Summary
- Batman: Arkham Shadow has reached over one million players.
- The VR exclusive was released in October 2024 for Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S headsets.
Batman: Arkham Shadow has hit an impressive milestone, with over one million people having played the game. The VR-exclusive Batman title expands the world of the incredibly popular Arkham series of games, which stretches back to 2009’s Batman: Arkham Asylum. Fast-forward to 2025, and much like Batman himself, the caped crusader’s video games have adapted and expanded when it comes to technology, with the release of Batman: Arkham Shadow proving to be a big hit.
Released in October 2024, Batman: Arkham Shadow is a bold and ambitious release as it not only plunges players into a brand-new Batman story but does so exclusively in virtual reality. This technology has existed for quite some time, though some games struggle to use VR to its full potential. This is not the case with Arkham Shadow, which blends the fighting and detective gameplay fans have come to know and love from the Arkham series with an immersive and incredibly convincing first-person point of view. Arkham Shadow received praise in 2024 and seems to be continuing to wow fans in 2025.
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As of February 3, 2025, over one million players have unlocked the first achievement in Batman: Arkham Shadow. YouTuber QuestWithMatt has been tracking the achievement, which can be unlocked within the first ten minutes of gameplay. There’s a lot of action to uncover in Arkham Shadow, though the game’s first few minutes allow players to get a grasp of the world and its mechanics. What makes this milestone so impressive comes from looking at last year’s data. According to QuestWithMatt, only about 400,000 players had unlocked the achievement before Christmas, less than half of where it now lies just a few weeks later.
Batman: Arkham Shadow Reaches One Million Players
The Quest already featured quite a few titles, though Arkham Shadow seems to be one of the most popular so far. It certainly helps that Arkham Shadow is bundled free with every new Quest 3 headset, acting as a nice incentive for those on the fence about diving into the world of VR. Batman: Arkham Shadow is available for purchase for those who already have a Quest 3 headset. However, due to its graphical capabilities, Arkham Shadow is not available on older Meta Quest headsets, which means that the one million players listed above are all using current-generation hardware, another nice statistic for Meta.
These figures also point to a very successful Christmas holiday for Meta, with the Quest 3 and 3S likely being one of the most popular gifts of the season. The Quest 3S was the top-selling video game console on Amazon in 2024, and shortly after Christmas was over, Meta discounted its headsets, making them more affordable for students and verified educators. VR has always been tricky, but it seems like Meta has cracked the code when it comes to getting people to jump into the technology. Great games like Batman: Arkham Shadow also help to bring people into Meta’s ecosystem, with the future of space looking quite promising.
Become Batman in this official new entry into the Arkham franchise.
It’s the Fourth of July, and Gotham City is under attack by a new threat: the mysterious Rat King and his cultish devotees. As widespread rioting engulfs the city, Batman races to prevent this so-called “Day of Wrath” before it all goes wrong.
Experience the World of Batman Like Never Before:
Immerse yourself in all the grit of Gotham City with the power of VR, and take down its most notorious criminals.
Hard-Hitting Arkham Combat
Realized exclusively for VR—choose from fan favorite gadgets and bold fighting styles reimagined from the beloved Arkham franchise.
Friends, Foes and Other Familiar Faces:
Meet Dr.’s Quinzel and Crane before they became Harley Quinn and Scarecrow, as well as other iconic characters including Harvey Dent, Jim Gordon, and Ratcatcher.
- Released
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October 21, 2024
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Violence, Mild Blood, Language
- Developer(s)
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Camouflaj