Borderlands (series)

Borderlands
Genre(s)Action role-playing, first-person shooter
Developer(s)Gearbox Software
2K Australia
Telltale Games
Publisher(s)2K
Telltale Games
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, OS X, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Linux, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
First releaseBorderlands
October 20, 2009
Latest releaseNew Tales from the Borderlands
October 21, 2022

Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person looter shooter video game franchise set in a space Western science fantasy setting, created and produced by Gearbox Software and published by 2K for multiple platforms.

The series consists of seven games, each with multiple downloadable content packs: Borderlands (2009), Borderlands 2 (2012), Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2014) and Borderlands 3 (2019) by 2K Australia. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) is a spinoff based on Borderlands 2's Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep DLC. Tales from the Borderlands (2014–2015) is a spin-off episodic graphic adventure game by Telltale Games, and is followed up by New Tales from the Borderlands (2022) developed by Gearbox Software.

The series has received critical acclaim and commercial success for its loot-driven multiplayer co-op gameplay and its sense of humor. As of November 2022, more than 77 million copies of Borderlands games had been shipped, with 26 million from Borderlands 2.[1] An additional five million copies of Borderlands 3 were sold within five days of release, bringing the total series' net revenues to over US$1 billion.[2] This makes it one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. A film adaptation of the series is in development by Lionsgate.

  1. ^ "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Strong Results for Fiscal Year 2022". May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Kerr, Chris (September 23, 2019). "Borderlands 3 has sold over 5 million copies in five days". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.