Arkham Asylum comes to London in new immersive experience

The infamous Arkham Asylum has always been the go-to punishment for Batman's enemies. It’s appropriate, considering most of his villains are ‘criminally insane’. The prison/institution – a dark, bleak nightmare of a place – was first introduced to the DC comics in 1974, inspired by the weird tales of classic horror writer HP Lovecraft.

Considering a popular trilogy of Batman-related videogames is set within the facility (Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Knight), it’s perhaps no surprise that the sanatorium has been creatively plundered for a new immersive experience in London. A unique collaboration between Department Studios, Inc., Myriad Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment – in association with DC – Arkham Asylum looks like a terrifying endeavour.

The Dark Knight is missing and his corrupt home-city Gotham has turned into a criminal minefield. Every street is flooded with civil unrest. But Jeremiah Arkham, an ambitious psychiatrist, has a plan to restore order: summoning every Gotham City citizen (ie, you) to enter psychological evaluation at his asylum. What can possibly go wrong?

Navigating a multi-sensory recreation of Arkham Asylum, you must follow heightened clues and tasks to access new spaces and storylines, all while rubbing shoulders with classic villains like the fear-inducing Scarecrow, the agile Catwoman, and the plant-controlling ecoterrorist Poison Ivy.

Also, if you have a VIP ticket, you can have a chinwag with Bruce Wayne himself. No word yet on Batman's arch-nemesis The Joker – will you hear his sadistic laugh echoing through the hospital corridors? In any case, you’d have to be insane to miss out.

Tickets are available to book now. Arkham Asylum starts in September 2022.