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    Borderlands 2

    Gearbox Software · 2012 · 10 platforms

    Borderlands 2

    A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin.

    Role-playing (RPG)Shooter

    01 — About

    The story

    A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside them in 4 player co-op on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption across the undiscovered and unpredictable living planet.

    Five years after the events of Borderlands, a valuable mineral called "Eridium" starts flourishing through Pandora's crust. Handsome Jack, the leader of the Hyperion Corporation, secures this new resource and uses it to rule over Pandora with an iron fist. Meanwhile, rumors of an even larger Vault hidden on Pandora spread across the galaxy, drawing a new group of Vault Hunters to the planet in search of it.

    02 — At a glance

    Metascore

    89/100

    Excellent — broadly acclaimed by press and players.

    Age

    PEGI 18+

    Released

    Sep 18 2012

    Platforms

    AndroidPlayStation 3PlayStation VitaXbox 360PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox OneMacNintendo SwitchLinuxPlayStation 4

    Developer

    Gearbox Software

    Publisher

    2K Games

    Genres

    Role-playing (RPG)Shooter

    03 — World & gameplay

    Technical sheet

    Classification

    Franchise
    • Borderlands
    Themes
    • Action
    • Comedy
    • Open world
    • Sandbox
    • Science fiction
    Game modes
    • Co-operative
    • Multiplayer
    • Single player
    • Split screen
    Perspective
    • First person
    Engine
    • Unreal Engine 3
    • Wwise

    Multiplayer

    • OnlineUp to 4 players
    • Online co-opUp to 4 players
    • Local co-opUp to 2 players
    • Split screen
    • LAN co-op
    • Co-op campaign
    • Drop-in / drop-out

    IGDB details for: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One

    Links

    • Official website(opens in a new tab)
    • Steam(opens in a new tab)
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    • Xbox(opens in a new tab)
    • Google Play(opens in a new tab)
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    04 — Age ratings

    Mature audiences

    PEGI18+

    PEGI 18

    PEGI

    Content descriptors

    • Strong Language
    • Blood
    ACB15+

    ACB MA 15+

    ACB

    CERO18+

    CERO Z

    CERO

    Content descriptors

    • Language
    ESRB17+

    Mature 17+

    ESRB

    Content descriptors

    • Blood and Gore
    • Strong Language
    • Blood
    • Sexual Themes
    GRAC18+

    GRAC 18

    GRAC

    Content descriptors

    • Blood and Gore
    USK18+

    USK 18

    USK

    05 — Languages

    Available worldwide

    8 languages supported

    LanguageInterfaceAudioSubtitles
    English
    German
    Japanese
    French
    Italian
    Spanish
    Korean—
    Chinese (Simplified)—

    06 — How long is this game?

    Source: HowLongToBeat

    Estimated duration

    • Main Story30.5h
    • Main + Extras66.5h
    • Completionist145.6h

    07 — Media

    See it in action

    10 screenshots · 4 videos

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    Borderlands 2 screenshot
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    Trailer

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    Teaser

    Teaser

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    08 — Editions

    Pick your version

    Game of the Year Edition

    Game of the Year Edition

    Borderlands 2 furthers the distinct blending of First Person Shooter and Role Playing genres to create the true evolution of the Role Playing Shooter. Team up with up to three other players for four-player online goodness or go old-school with two-player split-screen couch sharing mayhem as you spend hours leveling up your character and equipping them with one of the millions of badass weapons. Borderlands 2 features a new visually stunning array of procedurally generated guns, shields, grenades, artifacts, enemies and more. Choose one of the four new character classes to be taken through a carefully crafted and connected story to all new and surprising environments across the living planet of Pandora. Make new friends, arm them to the teeth and fight alongside them on your relentless quest for revenge and redemption.

    Ultimate Edition

    Ultimate Edition

    Borderlands 2 Ultimate Edition offers more value than ever before. Play as one of six Vault Hunters facing off in a massive world of creatures, psychos, and the evil mastermind Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight together in 4-player co-op or split-screen on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption on the planet Pandora. Includes: Captain Scarlett and her Pirate’s Booty! Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage! Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt! Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep! Both Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Packs! Mechromancer Character Pack! Psycho Character Pack! All 5 Headhunter DLC packs!

