Handsome Jack and memorable story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Jack is constantly talking to you throughout the game, insulting you, joking around”
Steam review · 116.4 h played ↗
Borderlands 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)2012Shooter · Looter Shooter · Action
The verdict
A classic looter shooter with great loot, humor and Handsome Jack, best with friends. But the modern PC version has broken SHiFT co-op, ads and a controversial ToS; skip it if you want online multiplayer.
Great for
Players who want a chaotic, funny looter shooter, especially solo or with friends via a VPN/LAN workaround
Main risk
Online co-op is broken or unreliable due to SHiFT servers, so playing with friends may not work
What changed in the last 30 days
142 recent reviews
Many recent negatives cite co-op failing to connect, disconnect loops and crashes since the SHiFT migration and recent update. Older negatives focus more on ToS and ads, so co-op breakage seems ongoing and worsening.
142 recent reviews
What players love
Addictive loot chase with tons of guns
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Borderlands 2 is a nonstop loot explosion where every gun is either amazing, terrible, or both at the same time.”
Steam review · 78.5 h played ↗
Timeless art style and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The cartoonish art style is timeless and still looks great today, helping the game age far better than many titles from its era.”
Steam review · 196.6 h played ↗
Great co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Recommended, top-notch co-op.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 106 h played ↗
Huge content and DLC, high replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there is at least as much DLC content as there is in the main game”
Steam review · 938.3 h played ↗
Varied Vault Hunters and builds
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“each with distinct playstyles that make experimenting and replaying genuinely enjoyable”
Steam review · 196.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Online co-op broken by SHiFT servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“A quick google search will show you this games servers are broken.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Spyware-like ToS and forced SHiFT account
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The new tos has turned this game into legitimate spyware.”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Crashes, stutter and poor PC compatibility
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“32bit makes it unplayable on modern PC because of the constant "out of video memory" crash.”
Steam review · 21 h played ↗
Borderlands 4 ads in the main menu
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the ever present banner on the menu blocking your view to advertise Borderlands 4 is absolutely unacceptable.”
Steam review · 36.7 h played ↗
Repetitive, dated gameplay and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Guns sway drunkenly and are wildly inaccurate, loot progression is just wretched and the UI was bad even when it was released.”
Steam review · 188.2 h played ↗
Frustrating difficulty, scaling and enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Borderlands 2 has to be one of the most frustrating games I’ve ever played”
Steam review · 33.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support13 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2 GB(XP)/ 2 GB(Vista)
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600
Storage13 GB free
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7
Processor2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
Memory2 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
Storage20 GB free
OSWindows XP SP3
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2 GB(XP)/ 2 GB(Vista)
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600
Storage13 GB free
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