Game guide
Borderlands 2
Game overview
What is Borderlands 2?
A cooperative looter shooter combining character skill trees, a long campaign and an enormous stream of randomized weapons.
What you actually do
The core loop
Shooting, loot collection, character skills, quests and boss fights shape the main loop.
How progress works
Progress through leveling, skill trees and equipment loot.
Action and interaction
Expect fps, ability combat and combat central.
How the game is structured
Play through a open regions structure.
Best for
Who this works for.
Couples
Excellent for couples
Mixed skill levels
Strong for mixed-skill groups
Beginners
Strong for newcomers
Your setup
Can your group play it?
The essentials first, with platform-specific detail available below.
Player and mode details1 setup
Selected platforms
- 2-4 players online
Verified core group profile supports up to 4; dedicated-server or ambient-world capacity is intentionally not substituted for a normal group size.
In play
See how it plays.
Availability
Platform differences.
Important edition and storefront differences remain available without taking over the page.
Check platform and storefront details1 group
Steam
PC
- PC availability and input support from publisher-submitted Steam data; cross-platform matrix left unknown here.
PC hardware
Will it run?
Well suited to modest PCs.
View minimum PC requirementsExact specs
- CPU
- 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
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