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FranchiseBorderlandsSeriesBorderlands

Borderlands 4

CritScore1 review
Critic score4 critics
First release
Sep 11, 2025
Publisher
2K
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Shooter · Action, Science fiction

See if you have what it takes to go down in history as a legendary Vault Hunter as you search for secret alien treasure, blasting everything in sight.

Also known as Borderlands4.exe

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
The story takes place on Kairos, a planet whose location was revealed to the wider galaxy when Pandora's moon Elpis was teleported across space in an event known as Moonfall. Six years later, a new generation of Vault Hunters arrives on Kairos, drawn by the promise of the fabled Vault and the secret alien treasures it is said to hold. Standing in their way is the Timekeeper, a ruthless dictator who rules the planet with an army of synthetic followers called the Order. Among the arriving Vault Hunters are Rafa the Exo-Soldier, Harlowe the Gravitar, Amon the Forgeknight, and Vex the Siren. Thrust into a world under tyranny, they join forces with the Crimson Resistance to rise up against the Timekeeper and uncover the mysteries buried beneath Kairos.Read more

The story takes place on Kairos, a planet whose location was revealed to the wider galaxy when Pandora's moon Elpis was teleported across space in an event known as Moonfall. Six years later, a new generation of Vault Hunters arrives on Kairos, drawn by the promise of the fabled Vault and the secret alien treasures it is said to hold. Standing in their way is the Timekeeper, a ruthless dictator who rules the planet with an army of synthetic followers called the Order. Among the arriving Vault Hunters are Rafa the Exo-Soldier, Harlowe the Gravitar, Amon the Forgeknight, and Vex the Siren. Thrust into a world under tyranny, they join forces with the Crimson Resistance to rise up against the Timekeeper and uncover the mysteries buried beneath Kairos.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 11, 2025
PlayStation 5
Sep 11, 2025
Xbox Series X|S
Sep 11, 2025
All 4 release dates
Nintendo Switch 2
Date to be confirmed
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
18h
Main + Extras
48h
Completionist
83h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
steam achievements, cross-platform

At a Glance

Critic Score
87
Main Story (IGDB)
18h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
48h
Completionist (IGDB)
83h

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mixed, 58,878 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 31 Oct

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