What Era Do The Batman Arkham Games Take Place In?

The official time period that the Batman Arkham games are set in is certainly one of the most confusing aspects of the Arkhamverse with no "definitive" answers.

Over the years, I've seen many fans try to solve this conundrum; some say the Batman Arkham Series takes place in the late 1900's, others argue more modern day, and I've even seen a couple talk about how the games could be set in the future, we really have no idea...

Or… Do we?

You see, despite there not being any really definitive years to stamp on the Arkhamverse, it’s not for a lack of evidence; in fact, there’s a WHOLE lot of dates, years, and evidence like technological advancements and car models shown throughout the entire Batman Arkham Series.

So why can’t we determine when the Arkham games take place? These dates between the games also happen to contradict each other constantly, so it’s been very hard for us Arkham fans to stamp a final, correct time period on the Arkhamverse. Well today that changes, because we’re attempting to do just that; I’ve gathered every last reference, mention, and easter egg that could lead us to a definite time period to put on each and every individual Batman Arkham game, and I think we might’ve finally solved it…
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MUSIC USED:

1. Panessa Studios (Batman: Arkham Knight)
2. Forensic Trail (Batman: Arkham Asylum)
3. Stagg Airships (Batman: Arkham Knight)
4. Invisible Predator (Batman: Arkham Asylum)
5. Free Roam Number 1 (Batman Arkham Origins)
6. Stealthy Bat (Batman: Arkham Asylum)
7. Saving the Doctors (Batman: Arkham Asylum)
8. Tarrey Town (BotW)
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▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Secret Newspaper Publication Date
3:02 - Technological Advancements
6:45 - Arkham Asylum Evidence
6:59 - Arkham City Evidence
10:26 - Arkham Origins Evidence
14:14 - Arkham Knight Evidence
16:01 - Arkham VR Evidence
17:24 - Arkham Shadow Evidence
19:05 - The Finalized Timeline

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HUGE shoutout to ‪@MrJAG‬ for giving me the high quality pictures of the Arkham Asylum newspaper and the Prometheus document in Arkham City that he took directly from the game files! I don't think it would've even been possible to make out the publishing date on that Asylum newspaper if he hadn't sent me the full res version.
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