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Borderlands 2

The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

Released Sep 18, 2012Very Positive · 89% of 210.5KPEGI 18≈ 67 h to beat
Steam Deck PlayableActionRPGLootShooterMultiplayerCo-op
Borderlands 2
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Borderlands 2
Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: 2K
Borderlands 2
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About Borderlands 2

Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box

This title is included in Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box!
Borderlands 2


About the Game

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.

Key Features:

  • All-New Characters and All-New Classes: Four all new playable classes including the Siren, the Commando, the Gunzerker and the Assassin. Step into the role of the Gunzerker, whose highly deadly skills allow him to dual-wield any two weapons found in the game. Not only that, you will build on that skill to do more things with two guns than you ever imagined possible. Dual machine guns? Cool. Dual rocket launchers? Of course! Dual Sniper Rifles? Sure, if that’s your thing! Want to try other styles? More tactical perhaps? There are multiple classes to choose from!

  • Dynamic Co-op online, and LAN: Share your adventures with friends both online and via LAN. Borderlands 2 features a seamless system enabling you to drop in and drop out of a campaign without ever having to restart the game. On top of that you can even take your new gear from any game to any other!

  • World Connected Story: Find yourself left for dead in the frozen tundra of Pandora as you begin your quest of revenge and redemption. Expose the evil surrounding the Hyperion Corporation and take on the perpetrator of a universe-wide grand deception -- the nefarious Hyperion CEO, Handsome Jack. (Oh, also: he's stolen credit for the opening of the Vault.)

  • 87 Bazillion...Everything: In addition to the new gun system, you will lust after procedurally generated shields, grenades, Relics, class mods and much, much more. And you thought the original Borderlands had a ton of loot!

  • Brand new environments on Pandora: Hunt through entirely brand new areas of Pandora that are more alive than ever! From the arctic tundra, through the dangerous grasslands, past the mysterious corrosive caverns to beyond, you’ll be surprised by the unpredictable world of Pandora at every turn!

  • Brand new enemies: A whole slew of new enemies are out there to kill you in Borderlands 2. Hulking, gorilla-like Bullymongs, vicious predatory Stalkers and the Hyperion mechanical army, run by Handsome Jack, are just some of the new enemies in Borderlands 2.
Note: The Mac and Linux versions of Borderlands 2 are available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish only.

Story

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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.

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Game details

Developers
Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Publishers
2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Release date
Sep 18, 2012
Genres
Action, RPG, Loot, Shooter, Multiplayer, Co-op, Looter Shooter, FPS, First-Person, Funny, Comedy, Open World, Combat, Online Co-Op, Adventure, Action RPG, Dark Humor, Singleplayer, Memes, Sci-fi
Modes
Single-player, Multiplayer
Controller
Full controller support
Steam features
75 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Remote Play, Trading cards
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Comedy, Sandbox, Open world
Camera
First person
Players
Online co-op (up to 4), LAN, Online multiplayer (up to 4), Drop-in/drop-out
Series
Borderlands
Engine
Wwise, Unreal Engine 3

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedSupportedSupported
FrenchSupportedSupportedSupported
GermanSupportedSupportedSupported
ItalianSupportedSupportedSupported
JapaneseSupportedSupportedSupported
Spanish (Spain)SupportedSupportedSupported
KoreanSupportedNot supportedSupported
Traditional ChineseSupportedNot supportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • OS *: Windows XP SP3
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
  • Memory: 2 GB(XP)/ 2 GB(Vista)
  • Hard Disk Space: 13 GB free
  • Video Memory: 256 MB
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
  • Other Requirements:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)

Recommended

  • OS *: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7
  • Processor: 2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
  • Memory: 2 GB
  • Hard Disk Space: 20 GB free
  • Video Memory: 512MB
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
  • Other Requirements:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)

Ratings

Steam reviews

Very Positive

89% of 210.5K

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Metacritic

89

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IGDB critics

81

17 critic scores

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Age rating

PEGI 18

Bad Language, Violence, PEGI Online

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Playable

  • Its launcher may need the touchscreen or on-screen keyboard
  • Shows button icons from other controllers
  • Open the on-screen keyboard yourself when typing
  • Native resolution not default
  • Everything works with the default controls
  • Text is readable on the Deck screen
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Playable

ProtonDB: Platinum · 386 reports See reports

Native Linux version

DLC & editions

Also on Steam

  • Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary
  • Borderlands 2 Season Pass
  • Borderlands 2: Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2
  • Borderlands 2: Gunzerker Madness Pack
  • Borderlands 2: Gunzerker Domination Pack
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Release date: Sep 17, 2012

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