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Borderlands Game of the Year
Get ready for the mind blowing insanity! Play as one of four trigger-happy mercenaries and take out everything that stands in your way! With its addictive action, frantic first-person shooter combat, massive arsenal of weaponry, RPG elements and four-player co-op, Borderlands is a breakthrough exper
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
47 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Still a kickass game 16 years later. Personally, I think it's aged remarkably well.”
“LOVE LOVE love this game. The story is fun to play, side quests are also quite nice and it's good game for relaxation in the evening, or for playing with friends. All characters are cool and I especially loved playing…”
“Very fun, assuming you have the patience to apply 3000 different community fixes just to get it to run properly. Don't bother with the Enhanced Edition, it has even more issues. Look up the Borderlands SDK mod, which…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“LOVE LOVE love this game. The story is fun to play, side quests are also quite nice and it's good game for relaxation in the evening, or for playing with friends. All characters are cool and I especially loved playing…”
“I love this game it has a lot of funny commentary. Still good all these years later. I remember playing this on the 360 years ago and I have never forgotten about Boarderlands it was one of the first games I bought on…”
“aside from the dlc's not having fast travel points and the loud ass publisher title cards that trigger my tinnitus, it's a pretty good game. i know this installment in particular is rather dry story-wise on the surface.…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“LOVE LOVE love this game. The story is fun to play, side quests are also quite nice and it's good game for relaxation in the evening, or for playing with friends. All characters are cool and I especially loved playing…”
“[h1] Returning to this game 16 years later. Does it actually hold up? [/h1] Coming from a longtime Borderlands fan... only buy this on sale. I’ll be completely transparent. I have a lot of nostalgia for this series.…”
“Had a grand ol' time playing through Borderlands with my partner and his sister. We ran through all the DLC and finished the game, but tbh I'm tempted to go back in for a solo run to 100% the achievements. For now we've…”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Played the first Borderlands back when it first came out in 2009 on PS3. Back then I didn't watch game trailers or follow any hype for games. Friends told me it was a Role Playing Game with guns. Grabbed it the night it…”
“Had a grand ol' time playing through Borderlands with my partner and his sister. We ran through all the DLC and finished the game, but tbh I'm tempted to go back in for a solo run to 100% the achievements. For now we've…”
“Borderlands GOTY is an incredible experience. Lots of re-playability and tons of awesome characters and quests. If you're looking for an RPG that's open world and has tons of content, this is the game for you. An…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“It's the bombastic fan-favorite cell-shaded interplanetary upgrade shooter that took the world by storm... In "Game of the Year" flavor.”
“Walking simulator with occasional firefights and scavenger hunts, ok story, good gameplay, GREAT atmosphere, definitely established the game's world and tone for the rest of the series. Really enjoyed the DLC's, but is…”
“This review is not nostalgia based whatsoever, this game is genuinely very good imo. The story, mechanics, environment, etc. are amazing. I played this game on PS3 when I was younger but never got past sledge lol…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Very fun, assuming you have the patience to apply 3000 different community fixes just to get it to run properly. Don't bother with the Enhanced Edition, it has even more issues. Look up the Borderlands SDK mod, which…”
“Won't even run. Imagine a game so fundamentally broken that the "Improved" (GOTY EHNANCED) version is a 3.5/10 disaster and the original version won't even open the launcher, then won't start a game, then will explode…”
“Bug-ridden mess. We have three separate PCs in the house for playing multiplayer games. Whether or not Borderlands games will run on any given PC is a dice-roll. Which PCs it boots on today could change form the last…”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Despite its strengths, the game shows its limitations through repetitive mission design, frequently relying on basic fetch and combat objectives. The narrative, while occasionally engaging, often plays second fiddle to…”
“Gearbox Software's "Borderlands" was originally released on October 20, 2009, for consoles, and was later released for PC on October 26. Ever since, it has become one of the most popular and influential First-Person…”
“Ah, original Borderlands, my beloved. How you irrevocably altered my entire brain chemistry back in the early 2000's... This game is very much a product of its time, and that fact manifests in good and bad ways alike.…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“>decides to try and get 100% >watches 100% guide >uninstalls >installs bl2”
“Despite its strengths, the game shows its limitations through repetitive mission design, frequently relying on basic fetch and combat objectives. The narrative, while occasionally engaging, often plays second fiddle to…”
“Borderlands may be a quality looter shooter game thought the first Borderlands is the weakest entry especially there's been an improved remaster version, I've even finished this on Xbox & I thought this one was…”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Predatory EULA that they added to the game like 15 years later that allows for spyware. Don't give them money for this.”
“[h1] Returning to this game 16 years later. Does it actually hold up? [/h1] Coming from a longtime Borderlands fan... only buy this on sale. I’ll be completely transparent. I have a lot of nostalgia for this series.…”
“Don't take this the wrong way. I absolutely adore the original Borderlands game, but if you're looking to buy the game on it's own outside of the Pandora's Box bundle (which you should just get anyways when it goes on…”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Despite its strengths, the game shows its limitations through repetitive mission design, frequently relying on basic fetch and combat objectives. The narrative, while occasionally engaging, often plays second fiddle to…”
“Ah, original Borderlands, my beloved. How you irrevocably altered my entire brain chemistry back in the early 2000's... This game is very much a product of its time, and that fact manifests in good and bad ways alike.…”
“Borderlands may be a quality looter shooter game thought the first Borderlands is the weakest entry especially there's been an improved remaster version, I've even finished this on Xbox & I thought this one was…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“this review is actually for borderlands 3 (who came up with not being able to leave a review for a game you haven't played before??? was it John Steam?? Because you can count your days buddy boy, the snail is coming and I'm bringing salty hell with me!!) anyways, the game was…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Stylistically unique and father of the looter shooter genre. Setting some time aside with a friend to run through any one of these games is a good time. Sure, you might not be in the mood for the humor every day but they're light hearted games designed to be played in good faith…”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played“I bought this years ago and I recently decided to reinstall it to play again. A new user agreement appeared that would require me to give up my right to trial by jury for any future lawsuit I may want or need to bring up against this games company. It also required me to agree…”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:40 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
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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 | Looter Shooter · FPS · Co-op · RPG · Action · Loot · Shooter · Online Co-Op · First-Person · Open World · Comedy · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish - Spain, German, Italian |
| Achievements | 80 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.borderlandsthegame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP/Vista Processor: 2.4 Ghz or equivalent processor with SSE2 support Memory: 1GB System RAM (2GB recommended with Vista) Graphics: 256mb video ram or better (GeForce 7 series or higher/Radeon HD3000 series or higher) Hard Drive: 8 GB or more free space Sound: Windows compatible sound card