Handsome Jack origin story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“genuinely humanising Handsome Jack and creating a great hero to villain narrative”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%2K Australia, Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Linux)2014FPS · Action · RPG
The verdict
A Borderlands 2-style looter shooter with fun low-gravity combat and a strong Handsome Jack origin story, but thin endgame, empty maps and flaky co-op. Skip it if you want a full BL2 successor.
Great for
Borderlands 2 fans who want more of the same plus Handsome Jack's backstory, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Feels like a slower, smaller BL2 DLC with empty maps, repetitive quests and little endgame
What changed in the last 30 days
55 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mention buggy behavior, friends unable to join co-op, and a ToS screen crashing the game. Moderate confidence.
55 recent reviews
What players love
Fun low-gravity movement and new mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The low gravity mechanic feels great and adds another dimension to combat”
Steam review · 47.3 h played ↗
Distinct, fun Vault Hunters
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“All of the characters are extremely fun to use and viable in the end game.”
Steam review · 38.5 h played ↗
Underrated, classic Borderlands fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I do not get the hate for this game, its fun and silly. Definitely worth it”
Steam review · 30.1 h played ↗
Claptastic Voyage is a great DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The claptastic voyage dlc is incredible”
Steam review · 102 h played ↗
What players complain about
Grating writing and worse than BL2
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“everything The Pre-Sequel does, Borderlands 2 does better.”
Steam review · 48.7 h played ↗
Bugs and unfair vehicle jumps
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the vehicle jumps alone in this game make it an awful experience, no way any dev tested these”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
Annoying oxygen and low-gravity mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Having to manage oxygen is annoying and so is the low gravity.”
Steam review · 41.8 h played ↗
Boring, empty maps with heavy backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Backtracking simulator.”
Steam review · 24.4 h played ↗
Co-op and online broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Multiplayer through SHifT is broken. Cannot do co-op.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Weak endgame and thin content
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“the end game is non existent so why bother continuing after that.”
Steam review · 17.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support13 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Storage13 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7/Win 8
Processor2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows XP SP3
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Storage13 GB available space
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