killed), Gotham Knights features an original story wholly separate from those games. The game is also unrelated to The CW's similarly titled television series, which features certain similar plot points such as Bruce Wayne's death and the Court of Owls as antagonists. Gotham Knights was developed in Unreal Engine 4. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game were in development, but were ultimately cancelled due to the developer wanting to "provide players with the best possible gameplay experience." A few days before launch, it was announced that the game on consoles would be locked at 30 frames per second. Release Gotham Knights was revealed during a virtual event called DC FanDome in August 2020, planned to be released in 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The game was later announced to be delayed until 2022. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions were later cancelled. In August 2022, it was revealed at Gamescom that the release date would move up from October 25 to October 21. Marketing At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022, DC Comics announced a comic book limited series—written by Evan Narcisse and illustrated by ABEL—titled Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City, to serve as a tie-in to the game. The comic book serves as a prequel to Gotham Knights, exploring Batman's final case before his death, and began publishing shortly after the game's release, on October 25, 2022, with subsequent issues releasing monthly. Each issue of the limited series comes with a code for an in-game item, as well as a seventh item given to those who purchase all six issues of the comic book. Reception Critical reception Gotham Knights received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Game Informer praised the game for its co-op gameplay, but criticized its mission objectives, combat, and side activities. GameSpot similarly criticized the game's story and the focus on its loot system, while bemoaning the game's objectives for lacking in variety, but praised the co-op gameplay and the characterization of its four leads. IGN felt that the game was a poor follow-up to the Batman Arkham series. They praised the costume upgrade options, but felt that the combat was too underwhelming to justify the game's focus on grinding. Sales Gotham Knights was the second best-selling game in its first week of release in the UK. In