Batman: Arkham Asylum

2009 action-adventure game
VideoGame video_game Q746228
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Batman: Arkham Asylum

Summary

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,375 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum received the Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum received the Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum received the Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Gameplay[5].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's instance of is recorded as Arkham Asylum — instance of (P31): video game[6].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's composer is recorded as Arkham Asylum — composer (P86): Ron Fish[7].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum was published by Arkham Asylum — publisher (P123): Eidos Interactive[8].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's genre is Arkham Asylum — genre (P136): Metroidvania[9].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's based on is recorded as Arkham Asylum — based on (P144): Batman[10].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's developer is recorded as Arkham Asylum — developer (P178): Rocksteady Studios[11].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's part of the series is recorded as Arkham Asylum — part of the series (P179): Batman: Arkham[12].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's Commons category is recorded as Batman: Arkham Asylum[13].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's platform is recorded as Arkham Asylum — platform (P400): Q48263[14].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's platform is recorded as Arkham Asylum — platform (P400): PlayStation 3[15].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's platform is recorded as Arkham Asylum — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[16].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's platform is recorded as Arkham Asylum — platform (P400): macOS[17].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's platform is recorded as Arkham Asylum — platform (P400): PlayStation 4[18].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's game mode is recorded as Arkham Asylum — game mode (P404): single-player video game[19].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's language of work or name is recorded as Arkham Asylum — language of work or name (P407): English[20].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's language of work or name is recorded as Arkham Asylum — language of work or name (P407): Russian[21].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's software engine is recorded as Arkham Asylum — software engine (P408): Unreal Engine 3[22].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum was distributed by Arkham Asylum — distribution format (P437): optical disc[23].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum was distributed by Arkham Asylum — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[24].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's review score is recorded as 91/100[25].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's input device is recorded as Arkham Asylum — input device (P479): gamepad[26].
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum's country of origin is recorded as Arkham Asylum — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Batman: Arkham Asylum was published by Arkham Asylum — publisher (P123): Eidos Interactive[8].

Publication

Batman: Arkham Asylum was published on August 25, 2009[28]. Languages include Arkham Asylum — language of work or name (P407): English[20] and Arkham Asylum — language of work or name (P407): Russian[21]. Its genre is Arkham Asylum — genre (P136): Metroidvania[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Arkham Asylum — part of the series (P179): Batman: Arkham[12]. Recorded distribution format include Arkham Asylum — distribution format (P437): optical disc[23] and Arkham Asylum — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[24].

Subject and Themes

Batman: Arkham Asylum's part of the series is recorded as Arkham Asylum — part of the series (P179): Batman: Arkham[12].

Reception

Awards received include Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3]; Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4], a class of award[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 2004[31]; and Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Gameplay[5], a video game award[32], founded in 2006[33]. Batman: Arkham Asylum's review score is recorded as 91/100[25].

Why It Matters

Batman: Arkham Asylum ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,375 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Batman: Arkham Asylum receive?

Honors received include Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): Game Developers Choice Award - Best Design[3], Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Best Game[4], and Arkham Asylum — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Gameplay[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] . bafta.org. Retrieved . bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . bafta.org. Retrieved . bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International computer game collection work id 1682
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11295]]: 1682, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296306811|Batman: Arkham Asylum (#296306811)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8120|Internationa"
  2. 21d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score 91/100
    Lki id Batman_ArkhamAsylum
    ‎pc guru game id
    Game mode
    + 232 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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