series has multiple choices and dialogue branches to explore. Like all of Telltale's games, it's built around choices and seeing the consequences of those choices, which enhances its replayability in some really natural and organic ways. Batman: The Telltale Series is a fantastic new version of The Dark Knight, one that is readily available on all modern platforms.

5 Batman: Arkham City

Batman's first open world continues a trend of epic battles

The sequel to Rocksteady's gritty Arkham The universe is set in Old Gotham, which has been restructured into a maximum security prison known as Arkham City. Retreating from the tight, confined walls of Gotham's infamous prison, Batman: Arkham City is an expansive, wide-open playground that was built on ambition and an attempt to further make players feel like they've stepped into The Dark Knight's boots.

Over ten years later, Arkham City is still a game worth replaying for its scale and remarkably dense environments. With a wide variety of collectibles, side quests and a variety of amazing challenge maps that include stealth and combat tasks, Arkham City is a game loaded with content. Arkham City even includes playable episodes featuring Catwoman to help spice up the experience. In addition, Arkham City began the series' tradition of multiple costumes for Batman and his supporting cast, and unlocking these classic costumes is a treat.

4 Batman: Vengeance

Third-person action-adventure game featuring Batman's gaming presence

Due to its immense popularity, Batman: The Animated Series went on to create a completely unique shared universe consisting of multiple cartoons and spin-offs. One of the best things that came out of it was Batman: Vengeancea third-person action-adventure game that attempted to emulate the episodic nature of the television show. In many ways, Batman: Vengeance went so that Arkham could run, as it contained many elements that would later be instrumental in the success of Rocksteady's franchise.

Backed up by some clever hand-to-hand combat, Revenge also has some excellent stuff and even has Batmobile sections which are still pretty fun. Batman: Vengeance was an important game for the DC hero and is easily worth replaying for its engaging story and strong comic book feel.

3 Batman: Arkham Origins

A prequel to the Arkhamverse that explores Batman's deadly Christmas

As a holiday-themed prequel set during Batman's first encounter with his archenemy The Joker, Arkham Origins tells a complex tale of deception with a unique spin while still staying true to Rocksteady's established identity and gameplay Arkham series.

While Arkham Asylum and Arkham City laid the foundation for the franchise, Origin features the most refined combat and world design the series had seen up to that point. The stealth systems and compelling story work together masterfully, as its writing constantly drives the player. Focusing on Batman's early days, at a time when the character is just beginning to develop into his final form, Arkham Originss is a wonderful title to revisit and a worthy title to experience among Rocksteady's finest works.

2 Batman: Arkham Knight

Batman's biggest open world with the best combat and the coolest batmobile

With Arkham Knightdevelopers Rocksteady set out to create their most wide-open, fully immersive version of Batman's world and did so spectacularly. This sprawling vision of Gotham City is one of the most amazing open worlds ever created, and thanks to the Batmobile, it's still an absolute blast to explore almost a decade later. The free combat is the best ever, and driving the Batmobile around Gotham still feels great.

With a huge amount of content, including some furious Batmobile races and costumes to unlock, Arkham Knight is a game that is easy to jump into and replay. The story is immersive and serious while mixing it with the most developed combat to date. New additions to the battle, including cinematic team-up moves between the Bat-Family, continue to keep it fresh and the long list of challenge maps are expertly designed tests of the player and their skills.

1 Batman: Arkham Asylum

A bold version of Batman that spawned an entire franchise

Calling on Batman: The Animated Series writer Paul Dini, the team at Rocksteady set out to create a game that fully embraced the best aspects of the DC Comics icon, resulting in Arkham Asylum. Released in 2009, Batman: Arkham Asylum set in a completely original universe and not tied to any previous iterations, which allowed them to run free and create a version of The Dark Knight that was all their own.

While future Batman games would seek to increase the scale and scope of the world, the standalone nature of Arkham Asylum was what made it so special. The eponymous asylum is an absolute joy to explore, as understanding the intricate layout and design is amazing for the Metroidvanian genre. With its unique combat system, engaging script and a range of challenge maps and loads of collectibles, Arkham Asylum is still Batman's most replayable and fun video game to date. Thankfully, it's readily available on all modern platforms, making it easier than ever to experience this classic.