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Prologue: Catwoman's heist and the Courthouse

From Catwoman's opening heist and Bruce Wayne's arrest to the Steel Mill's door: Ace Chemicals, Two-Face's Courthouse, the Church bell tower, and the side missions that open in the first hours of free roam.
Catch: throw a Remote Controlled Batarang at the watcherAchievementMissablePoint of no return
Location
Park Row · Rooftop across from the Courthouse – Go back to the Courthouse front and look at the rooftop straight across the street. Before you go near him, throw a Remote Controlled Batarang and steer it into him from a distance: he catches it and the trophy pops. Up close he vanishes, and this chance is gone.
Why you can lose it
Only possible during the watcher's first four sightings: once the fourth is done without a catch, the trophy is lost on this save until New Game Plus.
Point of no return
Meeting the hooded watcher for the fourth time (the water-tower roof west of the GCPD) and scanning his symbol without having hit him with a Remote Controlled Batarang.
Summary
Only the hooded watcher catches a Remote Controlled Batarang. Doing it at any of his first four sightings earns Catch.
Trophies
  • Achievement · XboxCatch
  • Bronze · PlayStationCatch
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Before the Steel Mill: the Industrial District and Amusement Mile

From the GCPD roof: Amusement Mile's last open secrets, Zsasz's hideout and the Industrial District's gadget-locked spots, the end of Heart of Ice and Watcher in the Wings, the fourth Riddler hostage, and the Subway's steam trap.

Harley Quinn's Revenge

The Harley Quinn's Revenge story: Robin's search of the Shipyard, Batman's trail through the Industrial District and the Steel Mill two days earlier, and the bomb run and final fight, with all 30 Harley balloons and the DLC's ten trophies.
Frequent Flyer: Zip Kick five different thugsAchievementMissablePoint of no returnDLC: Harley Quinns Revenge
Location
Harley Quinn's Revenge · Shipyard: Access Corridor A – Zip Kick to a ring on the far wall to cross the flooded part, then take the vent on the left to a group of four thugs and drop on one of them from it. Zip Kick two of the others that you haven't kicked yet. Short of five here, any later Robin fight still counts, up to the end of Episode 3.
Why you can lose it
Only Robin can earn it, and he is not played again in this run once he frees Batman at the end of Episode 3. A replay of the DLC gives another chance.
Point of no return
Robin uses the shrine's control panel to free Batman. Robin isn't played again in this run, so Frequent Flyer, Battering Ram, A Few New Tricks and Snap To It, if still open here, need a replay of the DLC.
Summary
A Robin trophy for hitting five different thugs with the Zip Kick.
Trophies
  • Achievement · SteamFrequent Flyer
  • Achievement · XboxFrequent Flyer
  • Bronze · PlayStationFrequent Flyer
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Battering Ram: Shield Bash five different thugsAchievementMissablePoint of no returnDLC: Harley Quinns Revenge
Location
Harley Quinn's Revenge · Shipyard: Access Corridor A – In the same fight with the four thugs, Shield Bash two you haven't bashed before. As with Frequent Flyer, Robin's later fights still count if you come up short.
Why you can lose it
Only Robin can earn it, and he is not played again in this run once he frees Batman at the end of Episode 3. A replay of the DLC gives another chance.
Point of no return
Robin uses the shrine's control panel to free Batman. Robin isn't played again in this run, so Frequent Flyer, Battering Ram, A Few New Tricks and Snap To It, if still open here, need a replay of the DLC.
Summary
A Robin trophy for bashing five different thugs with his shield.
Trophies
  • Achievement · SteamBattering Ram
  • Achievement · XboxBattering Ram
  • Bronze · PlayStationBattering Ram
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A Few New Tricks: all five quick-fire gadgets in one fightAchievementMissablePoint of no returnDLC: Harley Quinns Revenge
Location
Harley Quinn's Revenge · Shipyard: Warehouse – Back at the dead end, take the door on the right into the Warehouse, where a big group (a machete thug, a stun-rod thug and armoured thugs among them) fights you on the floor. During that one fight, quick-fire a Shuriken, a Shield Bash, a Zip Kick, a Snap Flash and Explosive Gel. When the fight ends, a bonus line reading "5x gadget variation" confirms it; if not, the big fight at the end of Episode 3 is the last chance.
Why you can lose it
Only Robin can earn it, and he is not played again in this run once he frees Batman at the end of Episode 3. A replay of the DLC gives another chance.
Point of no return
Robin uses the shrine's control panel to free Batman. Robin isn't played again in this run, so Frequent Flyer, Battering Ram, A Few New Tricks and Snap To It, if still open here, need a replay of the DLC.
Summary
A Robin trophy: in one fight, use each of his five quick-fire gadgets at least once; they don't have to be in the same combo.
Trophies
  • Achievement · SteamA Few New Tricks
  • Achievement · XboxA Few New Tricks
  • Bronze · PlayStationA Few New Tricks
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Snap Flash a crane hook into the Corridor B sniperQuest stepMissablePoint of no returnDLC: Harley Quinns Revenge
Location
Harley Quinn's Revenge · Shipyard: Access Corridor B – The trick is in a side room next to the sniper, whose open window looks onto a conveyor carrying crane hooks from right to left; reach it through the open vent right of the box barricade in front of you. Plant a Snap Flash on a passing hook and detonate it once the hook has carried it behind the sniper.
Why you can lose it
If the sniper falls any other way, or the Snap Flashes run out, this target is lost for the run once you play on (a checkpoint reload before then retries it). A replay of the DLC recovers it.
Point of no return
The Access Corridor B sniper going down. If a crane-hook Snap Flash didn't do it, reload the last checkpoint before moving on; past this point, Snap To It needs a replay of the DLC.
Summary
Snap To It's environmental object (3 of 4): a Snap Flash planted on a moving crane hook knocks the sniper over.
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Snap To It: Snap Flash the TitanAchievementMissablePoint of no returnDLC: Harley Quinns Revenge
Location
Harley Quinn's Revenge · Shipyard: Shrine Room – Take Harley's key back to the shrine: a large crowd of thugs attacks, and a Titan joins them. Get close, plant a Snap Flash on the Titan and set it off; with the other three targets done this run, the trophy unlocks. This fight is also the last chance for any missing Zip Kicks, Shield Bashes or the five-gadget fight.
Why you can lose it
Needs all four targets in one run: gone if the Corridor B sniper fell any way but the crane hook, and Robin's part ends when he frees Batman. A replay of the DLC recovers it.
Point of no return
Robin uses the shrine's control panel to free Batman. Robin isn't played again in this run, so Frequent Flyer, Battering Ram, A Few New Tricks and Snap To It, if still open here, need a replay of the DLC.
Summary
A Robin trophy: four kinds of Snap Flash target (a thug with no weapon, a thug with a gun, a piece of scenery and a Titan), all in one run of the DLC. The Titan, the DLC's only one, comes last.
Trophies
  • Achievement · SteamSnap To It
  • Achievement · XboxSnap To It
  • Bronze · PlayStationSnap To It
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Bomb Squad: all three bombs with 2:00 to spareAchievementMissablePoint of no returnDLC: Harley Quinns Revenge
Location
Harley Quinn's Revenge · Shipyard: Pump Room – The trophy unlocks as the Pump Room bomb is disarmed, if the clock still shows 2:00 or more. Running short before then, reload the last checkpoint to reset the clock and redo the run.
Why you can lose it
Disarming the third bomb with less than 2:00 left loses it for this run (a checkpoint reload before then resets the clock). A replay of the DLC to the finale recovers it.
Point of no return
Disarming the third bomb, in the Pump Room. With less than 2:00 left on the clock, Bomb Squad is gone for this run; only a replay of the DLC up to the finale brings it back.
Summary
Disarm the second and third bombs within three minutes of the first, which means 2:00 or more still on the clock.
Trophies
  • Achievement · SteamBomb Squad
  • Achievement · XboxBomb Squad
  • Bronze · PlayStationBomb Squad
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Run 2 (New Game Plus): the first night

