Action · August 31, 2023
Borderlands Game of the Year (2023)
Lock, Load, & Face the Madness Get ready for the mind blowing insanity! Play as one of four trigger-happy mercenaries and take out everything that stands in your way! With its addictive action, frantic first-person shooter combat, massive arsenal of weaponry, RPG elements and four-player co-op*, Borderlands is a breakthrough experience that challenges all the conventions of modern shooters. Borderlands places you in the role of a mercenary on the lawless and desolate planet of Pandora, hell-bent on finding a legendary stockpile of powerful alien technology known as The Vault. Role Playing Shooter (RPS) - Combines frantic first-person shooting action with accessible role-playing character progression Co-Op Frenzy - Fly solo in single player or drop in and out with up to 4 Player Co-Op online for a maniacal multiplayer experience Bazillions of Guns - Gun lust fulfilled with rocket-launching shotguns, enemy-torching revolvers, SMGs that fire lightning rounds, and tons more Radical Art Style - New visual style combines traditional rendering techniques with hand-drawn textures to create a unique and eye-catching spin on the First Person genre Intense Vehicular Combat - Get behind the wheel and engage in intense vehicle-to-vehicle combat PLUS: THE ZOMBIE ISLAND OF DOCTOR NED: Enter the corporate owned small town known as Jakobs Cove and put an end to the rumors of the walking “undead.” New areas, new missions, new enemies, Oh My! MAD MOXXI’S UNDERDOME RIOT: Celebrate the grand opening of Marcus Bank by taking on hundreds of foes in the only competitive arena around where you’re coming back famous... or not at all. THE SECRET ARMORY OF GENERAL KNOXX: Want more of the Borderlands story and more loot than you could possibly figure out what to do with? Add new guns, missions, vehicles and more! CLAPTRAP’S NEW ROBOT REVOLUTION: This destructive adventure invites you to battle a vicious new threat, a massive uprising of your former friends: the claptraps.
Action releases from 2023
223 Action titles launched in 2023 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 32.5k Steam reviews | Top 17% in Action |
| Positive rating | 89% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41% |
| Metacritic | 81/100 | Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 142 players | Top 30% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 32 h average | Top 14% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Looter Shooter · 1.3k
- FPS · 1.2k
- Co-op · 927
- RPG · 909
- Action · 807
- Loot · 755
- Shooter · 638
- Online Co-Op · 562
- First-Person · 488
- Open World · 477
- Comedy · 455
- Multiplayer · 436
- Sci-fi · 407
- Post-apocalyptic · 372
- Singleplayer · 347
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Reception Metrics
Steam community
89%Very Positive · 32.5k reviews
28.9k positive · 3.6k negative
Metacritic
81/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
20.9k
Peak concurrent players
142
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Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Partial Controller Support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 31, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Gearbox Software |
| Publisher | 2K |
| Base price | $9.89 -67% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
32h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
11h
Typical completion time
Achievements
80
Steam unlocks available
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (5)
- English
- French
- Spanish - Spain
- German
- Italian
Editions & Packages
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