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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 300 sampled Steam reviews (277 positive / 23 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing21% mention it
- Combat16% mention it
- Bugs & crashes9% mention it
- Visuals & art5% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Bugs & crashes57% mention it
- Combat22% mention it
- Controls & UI22% mention it
- Story & writing13% mention it
- Visuals & art13% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
85%
48 reviews
5-15h
92%
109 reviews
15-40h
94%
105 reviews
40-100h
97%
30 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (Metacritic) | – | 74 | 6 |
| Creator reviews (1 tracked) | – | 87 | 0 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 90% | 84 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 80 | 48 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 91% | 85 | 133 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 379 total reviews in window · weighted 210.8 up / 20.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (46)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 80
“Can Batman: Arkham Origins be considered a failure? Definitely not, but it certainly is a game without a spark of genius. The developers have used previously constructed assets and prepared a well-crafted ending to the trilogy. It's not as good as Asylum or City, but fans shouldn't be disappointed. Origins is still a very good Batman game - not original, but extremely effective.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Arkham Origins is not a bad game, in fact, it is really well made. The problem is that it feels like a lateral move for the series.”
read full review ↗ - 75
“However, in the midst of solving crimes while exploring Gotham, it's impossible to ignore some annoying issues. Firstly, there are bugs.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Yes, it’s frustrating at times, but it sure as hell got our blood pumping. Plus, the animations look unbelievably organic, especially contextual finishers that incorporate the surrounding environment, and the sound effects give every hit a satisfying sense of bone-crunching devastation.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Batman: Arkham Origins is a flawed, but enjoyable game that fails to improve on a winning formula. This is still great core gameplay, solid graphics, great voice acting, and a plot that's a good ride while it lasts. Just don't expect anything new.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“It is a well done, if familiar game. In all its homogeneity with respect to its predecessors, though, Arkham Origins lacks surprise and spark. You'll constantly feel one step ahead of the game.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Batman: Arkham Origins is a deeply predictable game. It gives you exactly what you'd expect in another Arkham game, without doing anything to push the series forward.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“A poor man’s version of Arkham City, although that still leaves a fairly rich gameplay experience, even if it is the franchise equivalent of treading water.”
read full review ↗ - 78
“We were happy to see so many delightfully crafted boss fights, even though the actual clashes and brawls weren’t as challenging as we hoped. They are still very entertaining and were excellently incorporated into the main tale.”
read full review ↗ - 65
“Batman: Arkham Origins is a massive step back from Rocksteady’s Arkham efforts due to countless technical problems, poor gadget balancing, and a needless addition of versus multiplayer.”
read full review ↗ - 20
“I really can’t figure out why this game exists other than the desire to cash in on the work done by Rocksteady. The combat isn’t as good, the story is weak and meaningless, all tension drained from it because we know that nothing bad happens to anyone as they’re all around in Arkham Asylum, and the gadgets are either exactly the same or have the barest of cosmetic differences to distinguish them from previous games’ gadgets.”
read full review ↗ - 78
“Next to Arkham City, Arkham Origins is a bit of a disappointment in its lack of new ideas and use of win buttons, making it the least interesting of the trilogy.”
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Patch history
- The Sinister Pack drops 9.18Aug 26, 2026
- New Patch ReleasedApr 21, 2014
- New Patch ReleasedApr 21, 2014
- PC Major Patch UpdateJan 6, 2014significant · resets scoring window
- PC Major Patch UpdateJan 6, 2014significant · resets scoring window
- PC Major Patch UpdateJan 6, 2014significant · resets scoring window
- PC Major Patch UpdateJan 6, 2014significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix Patch is Now LiveDec 4, 2013
- Hotfix Patch is Now LiveDec 4, 2013
- Recent Bugs & FixesNov 26, 2013
- Recent Bugs & FixesNov 26, 2013
- Recent FixesNov 15, 2013
- Recent FixesNov 15, 2013
- Recent FixesNov 8, 2013
- Recent FixesNov 8, 2013
- Recent FixesNov 1, 2013
- Recent FixesNov 1, 2013