Borderlands 2

    Fight through Pandora as Vault Hunters in four-player co-op, looting guns together online or over LAN.

    Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) · published by 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux), 2K Games, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Aspyr Media

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    1 source
    Players in online co-op
    1 source
    How co-op works
    1 source
    Free to play
    1 source
    Plays like
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 90% positive from 313,067 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 81/100 from 17 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 280364Total negative: 32703Total reviews: 313067{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":280364,"total_negative":32703,"total_reviews":313067}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 1011Name: Borderlands 2Url: https://www.igdb.com/games/borderlands-2Created at: 1325698169First release date: 1347926400Total rating: 82.15580239591685Total rating count: 1886Aggregated rating: 80.70588235294117Aggregated rating count: 17Hypes: 1Release dates: [{"id":182616,"date":1468972800,"human":"Jul 20, 2016"},{"id":147154,"date":1355875200,"human":"Dec 19, 2012"},{"id":134491,"date":1401235200,"human":"May 28, 2014"},{"id":21641,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":101978,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":390751,"date":1590710400,"human":"May 29, 2020"},{"id":21643,"date":1401235200,"human":"May 28, 2014"},{"id":449903,"date":1395619200,"human":"Mar 24, 2014"},{"id":449904,"date":1427414400,"human":"Mar 27, 2015"},{"id":101977,"date":1347926400,"human":"Sep 18, 2012"},{"id":184892,"date":1427414400,"human":"Mar 27, 2015"},{"id":21626,"date":1347926400,"human":"Sep 18, 2012"},{"id":21629,"date":1351123200,"human":"Oct 25, 2012"},{"id":21630,"date":1351123200,"human":"Oct 25, 2012"},{"id":21631,"date":1351123200,"human":"Oct 25, 2012"},{"id":21644,"date":1417651200,"human":"Dec 04, 2014"},{"id":21636,"date":1348099200,"human":"Sep 20, 2012"},{"id":21640,"date":1348099200,"human":"Sep 20, 2012"},{"id":21637,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":21632,"date":1399939200,"human":"May 13, 2014"},{"id":21638,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":21635,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":21627,"date":1347926400,"human":"Sep 18, 2012"},{"id":21642,"date":1412035200,"human":"Sep 30, 2014"},{"id":21634,"date":1348099200,"human":"Sep 20, 2012"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":148,"name":"Gearbox Software"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":8,"name":"2K Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":2121,"name":"Iron Galaxy Studios"},"developer":false,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":907,"name":"Sony Computer Entertainment of America"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":73,"name":"Aspyr Media"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":1011,"name":"Borderlands 2","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/borderlands-2","created_at":1325698169,"first_release_date":1347926400,"total_rating":82.15580239591685,"total_rating_count":1886,"aggregated_rating":80.70588235294117,"aggregated_rating_count":17,"hypes":1,"release_dates":[{"id":182616,"date":1468972800,"human":"Jul 20, 2016"},{"id":147154,"date":1355875200,"human":"Dec 19, 2012"},{"id":134491,"date":1401235200,"human":"May 28, 2014"},{"id":21641,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":101978,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":390751,"date":1590710400,"human":"May 29, 2020"},{"id":21643,"date":1401235200,"human":"May 28, 2014"},{"id":449903,"date":1395619200,"human":"Mar 24, 2014"},{"id":449904,"date":1427414400,"human":"Mar 27, 2015"},{"id":101977,"date":1347926400,"human":"Sep 18, 2012"},{"id":184892,"date":1427414400,"human":"Mar 27, 2015"},{"id":21626,"date":1347926400,"human":"Sep 18, 2012"},{"id":21629,"date":1351123200,"human":"Oct 25, 2012"},{"id":21630,"date":1351123200,"human":"Oct 25, 2012"},{"id":21631,"date":1351123200,"human":"Oct 25, 2012"},{"id":21644,"date":1417651200,"human":"Dec 04, 2014"},{"id":21636,"date":1348099200,"human":"Sep 20, 2012"},{"id":21640,"date":1348099200,"human":"Sep 20, 2012"},{"id":21637,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":21632,"date":1399939200,"human":"May 13, 2014"},{"id":21638,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":21635,"date":1348185600,"human":"Sep 21, 2012"},{"id":21627,"date":1347926400,"human":"Sep 18, 2012"},{"id":21642,"date":1412035200,"human":"Sep 30, 2014"},{"id":21634,"date":1348099200,"human":"Sep 20, 2012"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":148,"name":"Gearbox Software"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":8,"name":"2K Games"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":2121,"name":"Iron Galaxy Studios"},"developer":false,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":907,"name":"Sony Computer Entertainment of America"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":73,"name":"Aspyr Media"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.