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Is Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition multiplayer? Yes — with Arkham Asylum Local Co-op

Not out of the box — but the Arkham Asylum Local Co-op mod makes it co-op. Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition is an action-adventure game released in 2010, 96% positive on Steam (73,651 reviews), with 601 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

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How to play Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition with a friend: Arkham Asylum Local Co-op

A clever local co-op hack rather than native co-op — two players share the asylum. Steam lists Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition as single-player, so it won't show up in Steam's own "games we both own" view as something you can play together — Ready Up counts it anyway, marked "Via mod", and you can hide mod-only games with one filter if that's not your thing.

Players
2 (local)
Modes
co-op
Status
Beta — playable, rough edges, expect bugs
You need
Two controllers on one PC (or Remote Play Together)
Price
Free

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How Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Not listed on Steam
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Not listed on Steam
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Single-player mode
Yes
Controller
Partial controller support

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Action, Stealth, Third Person, Superhero, Adventure, Singleplayer, Open World, Beat 'em up

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Quick answers

Is Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition co-op?
Not natively. Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition ships single-player; the community mod Arkham Asylum Local Co-op adds co-op — A clever local co-op hack rather than native co-op — two players share the asylum.
Does Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition have PvP?
Only with the Arkham Asylum Local Co-op mod, which is co-op only.
Do we both need to own Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition to play together?
Yes. Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition?
About 601 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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