Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Game
Game2012
Borderlands 2
Developer Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Borderlands 2 is a 2012 action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. Taking place five years following the events of Borderlands (2009), the game is again set on the planet of Pandora. The story follows a new group of Vault Hunters who must ally with the Crimson Raiders, a resistance group made up of civilian survivors and guerrilla fighters, to defeat the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
571 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
LovedLoved
342 positive · 82 negative
95% range 77–84%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 342 | 82 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 40 | 8 | 72 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
162,006 of 179,425 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 206 yes, 53 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 259 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (280,067 of 312,800 positive).
Players praise Borderlands 2 for its addictive loot loop, memorable villain Handsome Jack, and co-op chaos. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note technical issues like broken DLC and intrusive ads for Borderlands 4. [4][5] A few players criticize the new Terms of Service, calling the game spyware. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than …
- [3]
Borderlands 2 is a reminder that villains can be charismatic, guns can be weird and Claptrap will never stop talking. The gameplay loop is addictive, the humor hits more than it misses and the DLC pile packs so much content that you’ll forget what the main story was about halfway through. A few quests feel like they were written on a Friday at 4:59 PM, but the chaos and charm carry it hard. [8.5/10]
- [11]
The best game of the series to date. The story you get to follow has incredible writing. So much better than any of the games that followed this one. Handsome Jack is one of the greatest characters. You love to hate him, so to speak! This game treats EVERY character that you love with respect and provides them with proper writing and appropriate levels of silliness to seriousness. Unlike Borderlands 3. This game is …
- [4]
Recommending with a buyer beware. The Handsome Collection is broken. A bunch of dlcs no longer work because Gearbox is no longer supplying licensing files to steam to activate them. This problem is currently only partially fixable, with absolute goats on Steam forums supplying the file for UVHM 1 pack, so you can still finish the game. But many head/skin packs aren't out there as of yet. Aside from that Fight For …
- [1]
*Playing Co-Op with a friend* *You see a weapon with good stats* *Friend takes it* *1 hour long argument starts* 10/10 would find others to play co-op with
Summarised from 34 of the 383 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Borderlands 2 talk about addictive gameplay loop of killing and looting; those who didn't talk about new Terms of Service turn the game into spyware. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received generally positive reviews upon release, according to review aggregator platform Metacritic. Many reviewers agreed that the game is a notable improvement over the original. Allistair Pinsof, writing for Destructoid, praised the gunplay and the variety of guns, which can change the gameplay experience as different weapons force players to approach combat differently. However, he was disappointed by the conservative mission design, especially for a game that features over-the-top characters. Christian Donlan from Eurogamer liked how distinct the gun manufacturers are, and felt that they have successfully modified the pace of play. He also lauded the extensive customisation…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 571 · most liked firstTake-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dont forget that Take2 updated their terms of service to turn this great game into literal spyware. Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Borderlands 2 is the only time I've ever fallen asleep while playing a local multiplayer game. So I for one can't wait to experience the borderlands universe non-interactively without talking in a darkened temperature-controlled room
negative · AI labelView post →[Giveaway] I have some games to share with the world. After logging it to my old Humble Bundle account today, I've discovered I have quite a few games(and/or DLCs) I don't really care about and would like to share them with you nice people. 1st come, 1st serve rule ofc, unless you think a ruffle would be more fair (do let me know in the comments please). Edit: list was ugly and some edits Edit2: Updated platforms. Here is the list: - ~~140 [Steam]~~ - ~~AirParrot 2-Pack 2.6.2 […
neutral · AI labelView post →Is there any video game that you unfairly have negative feelings about from external factors outside the game? I loved Borderlands but was going through the breakup of a long-term relationship when Borderlands 2 came out.....so I correlated the game with that event for years.
neutral · AI labelView post →Holy shit, I don’t know if I can fully articulate how terribly Borderlands 2 on Vita runs! Flynt, the boss with fire traps in the arena is unbelievable, I’ve maybe never seen a big budget game ever run that horribly. But that it’s running at all is some black magic!