    Deluxe Vault Hunter's Edition

    Deluxe Vault Hunter's Edition

    Gearbox sends gamers back to the Borderlands for a shooter-adventure sequel of high-velocity combat and custom character development. The first-person action plays out in dystopian outpost environments on the original game's planet of Pandora, five years later, as a greedy industrialist called Handsome Jack seeks to weed out the local populace through a series of gladiator matches. Players choose from four new character types, each with three branches of specialized development in the game's RPG-like experience system. Experience comes with kills and quest completions. Expanding on the original game, Borderlands 2's gun system can create millions of different computer-generated weapons, as well as shields and equipment enhancements. Non-player characters are more expressive, and quest outcomes have more influence on the game world. In addition to the dusty, desert settings of the first adventure, the sequel visits a number of new Pandora environments, including the merciless frozen tundra where the revenge-driven plotline begins. Online, over a local network, or in split screen, the game's co-op mode allows a second player to freely join and drop out of a game in session. The "Deluxe Vault Hunter's Collectors Edition" offers players the full game, an authentic Marcus Kincaid bobblehead doll, a hardbound art book, a set of four collectible stickers, a map of Pandora, and DLC including a digital comic.

    09 — Expansions

    DLC & extensions

    Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition

    Oct 8, 2013

    Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition

    Borderlands 2 furthers the distinct blending of First Person Shooter and Role Playing genres to create the true evolution of the Role Playing Shooter. Team up with up to three other players for four-player online goodness or go old-school with two-player split-screen couch sharing mayhem as you spend hours leveling up your character and equipping them with one of the millions of badass weapons. Borderlands 2 features a new visually stunning array of procedurally generated guns, shields, grenades, artifacts, enemies and more. Choose one of the four new character classes to be taken through a carefully crafted and connected story to all new and surprising environments across the living planet of Pandora. Make new friends, arm them to the teeth and fight alongside them on your relentless quest for revenge and redemption.

    Borderlands: The Handsome Collection

    Mar 24, 2015

    Borderlands: The Handsome Collection

    Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a compilation of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, along with all of their accompanying downloadable content, enhanced local multiplayer, and the ability to transfer save data from their respective PlayStation 3/Vita and Xbox 360 versions.

    Borderlands Triple Pack

    Nov 17, 2015

    Borderlands Triple Pack

    Shoot and loot as you explore the mayhem-filled world of Borderlands across all three critically acclaimed games! Experience the award-winning FPS-RPG series, including the mayhem of Borderlands, Handsome Jack's rise to power in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and his reign as maniacal Hyperion CEO in Borderlands 2. The Triple Pack contains bazillions of guns and trademark cooperative gameplay, complete with all previously sold add-on content! The Full Borderlands Experience You Know And Love: Includes the return of dynamic co-op, gazillions upon gazillions of weapons, character customizations, skill tree progression, surprise cameos, and much more! Hundreds Of Hours Of Gameplay: Includes campaign add-ons, playable character packs, level cap upgrades, and assorted combat arenas previously sold as downloadable content for all three titles, plus dozens of character customizations! Gun Lust: Choose from a nearly endless arsenal of weapons, each with their unique manufactures, specifications and advantages. A revolutionary new content generation system produces almost infinite tools of destruction!

    Borderlands Double Deluxe Collection

    May 29, 2020

    Borderlands Double Deluxe Collection

    This bundle contains: - Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Borderlands 2

    Borderlands Legendary Collection

    May 29, 2020

    Borderlands Legendary Collection

    The Borderlands Legendary Collection versions of Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel come complete with loads of extra content, including the following major add-ons: Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Claptrap's New Robot Revolution Borderlands 2 Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep Mechromancer Pack (play as Gaige) Psycho Pack (play as Krieg) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Claptastic Voyage The Holodome Onslaught Baroness Pack (play as Aurelia) Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack (play as "Jack")

    Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box

    Sep 1, 2023

    Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box

    For the first time ever, get all six Borderlands adventures together in one mayhem-fueled package, all at an incredible value! Includes all six acclaimed base games from the Borderlands franchise: Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Tales from the Borderlands, Borderlands 3, and New Tales from the Borderlands, as well as all of their add-on content, in one giant bundle.

    Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

    Oct 16, 2012

    Borderlands 2: Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty

    Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty is the first DLC for Borderlands 2. The Vault Hunter has discovered a new area of Pandora named Oasis, a once beautiful ocean front resort which is now a run down, deserted wasteland on the edge of a massive desert. Here the Vault Hunter meets up with the owner of the establishment, a Hunter S. Thompson-like character whose friends are not as lively as they used to be. While helping him out there is a new threat that is discovered...pirates, vicious sand pirates who roam the desert seas, with one of these factions being led by the DLC's namesake, Captain Scarlett.

    Borderlands 2: Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage

    Nov 20, 2012

    Borderlands 2: Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage

    Enter “Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage” and see if you have what it takes to become champion of this brand new storyline in Borderlands 2. Fight for the Big Loot against some of the baddest baddies in Pandora, including hordes of Biker Bandits. Plus, take special quests from Tiny Tina, Moxxi and others for extra rewards. And don’t forget to bring your friends -- those higher levels get pretty tough.

    Borderlands 2: Creature Slaughterdome

    Dec 11, 2012

    Borderlands 2: Creature Slaughterdome

    Enter the Creature Slaughter Dome and face off against the toughest monsters in all of Pandora. Your efforts will not be in vain. Gain experience and gear to bring back into the main game. Endure the battle, and you will receive numerous rewards, including Moxxi’s Rocket Launcher.

    Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt

    Jan 15, 2013

    Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt

    The third DLC for Borderlands 2, the Vault Hunter travels to a new part of Pandora populated by exotic, but dangerous, creatures as well as savage natives and witch doctors who are out to kill the Vault Hunter at all costs. However they are not alone, joining them is the cybernetic gentleman, Sir Hammerlock, as they embark on quests to find and study the most eloquent creatures....then kill them.

    Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

    Jun 25, 2013

    Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep

    Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is DLC for Borderlands 2. Sorcerers, Wizards and Crumpets, oh my! Join vault hunters, old and new, in Tiny Tina epic quest of revenge and redemption. Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep, the biggest and most inspired add-on content in Borderlands history, features a game within a game, as Tiny Tina takes on the role of Bunker Master in a game of “Bunkers & Badasses”. Travel through a dark and ever changing world of castles, dungeons and magic forests as you fight off skeletons, orcs, dragons and more. Explore side missions and answer riddles as you roll your insight stat to gain new and amazing loot. Join with friends to save the queen and restore peace and order to the world once more.

    Borderlands 2: T.K. Baha's Bloody Harvest

    Oct 22, 2013

    Borderlands 2: T.K. Baha's Bloody Harvest

    T.K. Baha's Bloody Harvest is Halloween themed DLC for Borderlands 2. Don’t lose your head in the Halloween-themed TK Baha’s Bloody Harvest; where the candy isn’t chocolate and there are more tricks than treats. Help zombie T.K. Baha take down the terrifying Pumpkin King, and add a new set of heads and skins to your collection. This is the first in a series of Headhunter packs for Borderlands 2; check out the new story path, bosses, heads and skins!

    Borderlands 2: The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler

    Nov 26, 2013

    Borderlands 2: The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler

    The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler is a Thanksgiving-themed DLC for Borderlands 2.

    Borderlands 2: How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day

    Dec 17, 2013

    Borderlands 2: How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day

    How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day is DLC for Borderlands 2.

    Borderlands 2: Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre

    Feb 11, 2014

    Borderlands 2: Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre

    Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre is a Headhunter DLC for Borderlands 2.

    Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax

    Apr 15, 2014

    Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax

    Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax is the fifth and final Headhunter DLC pack for Borderlands 2.

    Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary

    Jun 9, 2019

    Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary

    Return to the award-winning shooter-looter for an all-new adventure that sets the stage for the upcoming Borderlands 3. Sanctuary is under siege, the Vault Map has been stolen, and a toxic gas is poisoning Pandora. Battle new bosses, explore new areas, collect new loot (including an entirely new tier beyond Legendary), and join up with Lilith and the Crimson Raiders to take on a deranged villain hell-bent on ruling the planet.

    12 — Price history

    Last 90 days

    13 — Community voice

    What players say

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