- Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Action
See if you have what it takes to go down in history as a legendary Vault Hunter as you search for secret alien treasure, blasting everything in sight.
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Contemporary, classical in form, unpretentious and epic.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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CGMagazineJustin WoodSep 202510/10Borderlands 4 was such a surprise. The gameplay, story, and mechanics all felt so in sync. It's got its hooks in me like no Borderlands game has before. I can't wait to dive in and keep playing.
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The Outerhaven ProductionsJames ClarksonSep 20255/5 starsBorderlands 4 is an amazing entry in the series, Full of Gun's, Exploration and Explosions. You can sink hours upon hours into this game, never feeling like you don't have something to do.
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TheGamerAndrew KingSep 20254.5/5 starsSixteen years in, this is Gearbox’s cel-shaded shooter series at its best. From a well-calibrated tone, still-satisfying guns, best-in-class traversal, and an inviting open world, Borderlands 4 answers the question I asked when it was announced. How much can the Borderlands series possibly change? Turns out the answer is both not much… and a whole lot.
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EurogamerRick LaneSep 20253/5Borderlands 4 brings a more sensible script and a true open world to its pseudo-cel-shaded gun-show. But these moderate improvements are undermined by frustrating exploration and combat that takes too long to properly shine.
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The JimquisitionSep 20256/10Borderlands could have done with a shakeup, but a substandard grappling hook and an obscene number of fetch quests in which players take luggage for walkies isn’t it. Such banality permeates what is otherwise a decent enough shooter, impacting so many other elements that it wrecks things. Adding to that is a one-note tone and huge technical difficulties, making Borderlands 4 a far from “premium” game.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Developer
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher
- 2K
- Released
- September 11, 2025
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Time to beat
- 18 h rushed · 48 h main story · 83 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.2/10 from 62 ratings.
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