negative · AI labelView post →NOT friendslop: Baldur's Gate 3, Monster Hunter games, Overcooked 2, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2, Borderlands 2, any co-op game that has STRUCTURE and/or NARRATIVE. Friendslop: Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Seinfeld, Happy Endings, New Girl, any show where they don't share a WORKPLACE and are not RELATED.
neutral · AI labelView post →The new tos has turned this game into legitimate spyware. Completely not okay. I will be reviewing and reporting the other games as well.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, really, absolutely phenomenal. However, the ever present banner on the menu blocking your view to advertise Borderlands 4 is absolutely unacceptable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This used to be a good game to play multiplayer but now it REQUIRES linking my account to their spyware server SHIFT, take a look at their privacy policy!, I will not buy another game from this mickey mouse company. WAKE UP and learn we will buy other products!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Borderlands 2 gave me four people to hate forever, and only one of them was a character in that game
negative · AI labelView post →Four Favorite Video Game Villains 🖤🎮: Jack of Blades- Fable Handsome Jack- Borderlands 2 Xemnas- Kingdom Hearts Sephiroth- Final Fantasy 7
neutral · AI labelView post →Four favorite Video Game Villains😈: Xemnas: Kingdom Hearts 2 Jack of Blades: Fable Handsome Jack: Borderlands 2 Vergil: Devil May Cry 3
neutral · AI labelView post →This review is not counted in the overall review score because this user activated the product via a Steam key, received it as a gift, or via a temporary free license Not Recommended 12.9 hrs on record POSTED: 12 OCTOBER Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I load into this game I have fond memories of playing, get hit with "accept mandatory arbitration in this thirteen year old game," and then was welcomed with a neon red banner advertising Borderlands 4 at the top of the main menu, which when right next to the JACK NEEDS YOU TO SAVE PANDORA VAULT HUNTERS billboard really highlights the hyperbolic corporatism that backdrops this game. Something something "you cannot make a satirical commentary anymore because there will be someone unironically…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This used to be one of my favorite games to play with friends. It used to work incredibly well. My friends could appear in my games at random to annoy me, and it was all in good fun. That is no longer the case. With the ToS updates (which are their own controversy) have seemingly come some new backend changes that make it almost impossible to play with my friend. I wanted to show him the good gameplay, and fun writing of this game, but instead, we found hardlocks. Changing network settings to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*Playing Co-Op with a friend* *You see a weapon with good stats* *Friend takes it* *1 hour long argument starts* 10/10 would find others to play co-op with
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Old video games putting ads for sequels in the menu. Loaded up Borderlands 2 and it had a banner for BL4 in the menu. Worse was Dying Light where I got a splashscreen on boot where it was split 50/50 between "Play the game you launched" or "Go to the Steam store to buy Dying Light The Beast."
neutral · AI labelView post →Going back to this game because Randy Pitchford can't stop being a greedy ♥♥♥♥
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is great - but don't expect to be able to play with friends. Shift is what they use for multiplayer and it is completely broken. Looping loading screens & glitches galore. Should've stayed with Steam's free servers. RIP.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SHiFT Crossplay makes it unplayable in coop for me. Thank you gearbox. and ♥♥♥♥ YOU EPIC
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Introduce yourself with four video games #gaming #sly2 #RatchetAndClank #borderlands2 #destiny
neutral · AI labelView post →'Borderlands 4' has already surpassed 201K concurrent players on Steam. 'Borderlands 2' was the game with the highest concurrent player number of 124K in the series before. steamdb.info/app/1285190/...
neutral · AI labelView post →1-Enter the game 2-Play the intro 3-follow a bit the story 4-Do other missions 5-kill 6-Loot 7-Kill 8-Loot 9-Kill 10-Loot 11-kill 12-Loot 13-Kill 14-Loot 15-Kill 16-Loot 17-Sell guns and stuff that you don't use anymore. 18-Go kill and loot
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its wild how Borderlands 2 was one of my favorite games of all time but the 3rd game killed my interest in the series so hard I didn't even know the 4th one came out until literally today.
