Batman: Dark Tomorrow is a linear, stealth-based game in which players control Batman as he fights crime. Batman is equipped with several of his tools, such as batarangs, smoke bombs, and grappling hooks. Each level has specific goals that players must achieve to complete it, while criminals and enemies will try to stop your progress. While enemies can be knocked unconscious, they cannot be killed (due to Batman's "no-kill" code); because of this, the player is required to handcuff the criminals to prevent them from attacking. There are several parts of levels between which the game saves; if the player dies, they will reload on the last save.