Batman: Arkham City is an acclaimed open-world action-adventure game that places players in the role of the Dark Knight to explore a sprawling, heavily fortified super-prison. Featuring fluid combat, deep detective mechanics, and stealth gameplay, the story follows Batman as he investigates a sinister plot while managing Gotham's most infamous villains. Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City is the 2011 sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. The narrative transforms a massive, walled-off slum district in Gotham City into an open-air prison for the city's worst criminals. Bruce Wayne is thrown into this dangerous enclosure and must become Batman to stop the enigmatic Professor Hugo Strange from executing "Protocol 10".