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Borderlands 2

Image: Steam / Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)

  • Shooter
  • Co-op
  • Loot

A first-person shooter with the soul of an RPG: you pick one of four Vault Hunters, work through their three skill trees and roam Pandora hunting down Handsome Jack while constantly picking up randomly generated guns.

Why play it now

When you want a long campaign with friends: up to four in online or LAN co-op, dropping in and out.

Who it's for

For anyone who loves the loop of shooting, levelling up and swapping guns, with cheeky humour thrown in.

When not to pick it

If filler missions wear you down: there's a lot of back and forth, and there's no split-screen on PC.

What it offers

  • Combat / action: 90 out of 100
  • Exploring: 55 out of 100
  • Story: 55 out of 100
  • Thinking: 30 out of 100
  • Creating: 30 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Controller
Controller support
Disk space
13 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Playable
Steam reviews
90% positive (312,858)
Metacritic
89/100
Developer
Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Release date
20 SEP 2012
Steam genres
Action, RPG

Based on what the game states on Steam.

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