The player drives through Gotham from a behind-the-vehicle perspective. Missions can require reaching checkpoints, chasing or escaping other vehicles, protecting targets, and completing objectives within a time limit.

Progression is organized around a sequence of story missions. Success unlocks further events and exposes additional portions of the campaign, while driving skill, route choice, and effective use of the vehicle are more important than traditional racing-line technique.

Learn the road layout before attempting difficult time limits, and avoid unnecessary collisions that slow the Batmobile. In pursuit missions, prioritize staying close to the target while preserving enough control to react to traffic and sharp turns.

Use Gotham's wider roads when possible, brake before corners rather than entering them at full speed, and restart missions early when a mistake makes the objective unlikely.