Tales from the Borderlands cover
FranchiseBorderlandsSeriesTales from the BorderlandsBorderlands

Tales from the Borderlands

Critic score11 critics
Be the first to rate
First release
Nov 25, 2014
Genres
Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Action, Science fiction, Comedy
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360

Tales from the Borderlands is a five part episodic game series. Set on the unforgiving world of Pandora after the events seen in Borderlands 2, this is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

Also known as Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series, Borderlands.exe

Attributes

No Attributes added.

Details

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

Storyline
You’ll play as Rhys, a Hyperion ‘suit’ with dreams of being the next Handsome Jack, and Fiona, a Pandoran con artist looking to score her biggest ever swindle. Thrown together as unwilling partners in an adventure to recover cash they both think is theirs, their journey will take you on a wild ride where gangsters, bandit lords, and Vault Hunters are just some of the obstacles you’ll encounter, in this new take on the award-winning universe created by Gearbox Software.Read more

You’ll play as Rhys, a Hyperion ‘suit’ with dreams of being the next Handsome Jack, and Fiona, a Pandoran con artist looking to score her biggest ever swindle. Thrown together as unwilling partners in an adventure to recover cash they both think is theirs, their journey will take you on a wild ride where gangsters, bandit lords, and Vault Hunters are just some of the obstacles you’ll encounter, in this new take on the award-winning universe created by Gearbox Software.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 25, 2014
PlayStation 3
Nov 25, 2014
Mac
Nov 25, 2014
All 13 release dates
PlayStation 4
Nov 25, 2014
Xbox One
Nov 26, 2014
PlayStation 3
Dec 03, 2014
PlayStation 4
Dec 03, 2014
Xbox 360
Dec 03, 2014
iOS
Dec 11, 2014
Android
Dec 17, 2014
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mar 17, 2015
Nintendo Switch
Mar 23, 2021
Nintendo Switch
Mar 24, 2021
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
8h
Main + Extras
12h
Completionist
16h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
motorcycle, bloody, mech, military, robots
… All 62, episodic, female protagonist, steam, multiple protagonists, achievements, traps, hacking, snow, dice, teleportation, slow-motion, explosion, steam achievements, digital distribution, single-player only, playing cards, voice acting, polygonal 3d, breaking the fourth wall, pop culture reference, game reference, motion blur, extreme violence, profanity, descendants of other characters, fake in-game advertising, corpse, vehicle customization, playstation plus, auto-saving, betrayal, games with gold, subtitled silence, unreliable narrator, inconvenient malfunction, pax prime 2014, violent plants, theft, split screen event, anti-hero, been here before, plot twist, camping, flashback, heterochromia, severed limbs, arrival by crash landing, secret identity, foreshadowing, story recap, flower picking, crash landing, breaking through windows, heroic sacrifice, false death, lgbtq+, male protagonist

At a Glance

Critic Score
88
Main Story (IGDB)
8h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
12h
Completionist (IGDB)
16h
OverviewHow it playsMediaCommunityBehind the gameRelated

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 15,125 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

Valve's summary of Steam user reviews. Valve counts only reviews from purchases on Steam, not key activations, and leaves out review periods it has marked as off-topic. It isn't part of the CritScore score.

Review summary: SteamSteam data provided via the Steam Web API (opens in a new tab)Not affiliated with Valve →

About storefront and compatibility information

Compatibility, feature and availability information shown on this page is recorded from the storefronts and services named against each fact, on the dates shown. Steam and the Steam logo are trademarks of Valve Corporation; Steam data is provided via the Steam Web API. Other product and service names are trademarks of their respective owners. CritScore is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or certified by Valve Corporation or any other storefront or platform holder, and does not itself test or certify any game.