Borderlands (2009)

Feral Interactive, Gearbox Software

Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One

3.63 from 8757 ratings

18022 members have it in their collection · 683 playing now · 4111 backlogged · 1389 wish listed

How long? Main story 25h · with extras 37h · 100% 65h (from 84 logged playthroughs)

Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person shooter set on the distant planet of Pandora. Players choose from four characters, each with distinct combat abilities, and explore an open world rendered in a distinctive cartoon-style visual approach. Gameplay revolves around completing missions, defeating enemies, and collecting procedurally generated weapons with varying statistics and elemental effects. The game supports cooperative play for … Read more
Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person shooter set on the distant planet of Pandora. Players choose from four characters, each with distinct combat abilities, and explore an open world rendered in a distinctive cartoon-style visual approach. Gameplay revolves around completing missions, defeating enemies, and collecting procedurally generated weapons with varying statistics and elemental effects. The game supports cooperative play for up to four players, with enemy difficulty scaling based on the number of participants. Read less
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Release dates

  • Oct 20, 2009 (North_America) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Oct 23, 2009 (Australia) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Oct 23, 2009 (Europe) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Oct 26, 2009 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Oct 30, 2009 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Oct 30, 2009 (Australia) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 25, 2009 (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Feb 25, 2010 (Japan) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Oct 19, 2010 (North_America) Xbox One
  • Dec 03, 2010 (Worldwide) Mac
  • May 29, 2020 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch

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Sir_Laguna

Status Sir_Laguna Oct 5, 2019

Also, finally got a physical copy of the first Borderlands.

Now I have a complete collection. (well, as complete as I wanted to have. Not gonna look for B2 VR).

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abandonia

Status abandonia Sep 13, 2019

The planet Pandora isn't much more than a desert filled with bandits, mercenaries and adventurers. Their goal: the legendary vault which is said to be filled with treasures beyond imagination hidden on the planet by an ancient highly advanced alien race. One of those fortune-seekers is the protagonist, who has one advantage: the guidance of the Guardian of the vault. …

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The planet Pandora isn't much more than a desert filled with bandits, mercenaries and adventurers. Their goal: the legendary vault which is said to be filled with treasures beyond imagination hidden on the planet by an ancient highly advanced alien race. One of those fortune-seekers is the protagonist, who has one advantage: the guidance of the Guardian of the vault.

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MyChaos

Status MyChaos Sep 8, 2019

Class: Siren

Level Reach: 45

There is some bug in the game that left me with some frustration like repeating some side quest because the enemy was inside a wall of the building, but taking it out I loved playing the game not for the story I found a bit mediocre, but rather because I've never played this kind of …

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Class: Siren

Level Reach: 45

There is some bug in the game that left me with some frustration like repeating some side quest because the enemy was inside a wall of the building, but taking it out I loved playing the game not for the story I found a bit mediocre, but rather because I've never played this kind of genre RPG with FPS. The point that I found negative in this game besides the bugs, was in the dlc's there is no teleportation between the various areas.

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Predefiance

Status Predefiance Aug 14, 2019

Hit level 50 a few days ago. Going to start The Secret Armoury of General Knoxx soon. Hoping to get a near unlimited shield and/or some modded guns to speed up the grind of getting to level 61 and defeating Crawmerax and completing the slog that is Mad Maxxie's DLC. Can anyone help with that? I'm on Xbox.

Predefiance

Status Predefiance Aug 9, 2019

Currently level 46. Finished Zombies DLC and started the Robolution DLC yesterday. Also started a playthrough with Mordecai to start mopping up the other character-related achievements.

Predefiance

Status Predefiance Aug 5, 2019

Up to playthrough 2. I did start a new run of the story but ended up moving onto the Zombie DLC. Zombies seemed a little overpowered being 3 levels higher than my current level when I started so I had to leave and level up a little bit. Typical in level based games.

Predefiance

Status Predefiance Jul 23, 2019

Game of the Year Edition. Was going to buy (currently half-price on Xbox) then it came up as a free weekend! After putting a bit of time into it over the weekend I'm committed to buying but I am wondering if it'll go on Game Pass at some point in the future. Will have to check my desire for playing …

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Game of the Year Edition. Was going to buy (currently half-price on Xbox) then it came up as a free weekend! After putting a bit of time into it over the weekend I'm committed to buying but I am wondering if it'll go on Game Pass at some point in the future. Will have to check my desire for playing it now vs waiting and saving 22 AU dollars.

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Bi66sy

Status Bi66sy Jul 12, 2019

15 hours 10 mins - Main Story Complete - Level 32 Soldier

Leaving playthrough completion date blank as I have DLC up next.

Bi66sy

Status Bi66sy Jul 11, 2019

11 hours - LVL 28 Soldier

Main progress
Pinky and Digit
Nine Toes
Bone Head
Roid Rage Psycho
Sledge
Mad Mel
Krom

Optional
Scar
Moe
Marley
Skagzilla
Mothrakk
Reaver

Bi66sy

Status Bi66sy Jul 10, 2019

9 hours - LVL 25 Soldier

Main progress
Pinky and Digit
Nine Toes
Bone Head
Roid Rage Psycho
Sledge
Mad Mel

Optional
Scar
Moe
Marley
Skagzilla
Mothrakk

Bi66sy

Status Bi66sy Jul 8, 2019

6 hours LVL 17 Soldier
killed nine toes
Killed BoneHead
Unlocked Vehicles
The Roid Rage Psycho Killed
Sledge killed

Bi66sy

Status Bi66sy Jul 5, 2019

I'm 2 hours into this playthrough,

  • killed nine toes
  • Killed BoneHead
  • Unlocked Vehicles
  • LVL 11 - Soldier
McDoot

Status McDoot Apr 10, 2019

I finally finished playthrough 2 with help of the 'enhanced' edition's improved FoV and a save game editor. I have started Borderlands far too many times and had finished the first playthrough a few times across a few different platforms but I finally unlocked PT2.5, albeit with slightly cheated gear and xp. My reasoning for this is that the main …

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I finally finished playthrough 2 with help of the 'enhanced' edition's improved FoV and a save game editor. I have started Borderlands far too many times and had finished the first playthrough a few times across a few different platforms but I finally unlocked PT2.5, albeit with slightly cheated gear and xp. My reasoning for this is that the main story is tedious and I only really care about Dlc 3 and 4 (claptrap and the Athena one) which I believe can only be started at the end of both playthroughs.

I will probably play as much of the DLC as possible legitimately, even if that means grinding for a few hours longer.

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