Borderlands

Released: Oct 20, 2009
6,215 days ago
Platforms: PC
Switch
Xbox One
Mac
PS3
+1
Ratings: IGDB79
Steam90%

Release dates

North America dates

May 29, 20202,341 days ago
- Switch
Dec 3, 20105,806 days ago
- Mac
Oct 19, 20105,851 days ago
- Xbox One
Oct 26, 20096,209 days ago
- PC
Oct 20, 20096,215 days ago
- PS3
- Xbox 360

About

Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person shooter set on the distant planet of Pandora. Players choose from four characters, each with distinct combat abilities, and explore an open world rendered in a distinctive cartoon-style visual approach. Gameplay revolves around completing missions, defeating enemies, and collecting procedurally generated weapons with varying statistics and elemental effects. The game supports cooperative play for up to four players, with enemy difficulty scaling based on the number of participants.

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How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 2,304 players

Main story: 22 h
Main + extras: 35 h
Completionist: 63 h

Reviews

Steam90%Very Positive · 31,573 reviews

Critics (IGDB)80/1008 reviews

IGDB players79/1001,034 ratings

Game info

Released: 2009 · see every game from that year
Modes: Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative · Split screen
Perspective: First person
Engine: Unreal Engine 3
Multiplayer: Online co-op 4Couch co-op 2Campaign co-op, Online co-op, Couch co-op, LAN co-op, Split screen, Drop-in / drop-out

Editions, DLC & expansions

DLC 4

Editions & bundles 4

Other versions

Remasters 1

Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced2019 · Remaster

Studios

Age ratings

ESRBMBlood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Strong Language
PEGI18Bad Language, In-Game Purchases, Violence
CERODViolence
USK18No content descriptors
GRAC15+Violence
ACBMA 15+No content descriptors

Languages

5 languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)

Language	Audio	Subtitles
EnglishEnglish (US)	–	–
FrenchFrançais	–	–
GermanDeutsch
ItalianItaliano	–	–
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)	–	–

Themes & tags

4 more tags

Story & names

In a distant future where mega-corporations colonize and strip-mine entire planets, four mercenaries known as Vault Hunters arrive on Pandora, a lawless frontier world abandoned by the corporations that once exploited it. Drawn by legends of an alien Vault containing priceless technology left behind by a vanished race called the Eridians, they begin piecing together clues to its location with guidance from a mysterious entity known only as the Guardian Angel. Standing in their way is the Crimson Lance, a private military force deployed by the Atlas Corporation, which seeks the Vault's power for itself. As the Vault Hunters collect the artifact fragments needed to unlock the sealed chamber, they learn the Vault can only be opened once every two hundred years, and the next opening is fast approaching.

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