Still holds up as the series' origin
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the game still holds up very well and is well worth at least one playthrough.”
Steam review · 40.4 h played ↗
Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Gearbox Software, Blind Squirrel Games2023FPS · Shooter · Action
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 min ago
The verdict
A classic, atmospheric looter-shooter with addictive gun hunting, best in co-op, but the Enhanced port has memory leaks, crashes and launch problems. Skip it if you want smooth, modern gameplay.
Great for
Series fans, nostalgic players and co-op groups who tolerate jank and some tweaking
Main risk
Memory leaks, crashes and launch failures in the Enhanced port, plus dated repetitive gameplay
What changed in the last 30 days
97 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly cite crashes, frame drops, broken launching and multiplayer lag in the Enhanced version, plus people finding the gameplay dated. Tentative.
97 recent reviews
What players love
Addictive loot and gun variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“An excellent looter shooter with a huge variety of weapons and builds.”
Steam review · 109.8 h played ↗
Funny characters and DLC content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the humour is continuous througout the game which I find lacking in the second and third installments personally.”
Steam review · 1722.5 h played ↗
Great fun in co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Solo is fine, co-op is where it actually slaps.”
Steam review · 74.3 h played ↗
Iconic comic-book art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“It feels lonely, desolate, dilapidated, it captures the essence of what Pandora is made out to be, a wasteland.”
Steam review · 73.9 h played ↗
Enhanced visuals and quality-of-life changes
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Exactly what BL1 deserves. This is what a remaster/enhanced version should be!”
Steam review · 13 h played ↗
What players complain about
Memory leak and performance drops
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The first 15 mins are great but after that your framerate will get worse and worse and you'll have to restart the game or play at 20 FPS.”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Worse than the original GOTY, new bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Original game is significantly better than this "Enhanced" version. This brought new bugs and issues I never experienced in the OG GOTY.”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
Crashes and game won't launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Game crashes before the first cinematic ends. Same spot, every single time.”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
Dated, repetitive and boring gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The graphics look great but the gameplay is dated and becomes tedious very quickly.”
Steam review · 50.2 h played ↗
Frustrating DLCs: no fast travel, Underdome, grinds
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Zombie Island has the Brains Questline, Secret Armory has a million miles of road with no fast travel”
Steam review · 96.9 h played ↗
Broken laggy multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Multiplayer runs extremely poor; regularly below 20 FPS + 1 to 2 second action delays.”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 530 @2.93GHz/AMD Phenom 9950 @2.6GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 660, Radeon HD 6970
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2105 @3.1GHz/AMD FX 4100 @3.6GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 760, Radeon HD 7850
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 530 @2.93GHz/AMD Phenom 9950 @2.6GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce GTX 660, Radeon HD 6970
Storage25 GB available space
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