positive · AI labelView post →seeing the colour orange in a pile of loot after 10 hours of grinding makes me instantly start crying, nutting, and passing out from exhaustion all at once 10/10 game and one of the first i've ever played in my life. Still just as cracked as i was before
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, I gave Borderlands 2 another chance on this Krieg playthrough, but I'm just not vibing with it. Love this game, but I just prefer playing Borderlands 3. So back we go with some new mods to play with starting tomorrow! #Borderlands Here's a taste:
neutral · AI labelView post →Borderlands 2 is actually a good game, and it's a great game when you're playing with friends! Tomorrow at 12 noon Central, I'm going to prove it, with a four player co-op playthrough with me and my friends!! Join as as we stream Borderlands 2 With Me and You! only at twitch.tv/gothycollie
positive · AI labelView post →I guess i can recommend this game after...*checks notes*...going on 14 years. Solid 9/good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks for removing the Handsome Collection off the store solely in my currency, right as the game got on sale, been waiting to complete this DLC collection for years and when I'm finally able to, you idiots pull this bs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Borderlands 2 is a reminder that villains can be charismatic, guns can be weird and Claptrap will never stop talking. The gameplay loop is addictive, the humor hits more than it misses and the DLC pile packs so much content that you’ll forget what the main story was about halfway through. A few quests feel like they were written on a Friday at 4:59 PM, but the chaos and charm carry it hard. [8.5/10]
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just unlocked OP level 1 in Borderlands 2 for the first time with my wife. Gonna push it to OP10 🙏 I'm gonna be so real, this game has a garbage first impression, but BL2 is fucking *peak*, and I would have literally nothing to say if you told me it was your favorite game of all time
positive · AI labelView post →Ok heres another one (Pick the Game) Cuphead Postal 2 Undertale Payday 2 Half Life Stardew Valley Borderlands 2 Scott Pilgrim vs the world
neutral · AI labelView post →8. Borderlands 2. The game that made me think online coop was pretty cool actually. Several Gaige voice lines ended up permanently affecting my speech patterns
positive · AI labelView post →My top video game sequels: • Hades II • Risk of Rain 2 • Borderlands 2 • Mass Effect 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Borderlands 2 is free to claim and keep on Steam https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/borderlands-2-is-free-to-claim-and-keep-on-steam/ #Borderlands2 #FreeGame #Giveaway #FPS #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Modder Merges Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel into Borderlands 2. > Since the launch of Borderlands 2, the game's modding scene has been very active, adding a bunch of quality of life improvements and fun tweaks to the genre-defining looter-shooter. One such modder, who goes by Enderkiller124 on X, has been working on implementing some features and characters from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel in Borderlands 2, since both games take place roughly around the same time, and The Pre-Sequel was built on…
neutral · AI labelView post →Borderlands 2 is a perfect videogame. Whoever is responsible for 3 and 4 should be dragged out in the street and shot.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommending with a buyer beware. The Handsome Collection is broken. A bunch of dlcs no longer work because Gearbox is no longer supplying licensing files to steam to activate them. This problem is currently only partially fixable, with absolute goats on Steam forums supplying the file for UVHM 1 pack, so you can still finish the game. But many head/skin packs aren't out there as of yet. Aside from that Fight For Sanctuary is also not included in the collection (and costs $15 which is more than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best game of the series to date. The story you get to follow has incredible writing. So much better than any of the games that followed this one. Handsome Jack is one of the greatest characters. You love to hate him, so to speak! This game treats EVERY character that you love with respect and provides them with proper writing and appropriate levels of silliness to seriousness. Unlike Borderlands 3. This game is the peak of Borderlands. They've yet to top themselves in terms of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s Borderlands 2 night with Mom! She’s doing pretty good for her first FPS game!! See you in a few!
