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Batman: Arkham Asylum


Batman: Arkham Asylum – Riddler Guide

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

Words: Charlie Barratt, GamesRadar US

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.


 
125 Comments
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mgkyo666  - 3 months 6 hours ago 
first! but seriosly i recommend this guide to anyone who needs it i already found all this stuff(without a guide or use of the internet) but if i had read this earlier i would have finished it ALOT FASTER!
batman5273  - 3 months 1 hour ago 
Badass! That you, Mr BearHat!!
VoodooPanda  - 3 months 12 minutes ago 
Thanks for the guide. I dont have batman's intellect so it would have taken me forever to solve each riddle.
theHeadCase  - 2 months 30 days ago 
The riddles were all awesome. I got em all. I'm just missing a few joker teeth.
ragingearth  - 2 months 30 days ago 
I was stuck on a couple of riddles, but this is really gonna help me out.
Pr0fesserCha0s  - 2 months 30 days ago 
I actually like to read the riddle's more than finding it, and I'm probably gonna print this or whatever anyway this guide is really handy
Jacob816  - 2 months 30 days ago 
A million thanks you Filipino boat boy you.
GamesRadarCharlieBarratt  - 2 months 30 days ago 
@theHeadCase I'll be adding the locations of the Joker teeth by the end of the week. Most are pretty easy to find, but I'll bet you're missing 3 in Arkham Mansion.
Greed  - 2 months 30 days ago 
Charlie, this game is amazing. I've been playing it for a while and you are so right. I was stuck on the see-saw riddler puzzle and this helped a lot! Thanks Bear-Hat!
Corsair89  - 2 months 30 days ago 
I already solved all 240 Riddler riddles and the truth about the Spirit of Arkham. What a fantastic game Arkham Asylum is. This is the only game I can think of were collecting stuff on the side was really fun instead of really annoying.
LegitmizedPein  - 2 months 30 days ago 
Hey I can't aligned it properly any advice for the "Now you see me now you don't"?
GamesRadarCharlieBarratt  - 2 months 30 days ago 
@LegitimizedPein The most important thing is to make sure the dot is directly beneath the squiggly line. You may also need to get the dot slightly closer to the bottom of the squiggle.
Samael  - 2 months 30 days ago 
Bearhat kicks ass.
nadrewod999  - 2 months 29 days ago 
@LegitmizedPein: just keep moving the camera (or you) slightly and scanning until you get it.

(to everyone) You only really need the Secret Maps for each location, and the riddle solutions, and you will get every Riddler challenge/trophy, after which you will only have to find the final "Spirit of Arkham" scan to get the "World's Greatest Detective" achievement/trophy (hint: it is near Clayface: you can single out who the spirit is just by thinking about who the spirit is talking about in the last few messages, then thinking about who could gain access to the locations described at the times described)
sniperscope  - 2 months 29 days ago 
All I need is one trophy! It's impossible to find! What's worse is you can see it but can't get it :(
sniperscope  - 2 months 29 days ago 
I feel I must state that I solved everything by myself and with no help from any guide :)
VoodooPanda  - 2 months 29 days ago 
Its funny how the riddle asks if your using the internet when you get past 85%
Makk_Mizzy  - 2 months 29 days ago 
I start playing Thursday morning on my off day and I just got to work and I already got 162 out of 240 on my own and I will continue using my wits vs. a guide because the riddles are not hard to obtain. If you wanna be and think like Batman, go solo and expose the riddler just like Batman does in the cartoons, movies, and comic books!
nadrewod999  - 2 months 28 days ago 
Hint on where the final collectible for "World's Greatest Detective" is: It is near Clayface, in an area where you received something important and was closed off for most of the game (either unaccesible because the doors wouldn't unlock or closed off by you)
Makk_Mizzy  - 2 months 28 days ago 
@gamesradarcharliebarratt if I could guess I prolly would guess that you are talking about the 3 teeth that are inside the room in the mansion where Zsasz has Dr. Young at knife point and you have to save her, right before you enter the area where they are if you look up there is another part of the room where books, shelves, and papers are scattered and on the upper left side of that upper part of the room there are 3 blabbermouths that can easily be passed up if not paying attention and don't have the riddler's map! Just for noobs, blabbermouths appear thru out the game and when you progress in the story they show up in areas you previously scouted because you have to back track to get all of the secrets, so if you are trying to collect all 20 or 10 blabbermouths in every location in just 1 trip of visiting that place it just ain't gonna happen and it will also piss Batman off because he knows that you have to progress in the story then, back track to get the rest of em!
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