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Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Pros: 1.) It's the very first borderlands. 2.) Nostalgia for when game devs actually liked the games that they made and didn't push narratives no one asked for. 3.) The best looter shooter out there in my opinion. (This…”
“For my first time playing Borderlands, this was an... okay introduction to the series. I found the gameplay to be fun and played it with a few friends. Which honestly if I didn't have the friends, I don't know if I…”
“top tier looter shooter 100%-ters... prepare for a grind”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Genuinely love this game so much. The voice acting, the character design, the environment, just everything. I couldn't recommend it enough for single players and also gamers who like to play with friends or a small…”
“The atmosphere and world just hits so much more than the future installments”
“Overall grade: B Enjoyable? Yes Recommended? To those who enjoy FPSs, sifting through gear, and the occasional space-western. Keep in mind it’s nearly a 20-year-old game Replayability: Med-Low +gritty yet silly…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Great game, a great introduction the borderlands universe.”
“Overall, it's a pretty fun game for those who want to use different kind of weapons and shoot things. Great for casual players. The first half was kind of boring and repetitive but it picked up and I started enjoying it…”
“Solid UI, solid gameplay, easy to play, good gunplay, good enemy ai, and good characters.”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“One of the best games ever made. I still play this game off and on when I get bored. If you have never played it its worth the purchase with the low cost.”
“Classic redefined but has its jankyness and issues with memory leaks (randomly) but undeniably a classic game with charm. started a legacy that's a unquestionable part of FPS lore with plentiful guns and combinations…”
“A classic with an amazing update in graphics. Worth it!”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“very fun game the gun rarity is nice characters are fun dlcs are all a good time and defeating crawmeranx was super satisfying. but i got pretty lucky with getting a new double anarchy everytime the one i had started to…”
“Overall grade: B Enjoyable? Yes Recommended? To those who enjoy FPSs, sifting through gear, and the occasional space-western. Keep in mind it’s nearly a 20-year-old game Replayability: Med-Low +gritty yet silly…”
“Overall very good and definitely satisfies that urge to grind a game.”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“THIS IS NOT A REVIEW OF THE GAME ITSELF!! This version of borderlands 1 DOES have quality of life changes that make it preferable, but needs to be fixed. The game just outright refuses to start without tinkering, and…”
“Genuinely love this game so much. The voice acting, the character design, the environment, just everything. I couldn't recommend it enough for single players and also gamers who like to play with friends or a small…”
“Pros: 1.) It's the very first borderlands. 2.) Nostalgia for when game devs actually liked the games that they made and didn't push narratives no one asked for. 3.) The best looter shooter out there in my opinion. (This…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Absolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ "remaster" of an overall great game. I kinda regret not just coming back to the original version, but I'm too deep in my playthrough now.. Let me list all the issues I've experienced: Audio in…”
“THIS IS NOT A REVIEW OF THE GAME ITSELF!! This version of borderlands 1 DOES have quality of life changes that make it preferable, but needs to be fixed. The game just outright refuses to start without tinkering, and…”
“the memory leak makes this game border line unplayable. you save quit like 3 times you have to desktop to make the game playable again. in a game where u have to farm items this is literally unreal that it made it past…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“For my first time playing Borderlands, this was an... okay introduction to the series. I found the gameplay to be fun and played it with a few friends. Which honestly if I didn't have the friends, I don't know if I…”
“so i play it didn't finish it why you asking it f-uck boring and the comedy s-uck for me because it't subjective it tried to be friendslop and it failed we just played and said nah it boring and i play solo and i gave…”
“Overall, it's a pretty fun game for those who want to use different kind of weapons and shoot things. Great for casual players. The first half was kind of boring and repetitive but it picked up and I started enjoying it…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“For my first time playing Borderlands, this was an... okay introduction to the series. I found the gameplay to be fun and played it with a few friends. Which honestly if I didn't have the friends, I don't know if I…”
“so i play it didn't finish it why you asking it f-uck boring and the comedy s-uck for me because it't subjective it tried to be friendslop and it failed we just played and said nah it boring and i play solo and i gave…”
“Bit repetitive but not bad. Shooting's fun. Story and game feels a bit unfinished 3.5/5”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“top tier looter shooter 100%-ters... prepare for a grind”
“Classic redefined but has its jankyness and issues with memory leaks (randomly) but undeniably a classic game with charm. started a legacy that's a unquestionable part of FPS lore with plentiful guns and combinations…”
“This game was awesome start to finish, but there's some small changes that could have made this so much more fun. Regarding achievements, this grind was long, difficult and tedious. Despite this I highly recommend the…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Borderlands GOTY Enhanced is the definition of showing up late to the party but still having a good time. The cel shaded looter shooter that started it all holds up surprisingly well, especially with a friend in tow. The story is basically just an excuse to shoot things and…”
— a player, Steam review · 74 hrs played“Borderlands laid the groundwork for a multiple decade spanning franchise and serves as one of the most important and influential games of all time. Whilst its gameplay has aged with time, it still deserves the respect and attention it has garnered. The desolate, hostile,…”
— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs played“Nice fullscreen ads in the main menu, thanks. Also unresolved bugs, even in this "enhanced" edition. Mouse sensitivity is crazy high even when dropped to the lowest values, have to resort to editing a .ini file to fix it. Texture filturing resets to the default setting on each…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:54 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | FPS · Co-op · Shooter · First-Person · Loot · Online Co-Op · Action · RPG · Dark Humor · Looter Shooter · Comedy · Action RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * * |
| Achievements | 80 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-Bit Processor: Intel Core i3 530 @2.93GHz/AMD Phenom 9950 @2.6GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 660, Radeon HD 6970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: Directx 9.0c