Borderlands — Reviews and ratings, description, release date, official game website, system requirements, and player ratings.

Release date

October 20, 2009

Developer

Gearbox Software

Publisher

Gearbox Software

Genre

Action RPG

Platform

PC Mac OS Sony PlayStation 4 Xbox One X/S Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/S Sony PlayStation 5 Sony PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Onlive

Web-site

Official Steam

Summary

As the first title in an all-new sci-fi action franchise, Borderlands combines the best elements of Gearbox Software's first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat. Borderlands features a unique content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in missions, environments, enemies, weapons, item drops and character customization. Borderlands is a cooperative experience, allowing for multiple players to share the same game experience simultaneously online. Players can freely join or leave each other’s games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single-player mode. Borderlands features life-like character animations, impressive real-time physics, and customizable vehicles. More details to follow. [2K Games/Gearbox Software]

Borderlands System Requirements

🤏 Minimum Requirements

OS:

Windows XP/Vista

CPU:

2.4 Ghz or equivalent processor with SSE2 support

RAM:

1GB System RAM (2GB recommended with Vista)

GPU:

256mb video ram or better (GeForce 7 series or higher/Radeon HD3000 series or higher)

Borderlands Series Games

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October 20, 2009

Borderlands

December 29, 2009

Borderlands: Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot

February 23, 2010

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx

September 28, 2010

Borderlands: Claptrap's New Robot Revolution

September 18, 2012

Borderlands 2

October 31, 2012

Borderlands Legends

November 25, 2014

Tales from the Borderlands

October 14, 2014

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

September 13, 2019

Borderlands 3

December 17, 2019

Borderlands 3: Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot

Borderlands Trailer

Borderlands Screenshots

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Critic Reviews

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Official Xbox Magazine UK May 13, 2024

Much more than the sum of its parts, but unfortunately said parts are only an okay FPS and an okay RPG, both fairly no-frills and functional. It's a roast dinner without gravy followed by an apple pie without custard. Nothing's wrong, but you can't shake the nagging feeling that something's missing. Borderlands is a good time, but it should have been a great time.

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GameSpy May 13, 2024

The accessible nature of Borderlands -- with its relatively non-punitive deaths, constant checkpoints, and convenient fast-travel systems -- makes it a fantastic game for introducing FPS fans to some basic RPG tropes. And, most importantly, the killing and looting never ceases to be fun.

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Gamer.nl May 13, 2024

Borderlands mixes up RPG and shooter and this works well. Don’t expect a Fallout 3 though, because this is an entirely different product. This really feels more like a shooter at most times.

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VideoGamer May 13, 2024

Borderlands is unique, it's different, and it's hard to classify. But it's not for everyone. It's not for the stereotypical CoD/Halo crowd. It's not revolutionary, but it is interesting. And, crucially, it's a hell of a lot of fun, but only, long term at least, in co-op.

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GameDaily May 13, 2024

Borderlands surprised us. We went into the experience expecting a pulse-pounding shooter with fancy cut scenes and lots of drama (no surprise, since we play more FPS on consoles than RPGs), and instead found a slower-moving and tough (but immensely rewarding) slog through a beautiful fantasy world populated by imaginative monsters and more weapons than we know what to do with.

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