Borderlands

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About This Game

With its addictive action, frantic first-person shooter combat, massive arsenal of weaponry, RPG elements and four-player co-op, Borderlands is a breakthrough experience that challenges all the conventions of modern shooters. Borderlands places you in the role of a mercenary on the lawless and desolate planet of Pandora, hell-bent on finding a legendary stockpile of powerful alien technology known as The Vault. Role Playing Shooter (RPS) - combines frantic first-person shooting action with accessible role-playing character progression. Co-Op Frenzy - Fly solo in single player or drop in and out with up to 4 Player Co-Op online for a maniacal multiplayer experience. Bazillions of Guns - Gun lust fulfilled with rocket-launching shotguns, enemy-torching revolvers, SMGs that fire lightning rounds, and tons more. Radical Art Style - New visual style combines traditional rendering techniques with hand-drawn textures to create a unique and eye-catching spin on the First Person genre. Intense Vehicular Combat - Get behind the wheel and engage in intense vehicle-to-vehicle combat.

Companies

  • Developer:

    Gearbox Software, Feral Interactive

  • Publisher:

    2K Games, CyberFront, Take-Two Interactive, Feral Interactive

Franchise Info

  • Series:

    Borderlands

  • Collection:

    Borderlands

Release Dates per platform

  • Xbox 360:

    Oct 20, 2009

  • PlayStation 3:

    Oct 20, 2009

  • PC (Microsoft Windows):

    Oct 26, 2009

  • Xbox One:

    Oct 19, 2010

  • Mac:

    Dec 03, 2010

  • Nintendo Switch:

    May 29, 2020

Age Rating

JP
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EU
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AU
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KR
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DE
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US & CA
US & CA rating system

Game Engine

  • Unreal Engine 3:

    Unreal Engine 3 (UE3) is a computer game engine developed by Epic Games. It is the third generation of the Unreal Engine, designed for DirectX 9-, 10-, and 11-capable PCs, the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, and OpenGL-based OSes (Mac OS X, iOS). Its renderer supports many advanced techniques including HDRR, per-pixel lighting, and dynamic shadows, and builds upon the tools available in previous versions of the engine.

Frequently Asked Questions

You can play completely solo with AI companions, but the game shines in co‑op (online up to 4 players or console split‑screen).
Console pre‑orders once included a bonus weapon pack; on PC the game launched DRM‑free on Steam with no extra goodies.
Yes—all DLC (Zombie Island, Knoxx, Claptrap) can be played solo—Claptrap is even recommended for solo runs.
Main story is ~25 hours, extras/DLC push it past 40 hrs, plus New Game+ and loot grind add replayability.
The procedurally generated guns are addictive—critics call it a “first‑person Diablo”; loot variety is one of the biggest draws.

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