Some fans consider Gotham Knights to be one of the most anticipated games of this year. A new co-op game from WB Games Montreal, it brings the most notable members of the Bat-Family, including Robin, Batgirl, Red, and Nightwing to consoles and PC. Following the studio's 2013 Batman: Arkham Origins, Gotham Knights takes similar cues from it, being a fully explorable open-world game set in Gotham City. While not connected to Rocksteady's Arkhamverse, players are tasked with fending off villains from Batman's rogue's gallery after the untimely death of Bruce Wayne.
The game was first revealed in 2020 at the DC Fandome event, with an initial release year of 2021. As soon as that year rolled around, however, it was announced that the game would be delayed to 2022, alongside Avalanche's upcoming game Hogwarts Legacy. While Gotham Knights is currently on-track to release this year, no specific window has been given as to when players can take up the cowl. However, details of an unannounced playtest for the game have been discovered that indicate it could be released sooner rather than later.
Through a Reddit post by on the /r/GothamKnights Subreddit by SuspiciousTension19, it showed details of the application provided by SteamDB. SteamDB keeps tabs on updates to the platform, including when a game has been released or when it has been added. This entry for Gotham Knights shows that it is currently hidden to the public, but more importantly shows other technical aspects.
As pointed out by the user, the total file size of Gotham Knights is a whopping 82.5 GB, which is a considerable amount of space for just the playtest app. Moreover, the test was accessed by at least one person and had a chance to play through it before it was removed from Steam. This is the first instance of a specific beta for the upcoming Bat-family game.
There's a few possibilities for what this Gotham Knights playtest was intended for. The first is that this playtest was a closed beta that wasn't meant to reach the public, and likely was for internal testing only. The second possibility is that it will be a public beta that players can participate in to stress test the online co-op features. That being said, this is only speculation for the time being, and fans should wait until more information about the game comes out.
Gotham Knights releases in 2022 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: SteamDB