Adventure · February 16, 2021

Tales from the Borderlands (2021)

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Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box This title is included in Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box! NEW TALES FROM THE BORDERLANDS Tales from the Borderlands is included in New Tales from the Borderlands Deluxe Edition! New Tales from the Borderlands Deluxe Edition includes: Tales from the Borderlands Full Game (Digital) The PC digital version of New Tales from the Borderlands. About New Tales from the Borderlands: Within the perpetually war-torn metropolis of Promethea, you'll control Anu, Octavio, and Fran on the worst day of their lives. Help these three lovable losers as they endeavor to change the world (and maybe even save it)! Face down a planetary invasion, vicious vault monster, and cold-hearted capitalist in this cinematic thrill ride where what happens next is up to you! Meet a motley cast full of misfits, assassin bots, and talking guns in this race to the top! It's time to fight back against exploitation and corporate greed. It's time to make Mayhem your business. About the Game The beloved, choice-driven narrative adventure through the Borderlands universe is back! Set between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3, Tales from the Borderlands follows two unreliable narrators on a quest borne of greed but destined for greatness. Your choices shape this tale to be uniquely yours, with plenty of unforeseen consequences ranging from hilarious to heart-wrenching. Explore the deadly planet of Pandora as Rhys, a company man who aspires to replace the infamous Handsome Jack as the head of the Hyperion corporation, and Fiona, a clever con artist who can talk her way out of almost anything. When a shady deal goes awry, Rhys and Fiona must begrudgingly team up to get their due, running into vicious gangsters, cannibalistic bandits, and terrifying wildlife along the way. How will you choose to guide their actions on this wild ride to Pandoran glory? Includes all five episodes of Tales from the Borderlands Experience an adventure from the perspectives of two very different protagonists: Hyperion lackey Rhys and quick-witted con artist Fiona Every choice you make drives the story forward, letting you tailor your journey and shape your relationships as you see fit See Pandora and Helios through the eyes of its everyday denizens, with humor and drama around every corner Cross paths with familiar faces from the Borderlands series, and get to know new friends like Rhys' best bro Vaughn and Fiona's savvy sister Sasha Witness the final fates of heroes and villains alike in this crucial chapter of Borderlands canon

Adventure releases from 2021

87 Adventure titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume18.6k Steam reviewsTop 13% in Adventure
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 29%
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 34% for session depth among Adventure

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Comedy · 382
  • Adventure · 357
  • Story Rich · 351
  • Choices Matter · 338
  • Singleplayer · 292
  • Episodic · 255
  • Point & Click · 236
  • Funny · 218
  • Choose Your Own Adventure · 194
  • Action · 167
  • Atmospheric · 166
  • Quick-Time Events · 166
  • Great Soundtrack · 160
  • Dark Humor · 150
  • Sci-fi · 146

More from Telltale Games

Telltale Games has 11 titles indexed — top 6 by review volume below.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

Achievements

35

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 18.6k reviews

17.7k positive · 930 negative

Curator recommendations

14.9k

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 16, 2021
DeveloperTelltale Games
Publisher2K
Base price$14.99 -25%
Required age17+
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

Mature content in this game is displayed in a variety of ways. From shooting other characters resulting in blood and gore spurting out, to characters losing limbs or being decapitated, to characters morphing into obscene monsters, and characters shooting themselves or inflicting self-harm. The context of self-harm occurring due to depression from a character is not present and the self-harm…

Editions & Packages

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