Batman: Arkham Asylum – Riddler Guide

Our walkthrough to all 240 challenges! Every map, every trophy, every interview, every chronicle and more

Words: Charlie Barratt on August 26, 2009

Defeating Joker is just the beginning. For the so-called World’s Greatest Detective, the real foe is Edward Nigma, aka The Riddler. The real challenge lies in unraveling his devious schemes and in deciphering his insidious puzzles. Do you want to reach 100%? Do you want an extra 255 Achievement points? Do you want to solve “Arkham’s biggest mystery”?

Then you’d better bookmark this page. We’ve got screens, video and instructions pointing you to every one of Riddler's Challenges: maps, trophies, interviews, chronicles, teeth and riddle solutions. Get to work!

ARKHAM EAST
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 

ARKHAM WEST
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 

ARKHAM NORTH
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 

ARKHAM MANSION
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 

BOTANICAL GARDENS
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 

CAVES
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 

INTENSIVE TREATMENT
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 

MEDICAL FACILITY
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 

PENITENTIARY
• Secrets Map
• Riddle Solutions
• Patient Interviews
• Chronicles of Arkham
• Riddler Trophies
• Joker’s Teeth 



ARKHAM ISLAND, EAST


ARKHAM EAST - SECRETS MAP


TOOL NEEDED: Cryptographic Sequencer 

The Riddler's secrets map is in the ground floor guard room closest to the Arkham Mansion stairs and statue of Warden Sharp. You can't get in, however, until you've received the security-hacking sequencer.

ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLE SOLUTION #1

"The legacy of this island has been well and truly buried."
Head to the cemetery and look for the open, sunken grave. It's well-lit and the headstone is shaped like an "A" for the asylum's founder, Amadeus Arkham. Zoom in and scan the face of the tomb to solve the riddle.

ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLE SOLUTION #2

"Gotham's greatest family towers over the city."
This one's easy enough. Just find Wayne Tower on the horizon, zoom in and scan the giant "W".

ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLE SOLUTION #3


TOOL NEEDED: Detective Mode 

"My challenges appear to those with the correct position in life."
This is a question mark alignment puzzle. Climb to the very top of Arkham Mansion's tallest tower and face south. The dot is on the floor at your feet, but the top half of the symbol is spread out upon the roofs below. Line them up and scan.

VIDEO: ARKHAM EAST – EVERY RIDDLE SOLUTION


ARKHAM EAST - PATIENT INTERVIEW #1

 

The tape is in the southern guard tower. On a desk. Impossible to miss once you're up there.


ARKHAM EAST - PATIENT INTERVIEW #2


TOOL NEEDED: Cryptographic Sequencer 

The two guard towers here are linked by catwalks. Where those two walks meet, there's an office. Once you can hack your way inside that office with the sequencer, you'll find both an interview and a trophy.


ARKHAM EAST - CHRONICLE #1

 

Left of the Arkham Mansion stairs is a locked-off courtyard. Grapple over the wall, drop down and check the righthand wall - behind the railway - for a tablet.


ARKHAM EAST - CHRONICLE #2


TOOL NEEDED: Explosive Gel 

Face the Botanical Garden staircase from the graveyard. You should notice a patch of destructible wall on the side of those stairs. Use your gel or your Ultra Batclaw to get inside and find the tablet.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #1

This one's sitting out in plain sight, on a little jetty overlooking Gotham harbor. It's near the southern view of the water, though, not the northern... very close to the Arkham Mansion stairs.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #2

You’ll find this trophy at the very back of the graveyard, near the cliff shore.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #3

Left of the Arkham Mansion stairs is a locked-off courtyard. Grapple over the wall, run to the back and grapple onto the upper balcony. Behind the column here, facing the view of Gotham City, is a Riddler trophy.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #4

This one is above Trophy #2, on a flat section of Arkham Mansion's roof. If you look at your map, you can also see that it's the narrowest part of the roof, separating the northern and southern halves of the mansion.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #5

In the middle of the cemetery is a small wooden shack. The door is open and the trophy is right on the desk.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #6

Grapple and climb your way to the top of the mansion's tallest tower. On the side with the clock face is the trophy.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #7

If you're on the tallest mansion tower, and look down towards the circular tower, you should spot a rectangular recess between the slopes of the roof. A trophy is there - just glide down and grab it.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #8

Located on top of the northwestern guard tower, the one closest to the Arkham North door.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #9


TOOL NEEDED: Explosive Gel

Left of the Arkham Mansion stairs is a flat courtyard. Smack dab in the center of this courtyard is a destructible piece of flooring. Use your explosive gel and take the trophy underneath.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #10


TOOL NEEDED: Cryptographic Sequencer

This one's in the ground floor guard room closest to the Arkham Mansion stairs and statue of Warden Sharp... the same location as the map. You just need to wait until you have the sequencer to gain access.


ARKHAM EAST - RIDDLER TROPHY #11


TOOL NEEDED: Cryptographic Sequencer

The two guard towers here are linked by catwalks. Where those two walks meet, there's an office. Once you can hack your way inside that office with the sequencer, you'll find both the trophy and an interview tape.


