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Borderlands

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

First-Person Shooter

Player score
8.1/10
27,781 reviews
Released
2009
Developer
Gearbox Software
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
playable
Download
25 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Borderlands?

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released20 October 2009
DeveloperGearbox Software, Feral Interactive
Publisher2K
PlatformsPC
GenresFirst-Person Shooter
Languages6 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q893423, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Borderlands received?

Players81%positive of 27,781 · Very Positive
Achievements80on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Partial Controller Support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerpartial support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckplayable
Download size25 GB
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gate17+

Content descriptors

  • Some nudity or sexual content
  • Frequent violence or gore
  • General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$29.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Borderlands on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Performance and stutter33 of 300 (11%)

    Has a memory leak or something as the FPS gets worse the longer you play.

    Steam review, 7 August 2026 · 18 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpful

    The visual style is still unique and charming, but the Enhanced version’s optimization issues, those painful no-death coliseum runs, the absurd Claptrap collectibles, and the lack of proper solo vs co-op balancing really show the game’s age.

    Steam review, 16 January 2026 · 88 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful
  2. Crashes and freezes24 of 300 (8%)

    It crashed my pc and when I tried launching the game after this it just wouldn't launch.

    Steam review, 27 April 2026 · 60 hours played · 13 readers marked it helpful

    Having friends frequently experience crashes that require everyone else to sit around and wait on them due to poor programming and bug testing.

    Steam review, 8 February 2026 · 68 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful
  3. Will not launch or install9 of 300 (3%)

    Also, you cannot launch the game from steam.

    Steam review, 2 June 2026 · 21 hours played · 25 readers marked it helpful

    I cant even start the game without going into my files to grab the seperate .exe since the intended one doesnt work and the game says 'missing necessary files' that dont exist.

    Steam review, 24 August 2026 · 17 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful

A further 18 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Borderlands

24 games overlap with Borderlands on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced, Borderlands 2 and Borderlands Game of the Year.

All 24 games like Borderlands

Common questions about Borderlands

What platforms is Borderlands on?

Borderlands is available on PC. It first released in 2009.

How much does Borderlands cost?

$29.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Borderlands?

81% of 27,781 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Borderlands work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Borderlands as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Borderlands download?

25 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made Borderlands?

Borderlands was developed by Gearbox Software, Feral Interactive and published by 2K.