Borderlands 3 Reviews

Borderlands 3

Top Critic Average

78%

Critics Recommend

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14/20

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Eurogamer

No Recommendation

Game Rant

3.5 / 5

IGN

9 / 10

PC Gamer

63 / 100

GamesRadar+

4 / 5

Game Informer

8 / 10

GameSpot

8 / 10

VG247

4 / 5

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Borderlands 3 Review Summary

Critic Consensus

Bigger & Better

Borderlands 3 builds on the set formula by ramping everything up to eleven.

Even More Loot

One of the original looter shooters brings even more quirky and explosive guns to the table.

Playing Safe

Borderlands 3 plays it very safe, never straying too far from the set formula that's over ten years old now.

Borderlands 3 was built for fans of the series and even though it doesn't take any unnecessary risks with its formula, it still manages to excite and thrill players from start to finish.

Critic Reviews for Borderlands 3

Eurogamer

Vikki Blake

No Recommendation / Blank

The humour is even more annoying, the guns even more amazing and Gearbox's shooter is more divisive than it's ever been.

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Game Rant

Dalton Cooper

Borderlands 3 may be a buggy game with performance issues and a disappointing story, but its fun factor is impossible to deny.

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IGN

James Duggan

9 / 10.0

Borderlands 3 sticks to its guns and outdoes itself with an amazing arsenal of weapons, humor, and missions.

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PC Gamer

James Davenport

63 / 100

An endless font of bad jokes and cool guns in the series' most vapid story yet, Borderlands 3 skates by on watching numbers fly and goons explode.

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GamesRadar+

Unknown Author

Borderlands 3 is a fan-servicing treat of a Borderlands game, albeit one somewhat soured by technical issues and lacklustre villains.

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Borderlands 3 is a love letter to its fans and a celebration of the style of play it first popularized. Filled with characters from previous installments, and unapologetic in its silly humor and bombastic action, it’s an amusing ride that seems hesitant to innovate.

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GameSpot

Jordan Ramée

8 / 10

Borderlands 3 fumbles with its bosses, but the game ultimately continues its predecessors' tradition of fun, mayhem-filled looting and shooting.

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VG247

Kirk McKeand

Despite the fact Borderlands 3 seemingly wants me to hate it, I really, really like it. Like, a lot.

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Industry Coverage

Borderlands 3 Celebrates 5th Anniversary With Shift Code Giveaways

Gearbox celebrates the 5th anniversary of Borderlands 3 by giving away Shift Codes, giving players Golden and Diamond keys across multiple titles.

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Fans Are Making Mordecai Playable In Borderlands 3

Borderlands fans are making Mordecai, one of the original Vault Hunters, playable in the third game.

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Borderlands 3 Sees Massive Resurgence After Movie Release

In the wake of the release of the new Borderlands movie, the third entry into the looter-shooter franchise sees a huge player count increase.

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Gearbox Has Opened a New Studio to Work On Borderlands and a New IP

Gearbox has announced that they have opened a new studio to work on a new IP

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