ARKHAM EAST - JOKER’S TEETH #1-2

These are halfway up the stairs to Arkham Mansion's main entrance. They don't appear until the story directs you to the mansion, however, and you'll definitely want to get rid of the two snipers on the overhang above first.


ARKHAM EAST - JOKER’S TEETH #3-4

You'll find these two sets as you're making your way to the Botanical Gardens, looking for Harley's fingerprints. They're at the foot of the long stairs. Watch out for lunging lunatics!


ARKHAM EAST - JOKER’S TEETH #5-6

These two sets are in the more southern guard tower of Arkham East.


ARKHAM EAST - JOKER’S TEETH #7-8

These two are on the stairs to the Botanical Gardens. They didn't appear for us until Poison Ivy had turned Arkham's sky red and we were on our way to stop her with the antidote.


ARKHAM EAST - JOKER’S TEETH #9-10

These two are near the door to Arkham West, close to a ground-level guard room. We didn't spot them until after finishing the game, so can't be sure when they first appear.

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  • chris-macmillan

    chris-macmillan  - 5 months, 2 weeks ago  - Report

    iv completed the story line, defeated joker and all the rest of it, and iv only got one more thing to find, 1 Set of teeth in the intensive treatment building and iv followed the intructions, and the guide and everything and the last set is no were to been, its either my game or somethings messed up Can someone help me or tell me something iv missed
  • chaos91112

    chaos91112  - 9 months, 1 week ago  - Report

    so i have all the riddlers secrets completed except for some of the jokers teeth which i cant find and dont show on the map even though i found the secrets map, do i have to play through on hard difficulty to get them?
  • Manonilso

    Manonilso  - 9 months, 4 weeks ago  - Report

    i cant find the last Chronicle of Arkham, do one know where to find it ?
  • shadowspirit90

    shadowspirit90  - 9 months, 4 weeks ago  - Report

    Does anyone know where the Warden is after you beat the game? Is he the spirit of Arkham? And if so, where on earth is he!?!
  • Rebel26

    Rebel26  - 10 months, 2 weeks ago  - Report

    Where is the bottom part of the question mark in the southern corridor in Arkham Mansion when your in detective mode
  • BigBenji

    BigBenji  - 11 months, 4 weeks ago  - Report

    this guide is great bt i hav 1 problem i am doing the mansion riddles and i cnt gt all the teeth bt i hav used the guide exactly and it says i only gt 19? can any1 help?
  • GamerThumb

    GamerThumb  - 1 year ago  - Report

    I think my game must have messed up coz it say's there are 3 sets off joker teeth left at arkham east and they dont seem to be there enywhere?
  • mrirish317

    mrirish317  - 1 year ago  - Report

    How can you get to the riddler trophies when they are high up on the wall? There is no where to stand,to spray the gel.Also if you have no way of line launch?Please help me!!!
  • ryupeco11

    ryupeco11  - 1 year, 2 months ago  - Report

    I believe you have to complete all of the challenges in addition to the story mode to get %100 but i haven't done it yet myself so i'm not sure. Also I'm having trouble getting two of the riddler trophies in the batcaves. i belive they are #16 and 17. I glide out from the batcave but there doesn't seem to be anything there.
  • danacarroll

    danacarroll  - 1 year, 2 months ago  - Report

    i also have the same problem as SCLAfinest. Everything is done but still at 84%. Please help.
  • nicksvampire

    nicksvampire  - 1 year, 3 months ago  - Report

    So what do you do after you've found all the riddler's trophies and you've found all the chronicles of arkham including the one near clayface?
  • SCLAfinest

    SCLAfinest  - 1 year, 4 months ago  - Report

    I completed all tha items n tha game is still 84% completed what am I missing?????????????
  • Zombiluv90

    Zombiluv90  - 1 year, 4 months ago  - Report

    of course as soon as i post that i get it. haha
    never mind, love this guide by the way helped with the
    few that i had left.
  • Zombiluv90

    Zombiluv90  - 1 year, 4 months ago  - Report

    i can't get Riddle Trophy #13 in
    Arkham West.. ugh its pissing me off >:I
  • willowbradley

    willowbradley  - 1 year, 4 months ago  - Report

    where is the last person that the riddles talk about?
  • chrishoughton

    chrishoughton  - 1 year, 6 months ago  - Report

    in the game there was a website mentioned in the medical part of the game. can anyone tell me what the site was and if its aq real site. stupid question i know but some games put real websites on them.
  • ewanritchie

    ewanritchie  - 1 year, 7 months ago  - Report

    I have managed to find all the riddler challenges apart from one. I think it should be the one on top of the experimental chamber in the medical facility but its not there. The first time I there, when you fight Bane, I collected the trophy and then died falling through the glass. Its now not there now nut the game says I still need to collect it.
    Any ideas?
  • Siion

    Siion  - 1 year, 8 months ago  - Report

    It helped me get the few i was missing, thank you.
  • FearlessKing1

    FearlessKing1  - 1 year, 11 months ago  - Report

    ok on the (Extreme Incarceration) i cant get back into the room.. i went through there during the game when i didn't know i was suppose to scan those.. it wont let me back in the door nor can i climb back in from the hole above the cell.. any ideas?? please its the last of the 240 challenges that i have..
  • crisdace

    crisdace  - 1 year, 11 months ago  - Report

    Never mind I found it
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