When it comes to co-op games, the Borderlands franchise and Arc Raiders have both found themselves at the top of the mountain. In the case of Borderlands, it’s been working to recapture the immense success of Borderlands 2, with Borderlands 3 having a flawed base game and great DLC, and BL4 having the exact opposite issue. Arc Raiders, on the other hand, took the gaming scene by storm and quickly became the biggest extraction shooter on the market in 2025. However, Arc Raiders' plummeting player count is impossible to ignore, and can largely be attributed to its own post-launch issues. For lapsed fans of either IP (or both), the upcoming Steam game Gravebound could offer refuge.
To be clear, support for neither Borderlands 4 nor Arc Raiders has actually ceased. In Borderlands 4’s case, a new Bounty Pack and a free takedown literally just dropped, though realistically, this content will only last players about a week. With the new Vault Hunter and expansion not coming until September, July and August could be rough waters for Borderlands enjoyers. And as for Arc Raiders, every year going forward is going to have some rough patches since there will only...