neutral · AI labelView post →Borderlands 2 was one of my favorite games. I 100% completed that game entirely solo/offline. When I heard that Randy assaulted his employees, I swore off Borderlands 3. You can play other games folks. Don't give them a single penny.
positive · AI labelView post →Find the Loot Grab the loot Keep the Loot Use the Loot Best game ever. 10/10! ♥♥♥♥♥♥ company though
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Borderlands 2 is a Looney Tunes-ass game where if you turn your back on your team sometimes an anvil or something will just completely flatten them
positive · AI labelView post →If you see this, QTP with your Top 4 Video Game Sequels! 🎮 (these are the first four that came to my mind this morning) Mass Effect 2 Risk of Rain 2 Diablo II Borderlands 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Another fantastic artbook added to THE VIDEO GAME LIBRARY❗️ Over 270 pages celebrating the incredible work of the talented artists who worked on BORDERLANDS 2. Check it out here: 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-art...
neutral · AI labelView post →picking up borderlands 2 is like being the childhood friend who started doing black tar heroine and dropped out of highschool. this game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slaps i love heroine and dropping out of highschool
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I opened the game and now a robot is yelling, a man is insulting me, and someone is on fire I think this is the tutorial
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Borderlands 2 is the peak of the series. A great story, strong humor, and one of the best villains in gaming. Loot, gameplay, and characters come together perfectly here.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i wonder how many people i'd piss off if i said Borderlands 3 was a better game than Borderlands 2
positive · AI labelView post →The game you’ve been waiting for Borderlands 2 starts now Twitch.Tv/professorbroman
neutral · AI labelView post →If you want a game with chaotic shooting, tons of loot, and a story that actually makes you laugh, Borderlands 2 is it. I was honestly skeptical about the cel-shaded art style at first, which is why I didn't want to play it in the beginning. But once I dived in, I completely fell in love with it. I chose to play as Maya, and her "Phaselock" power is so much fun to use. Trapping enemies in the air never gets old. The guns are awesome too, especially when you find one with crazy elemental…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm playing Borderlands 2 (again) and it's the chaos my brain needs right now, I love this game. I might treat myself to BL4 if there's a sale soon.
positive · AI labelView post →Summary They just don't make games like this anymore. This is not a perfect game, far from it, but there is a massive amount of content offered that is varied, entertaining, and very replayable. You don't need to create an account (unless you want SHIFT codes), you can play it offline or online, and it rewards you the more you play with permanent stat buffs to all of your characters (which can be toggled, as good games offer). The Good First off, if you're a nerd there are a bazillion and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even years later, Borderlands 2 hasn’t lost its charm. Iconic art style, memorable characters with top-notch voice acting, and the endless chase for perfect loot make every revisit feel worthwhile.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am sooo glad I got a bad taste for gambling when I was a kid. I remember going on an Baltic cruise with my family and trying the gambling machines as a kid. I had some coins, gambled, won, got happy, kept going, and lost everything, got sad. It was a small amount of money, but at the time it was probably the best money I have spent in my life as it put me off gambling completely. I also know from games like Borderlands 2 where I have gambled with the in-game currency, that while I have no…
neutral · AI labelView post →Borderlands 2 takes everything that worked in the first game and improves it. The gunplay feels better, the world is more interesting, and the story is way more memorable thanks to Handsome Jack, who completely steals the show. For me, Jack's a huge reason why I remember BL2 so fondly. He is funny, charismatic, arrogant, and completely unhinged at the same time. Unlike many game villains who barely appear (and unlike the first game, where there wasn't a clear villain), Jack is constantly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love it but it gets too tedious at times. Over the years the game got harder, emphasizing a lot on the co-op play and making the single run more challenging but doable if you got the right equipment. Best Borderlands story but gameplay wise the hardest.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Borderlands 2 is one of the best games ever made Underrated Title with 4 Player PVE So much content and the replay value is incredible
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