Borderlands 4 Reviews

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8 / 10.0
Oct 7, 2025

We recommend Borderlands 4 to anyone who’s ever enjoyed absurdity, chaos, and endless looting - but don’t expect a revolution, just that good old-fashioned Gearbox madness.

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Eurogamer
Top Critic
3 / 5
Sep 23, 2025

Borderlands 4 brings a more sensible script and a true open world to its pseudo-cel-shaded gun-show. But these moderate improvements are undermined by frustrating exploration and combat that takes too long to properly shine.

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82 / 100
Sep 18, 2025

Even a terrible UI and choppy performance didn't spoil several dozen hours of numbers-go-up bliss.

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Travis Northup
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2025

Borderlands 4 gives the series the massive kick in the pants it has needed, with a fantastic open world and greatly improved combat, even bugs and invisible walls can sometimes throw off that groove.

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8 / 10
Sep 11, 2025

Gearbox Software takes a 'back to basics' approach with Borderlands 4 that ends up being exactly what the series needed.

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TheGamer
Top Critic
Sep 25, 2025

Sixteen years in, this is Gearbox’s cel-shaded shooter series at its best. From a well-calibrated tone, still-satisfying guns, best-in-class traversal, and an inviting open world, Borderlands 4 answers the question I asked when it was announced. How much can the Borderlands series possibly change? Turns out the answer is both not much… and a whole lot.

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Sep 11, 2025

Every time Gearbox made me laugh or grin, I would catch myself wishing for more of that authenticity

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8.5 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2025

It’s simultaneously a poster child for excess and restraint, which sounds paradoxical, but for a series named for existing on the border of seemingly opposed concepts, it feels right at home.

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7 / 10
Sep 11, 2025

To its detriment, Borderlands 4 feels like a direct response to Borderlands 3.

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4 / 5.0
Sep 11, 2025

Does Borderlands 4 rise to the occasion and do the beloved franchise justice or is this just another Borderlands 2 wannabe?

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Tom's Guide
Top Critic
Sep 23, 2025

There are a few things holding Borderlands 4 back from being a must-play for everyone, but for longtime fans of the series, it ticks all the right boxes and makes shooting enemies to get loot as joyous an experience as it ever has been.

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Jay Ku
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2025

The sheer diversity of characters, gear, and ways to have fun is never-ending, and the open-world format is a surprisingly welcome addition to this amazing co-op FPS. Borderlands 4 is a leap in the right direction, and I can only hope that this trend continues upwards for the rest of the franchise.

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9 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2025

Borderlands 4 is the redemption the saga needed - Gearbox has listened to the community and fixed everything that needed fixing. It's fresh, crazy, fun, chaotic - everything Borderlands should be and the perfect answer to that saying "two plus two always equals four". They've taken the best parts of Borderlands 2, corrected the mistakes of Borderlands 3, and added new mechanics that work without losing the essence.

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8 / 10
Sep 19, 2025

I really like Borderlands 4. I like it on the story front, gameplay front, mechanical front, and just all of it really. I have every intention of coming back to it and replaying it with the DLC characters in later playthroughs, and while the endgame stuff isn't that fleshed out yet, I have faith that it'll improve as time goes on. Let's just hope everyone else can enjoy it without bugs soon too!

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Hobby Consolas
Top Critic
86 / 100
Sep 11, 2025

Borderlands 4 establishes itself as a well-rounded entry that offers updated and tremendously fun gameplay. A lackluster campaign and a somewhat generic open world prevent it from reaching its full potential, but this is a looter shooter capable of standing alongside the best in the genre.

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9 / 10
Sep 11, 2025

Borderlands 4 is the best the series has been in decades and a testament to Gearbox’s ability to absolutely cook. Are you ready to taste the chaos?

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Windows Central
Top Critic
Sep 11, 2025

Borderlands 4 is the ultimate Vault Hunter playground, the gold standard for the series moving forward. Sure, performance can stifle the experience, and I’d kill for a Naughty Dog caliber story, but this game has me rabid for the grind, chasing bigger DPS numbers, perfecting min-max builds, and hyper-grinding.

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Guardian
Top Critic
Sep 17, 2025

Familiar and predictable, but also well-honed and significantly less juvenile, the fourth Borderlands game is a blast

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VGC
Top Critic
Sep 11, 2025

Borderlands 4 is a great RPG shooter with rewarding, engrossing gameplay. Some of the set dressing, like the bland new characters and pointless grappling hook, take the shine off, but the sheer amount of fun we've had with the game can't be overlooked. Borderlands 4 reminds us exactly why we were such big fans of the original two games, and falls on its sword in learning the mistakes of 3.

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Brandon Key
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2025

Borderlands 4's extensive endgame offerings and smooth co-op multiplayer experience will keep me coming back to the game for months on end. The series has officially returned to looter shooter glory with Borderlands 4.

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