Batman: Arkham City
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up / Adventure · 2011 · OnLive Game System, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Open-world action-adventure from Rocksteady and the sequel to Arkham Asylum. Bruce Wayne is locked inside Arkham City, a super-prison built over Gotham's decaying slums. Batman roams freely as new areas unlock through the story or new gadgets. Catwoman is also playable, with her own campaign running parallel to the main plot.
Guides and missables below stop at this point. Move it forward as you play.
Quest walkthroughs
Quests for Entering the City. Open a quest for step-by-step directions, choices, rewards and troubleshooting. Its full walkthrough reveals that quest’s details.
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Quick tips
Entering the City
Learn the basics early
The opening is a tutorial-style stretch. Learn counters, the Cryptographic Sequencer and the Detective Mode scanning flow. You can free roam soon after.
Entering the City
First upgrade picks
Spend points on Gadgets first, then Moves, then Stats. Community consensus is to take Critical Strike first, then the combo-assist upgrade, for faster XP and upgrades.
Entering the City
Break the mirror in the first room
You can break the large mirror in the very first room. There is a Riddler trophy behind it.
Entering the City
Collect now, riddle later
Pick up any collectible you can reach as you go. Save the Riddler riddles for a systematic pass later.
Things you can miss
Optional quests, items or choices you can lose access to by progressing past a point. Guides often call these “missables”.
Calendar Man bio and Riddler trophy (unconfirmed)
Can be lost after: Entering the City
One forum poster warns to collect the bio and the Riddler trophy beside his cell before the story ends. Other threads say post-game roaming is open everywhere, so treat this as a precaution.
Catch trophy with AzraelComing up
Can be lost after: First Steel Mill and Early Gadgets
Throw Azrael a remote batarang before completing his side mission, because he's gone afterward. It can also be earned on a second playthrough.
All Batman: Arkham City missables by stage (contains spoilers)
Opening this list shows every missable’s name, including ones past your spoiler line. Names only, no details.
- Calendar Man bio and Riddler trophy (unconfirmed) · can be lost after Entering the City
- Catch trophy with Azrael · can be lost after First Steel Mill and Early Gadgets
- Locked-area trophy (unreliable) · can be lost after Wonder Tower and Protocol 10
- Killer Croc cameo · can be lost after Final Chapters
- Second-visit Steel Mill sidequest · can be lost after Final Chapters
- Post-game Batman-only Riddler trophy · can be lost after Post-Game and New Game+
Guides and data last refreshed Nov 13, 2026. They are generated from web research and may contain mistakes.