
Related: Batman: Arkham Asylum's Secret Tablets Were Written By A Future Villain Batman: Arkham Asylum - The Road to Arkham, meanwhile, does what its title implies and depicts events in the immediate build-up to Rocksteady's debut DC game. This is followed by more Batgirl development in Batman: Arkham Knight DLC as well as the strategy, villain-focused heist iOS app Batman: Arkham Underworld. The Batman: Assault on Arkham movie is where the storyline begins to set up the events of the Batman: Arkham Asylum game, as the film begins with Batman returning the Riddler to the institution after saving him from a failed assassination attempt. This is then followed by two parts of the Batman: Arkham Knight comic centering around Barbara Gordon's time as Batgirl before becoming Oracle. The Cold, Cold Heart DLC featuring Batman's first fight with Mister Freeze takes place on the New Year's Eve following the events of Arkham Origins, and then Arkham Origins Blackgate occurs three months later. This is followed up by the Batman: Arkham Origins comic in which he faces Black Mask, and then the Christmas-themed Batman: Arkham Origins game, which kicks off with Black Mask breaking out of prison after being put there by the superhero. To begin the Batman: Arkham saga in chronological order, fans must start with the Batman: Arkham Origins DLC Initiation, which takes place during Bruce Wayne's martial arts training prior to becoming the Caped Crusader. Batman Arkham City's Harley Quinn’s Revenge DLC.Batman: Arkham City's Black Mask Campaign DLC.Batman: Arkham Asylum - The Road to Arkham.Batman: Arkham Knight's Batgirl: A Matter of Family DLC.Batman: Arkham Knight - Batgirl & Harley Quinn.Batman: Arkham Origins' Cold, Cold Heart DLC.Batman: Arkham In Chronological Order - Origins Through To City Below is a list of all Batman: Arkham stories listed in chronological order and how they come together to form the series' sprawling timeline. Most of these other stories didn't release in chronological order either, which could lead to some confusion over how to experience the complete storyline from the beginning through to the end. Looking beyond the main series and into the other games, DLC, comics, movies, and novels shows just how far the Batman: Arkham series stretches. Related: Batman: Arkham - The Complete Story & Timeline Batman: Arkham Origins was the third Joker story in the series, but was also the first to have taken place in the saga's timeline of events.

Even those four games can trip people up because they weren't released in chronological order. Fans of the Batman: Arkham games surely cannot be blamed for not being aware of how much more story exists outside of the main series installments.
