Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Steam Deck Playable

2K Australia · Co-op · Oct 14, 2014

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
43k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 159 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 69 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 43k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This is a good action game overall but you’ll have the most fun if you focus on the game’s main plot and less on the often poorly designed optional side missions.
159 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Co-op can still be enjoyable with friends
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+Good sound effects overall.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+Impressively beautiful graphics throughout.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters159 reviews
Co-op20 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay79 reviews
72%
Performance13 reviews
69%
Interface9 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat69 reviews
71%
Difficulty19 reviews
47%
Bugs11 reviews
82%
Crashes8 reviews
13%
Multiplayer6 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−90%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
63
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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