A list of Challenge Maps found in all four Arkham games.
Arkham Origins[]
Batman, Deathstroke and Bruce Wayne are playable in all of the Challenge Maps; except for Batman, however, they are additional characters and require the player to own their DLC content in order to be playable in the Challenge Maps. All non-DLC maps have an expert variant. An asterisk denotes downloadable content.
Combat[]
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Predator[]
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Arkham Asylum[]
Batman is the only playable character on most systems, but PS3 users can download the free "Play as the Joker" pack. All DLC (sans Joker) is part of the GOTY edition.
Combat[]
| Challenge name | Location | Extreme? | Joker? | How to unlock |
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| Intensive Treatment (Challenge map) | Intensive Treatment Center | Yes | Yes - Maximum Punishment | Collecting a Riddler Trophy |
| Sewer Bat | Arkham Asylum's Underside | Yes | Yes - Gutter Tactics | Collecting a Riddler Trophy |
| Shock and Awe | The Penitentiary | Yes | Yes - Caged Fighter | Collecting a Riddler Trophy |
| Rumble in the Jungle | Botanical Gardens | Yes | Yes - Giggles in the Gardens | Collecting a Riddler Trophy |
| Totally Insane | Arkham Mansion | No | No | DLC |
| Crime Alley (Challenge Map) | Crime Alley | No | No | DLC |
| Scarecrow Nightmare | Hallucination | No | No | DLC |
| Heart of Darkness | Unknown | No | No | DLC (PS3 and OSX exclusive) |
Predator[]
| Challenge name | Location | Extreme? | Joker? | How to unlock |
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| Silent Knight | Medical Facility | Yes | Yes - Paging Dr. Joker | Collecting a Riddler Trophy |
| Record Breaker | Arkham Mansion | Yes | Yes - Administered Pain | Collecting a Riddler Trophy |
| Survival Tactics | Intensive Treatment | Yes | Yes - Hell's Hacienda | Collecting a Riddler Trophy |
| Invisible Predator | Arkham Asylum's Underside | Yes | Yes - Cavern of Love | Collecting a Riddler Trophy |
| Nocturnal Hunter | Unknown | No | No | DLC |
| Hothouse Prey | Botanical Gardens | No | No | DLC (PS3 and OSX exclusive) |
Arkham City[]
Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Catwoman are playable in all of the Challenge Maps; except for Batman, however, they are additional characters and require the player to own their DLC content or the GOTY edition of the game in order to be playable in the Challenge Maps. Every non-DLC map has an expert variant. An asterisk denotes downloadable content.
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Arkham Knight[]
Characters[]
Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Catwoman, Red Hood, Batgirl, Azrael and Harley Quinn are playable in all of the character Challenge Maps. As with previous games, DLC characters require the player to own their DLC content in order for them to become playable in the Challenge Maps. Most of the Challenge Maps have a single player and a respective default character that can be changed by the player, while some involve Dual Play between two specific, immutable characters. An asterisk denotes downloadable content.
All non-DLC maps can be launched from Story Mode. All combat maps have both Normal and High difficulties, and the player can freely toggle between them before launching the challenge map; expert variants for all non-DLC maps can also be launched from New Game +. The Hard variant is set on Knightmare difficulty: enemies are faster and tougher and counter icons are removed, but the player is rewarded extra points (Knightmare Bonus) for successfully completing the Challenge Map.
Earning all three stars on a challenge map (Regardless of character; Max 1 WTP per map) gives one Waynetech point to be spent on Story Mode. As DLC maps are always available even before starting the story, they can be a great way to gain a head start on Story Mode. Note that if any WTPs are collected before starting the story, the player needs to exit and re-enter story mode after gaining control of Batman to be able to use them.
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Predator[]
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Batmobile[]
The Arkham Knight version of the Batmobile is playable in all of the challenge maps. Additional versions of the Batmobile lack the game version's unique battle mode; therefore, they are only playable in all of the Race maps. They cannot be used on the Combat or Hybrid challenges, with the only exceptions being the challenges Road Rage and Seek and Destroy, which only require pursuit mode.
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Combat[]
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Hybrid[]
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Scarecrow[]
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Update notes[]
- August 2015: 1989 Batmobile DLC was released.
- September 2015: 2008 Tumbler Batmobile DLC, and Crime Fighter Challenge Map Packs 1 & 2 were released.
- October 2015: Added free character selection and difficulty selection for the character Combat maps. Before the update, only the default character was playable in each map, while Knightmare variants could only be accessed from New Story +.
- The "Blue Walls" were modified: While they previously were always visible, they now turn invisible unless close enough.
- Classic TV series Batmobile DLC and Crime Fighter Challenge Map Pack 3 were released.
- November 2015: Added free character selection for the character Predator maps, and two challenge maps from GCPD Lockdown were added to the A.R Challenges menu. In addition, DLC characters were improved; They now have more moves and Armor upgrades. (Challenge Maps only)
- Batman vs Superman Batmobile DLC, Waynetech Racetrack pack and Crime Fighter Challenge Map Pack 4 were released.
- The Arkham Episodes A Flip of a Coin and Catwoman's Revenge were released, and brought two challenge maps each.
- December 2015: Original Arkham Batmobile DLC and Crime FIghter Challenge Map Pack 5 were released.
- January 2016: Crime Fighter Challenge Map Pack 6 aka Community Challenge Pack was released.