New Game Plus on the run-1 save: the story again from Catwoman's first heist to the GCPD Building, every side mission it opens started again, and six of the Riddler's eight stages done back to back.
NG+ fallback: Catch (PS4/Xbox One; only if run 1 missed it)Quest stepMissablePoint of no returnNG+1
Location
Park Row · Rooftop across from the Courthouse – Leaving the Courthouse by the front, the hooded figure stands on the roof straight across the street. Stay back: steer a Remote Controlled Batarang into him from a distance and he catches it. Approach first and he vanishes; his next three sightings (the Ferris wheel, the Bowery after Quincy Sharp, west of the GCPD) are further chances.
Why you can lose it
Only the watcher's first four sightings allow it: once the fourth symbol on this save is scanned without a catch, the chance is gone for good. Skip this if Catch already unlocked in run 1.
Point of no return
On New Game Plus, meeting the hooded watcher for the fourth time (the water-tower roof west of the GCPD) and scanning his symbol without having hit him with a Remote Controlled Batarang.
Summary
Catch carries over once earned, so this matters only if run 1's four watcher sightings went by without a catch. New Game Plus brings the watcher back for another four.
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Run 2 (New Game Plus): to the end

The rest of New Game Plus: the Riddler's capture, the Museum, Wonder City, Mr. Freeze's tougher fight, the second Steel Mill visit and the finale, then the side missions that wait for the post-game, and a last check of the in-game 100%.

About this guide

Two playthroughs. Run 1 on Normal or Hard (Easy does not unlock New Game Plus) does the story, Catwoman's episodes, every side mission, all 440 Riddler secrets, every upgrade, Harley Quinn's Revenge and Batman's Riddler's Revenge medals. Run 2 is New Game Plus, where the counter prompts are gone and the side missions must be finished again. Catwoman, Robin and Nightwing's challenge medals come last.

Last verified: Nov 3, 2026 · Patch Return to Arkham (PS4/Xbox One) and Game of the Year Edition (PC), latest patch · 0 community corrections shipped

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