Holy Atmosphere, Batman: Playing ‘Arkham Asylum’ For The First Time

InnovationGamingHoly Atmosphere, Batman: Playing ‘Arkham Asylum’ For The First TimeByMitch Wallace,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture.Follow AuthorMay 31, 2026, 04:29pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Batman: Arkham AsylumCredit: Warner Bros.After eyeing the the recent release of Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, and playing Arkham-inspired indie gem Replaced, I finally decided to sit down and start playing Rocksteady’s 2009 foray into the Batman’s dark, cinematic universe. I know, it’s about time. Batman: Arkham Asylum is a moody, somewhat Metroidvania, fully-3D adventure that’s contained amongst a sprawling, island-bound psychiatric facility reserved for the criminally insane. It’s quite linear, in a sense, although there are tons of secrets to find, many of which you’ll need to backtrack to discover as you unlock new gadgets and new areas. What’s strange is that I think I actually own an Xbox 360 copy of Arkham Asylum, which is lost somewhere in my endless retro library, and I simply never got around to actually playing it. Story of my life. Asylum was also originally released for Sony’s PS3, by the way. While I haven’t been experiencing Arkham Asylum through my wayward Xbox disc, I have instead been playing it via Warner Bros.’ 2016 remastered collection, Return to Arkham, which also contains the original’s successor, Arkham City. So I’m playing a PS4 game on my PS5 Pro, essentially, and it immediately struck me that Arkham Asylum was running at what seemed to be a relatively locked 30fps on beefy hardware. Not exactly ideal, but this is a game from 2009, after all. I do wonder how the PC port runs, as 60fps would be grand.Batman: Arkham AsylumCredit: Warner Bros.MORE FOR YOULackluster framerate aside, this remaster looks pretty decent, even by today’s standards, minus...