Ever since the Borderlands series made its debut in 2009, this critically acclaimed looter-shooter franchise has blazed a trail of cathartic destruction in the gaming industry for over 16 years and brought millions of fans along for the ride.
With several games, spin-offs, and even a movie under its belt, Borderlands is now looking to take next-gen gaming by storm with its newest installment – Borderlands 4. Like previous games, Borderlands 4 will have players assume the role of Vault Hunters traversing the galaxy to loot the legendary Vaults while blowing up monsters, raiders, and any other bad guys dumb enough to get in your way.
Here’s everything you need to know about Borderlands 4.
Borderlands 4 – Release date and platforms
When is Borderlands 4’s release date and what platforms will it launch on?
Answer: Borderlands will launch on September 12, 2025, for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Windows and Steam.
On February 12, 2025, 2K released a gameplay trailer for Borderlands 4, which revealed the game was originally going to release on September 23, 2025. But then on April 29, 2025, 2K announced that it had changed Borderlands 4's release date to September 12, 2025.
Additionally, the game will launch on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Windows and Steam.
Borderlands 4 – What is it?
What is Borderlands 4?
Answer: Borderlands 4 is a first-person looter-shooter developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. You play as Vault Hunters looking to plunder the legendary Vaults while at the same sparking a revolution to free the planet Kairo from its evil tyrant, The Timekeeper.
Borderlands 4 is a first-person looter-shooter developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. In this game, you assume the role of Vault Hunters, a group of hardened soldiers of fortune searching the galaxy to plunder legendary Vaults for their ancient alien artifacts.
On your journey to the Vaults, you crash-land on a planet called Kairos, which is currently ruled by an evil dictator known as The Timekeeper. Trapped on Kairos with no way out, the only course left is to start a resistance movement to take down The Timekeeper and free the planet so you can continue your journey to find the Vaults.
Borderlands 4 – Multiplayer and cross-play
Will Borderlands 4 feature multiplayer and cross-play support?
Answer: Borderlands 4 can be played solo or in 4-player co-op both online and offline. It’s also been confirmed Borderlands 4 will feature cross-play support between Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
Borderlands 4 can be played solo or with fellow Vault Hunters in 4-player online co-op or 2-player, split-screen offline couch co-op modes.
What’s even better is that Gearbox Software’s president, Randy Pitchford, has confirmed in an interview with Famitsu that Borderlands 4 will feature cross-play support between Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. This will allow players on these systems can play co-op together online.
In addition, co-op will feature instanced loot for each player, dynamic level scaling, individual difficulty settings, and the ability to Fast Travel directly to your teammate's location.
However, there’s been no word so far if cross-play support will apply for the Nintendo Switch 2 port of Borderlands 4.
Borderlands 4 – Gameplay
What will Borderlands 4’s gameplay be like?
Answer: Borderlands 4’s gameplay will have you explore the world of Kairos as one of four classes, killing and looting hordes of enemies with over-the-top guns, and upgrading your character’s abilities so you can take on bigger bad buys.
Borderlands 4’s gameplay will task players with exploring the vast, alien world of Kairos for powerful guns to grab so they can shoot down The Timekeeper’s armies as well as other baddies like raiders, monsters, etc.
As per Borderlands tradition, this upcoming Xbox title/upcoming PC title will allow you to play as one of four Vault Hunters, each with their unique combat styles and abilities:
Amon the Forgeknight
Amon is a cyborg warrior (a.k.a. Forgeknight) raised by a Vault-worshipping cult on a quest to avenge his family after they slaughtered by a monster living in a Vault Amon's cult prayed to.
As a Forgeknight, Amon has a massive arsenal weapons built into his cybernetic body ready to be deployed and slaughter his enemies at moment's notice.
These weapons include elemental Forgeaxes, a Forgeshield to block incoming damage, a Forgehammer that causes massive explosions on impact, a giant Forgefist to punch enemies in the face, and much more.
Vex The Siren
Vex is a Siren, a rare group of women gifted (or cursed, depending on your perspective) with an otherworldly power that lets them warp reality to their will.
Sirens are feared and hated throughout the universe, for their power brings nothing but destruction wherever they go. As a result, Vex had a horrible childhood growing up.
Despite the universe rejecting her, Vex is willing to risk her life to protect others who can't defend themselves, especially from oppressive tyrants like The Timekeeper.
Vex's Siren powers are unique among her kind. She has the ability to summon Phase clones of herself, unleash powerful Eldritch Blasts and Phase Explosions, and conjure a giant Phase Phamiliar cat nicknamed Trouble to maul Vex's enemies to death.
Harlowe the Gravitar
Harlowe is a former Maliwan combat scientist driven by the desire to understand how things work, whether it's about technology or life itself.
As a Vault Hunter, Hawlowe supports allies with her gadgets that can freeze or irradiate enemies, and buff party members with energy shields.
When things get dire, Hawlowe can summon a mech suit to unleash a barrage of unstable energy blasts that will annihilate anything in her path.
Rafa The Exo-Soldier
Rafa is a former Tediore soldier who went AWOL after being tricked into signing up for endless wars and having his body cybernetically altered with a Deadframe exo-suit that will slowly kill him should he disobey Tediore.
Now Rafa's on the run and planning to live his life to his fullest before his new exo-suit dies out on him.
Rafa is a jack-of-all-trades Vault Hunter who attacks enemies by running circles around them and chopping them to pieces with his energy blades called Arc Knives.
If his enemies are out of melee range, Rafa can use his exo-suit's long-ranged weapons to reduce them to smouldering ashes.
These include the shoulder-mounted Peacemaker Cannons, which can fire a hail of rockets, and the Apophis Lance arm-cannon, which fires plasma beams that can pierce through the toughest armor plating.
Each Vault Hunter class also features skill trees that augment or alter certain aspects of their abilities so they can be customized to a player’s preferred play style, whether it's frontal assault, long-range, or supporting allies.
Your character’s abilities can be enhanced even further with the over-the-top guns you can collect in this game, and there are billions of them to find. These guns often feature passive or active abilities that cause widespread destruction on top of their already devastating firepower.
Borderlands 4 will also feature a higher emphasis on mobility than previous games, as gameplay trailers have shown players wield all kinds of insane movement abilities and tools in battle. These include grappling hooks, dashing and sliding across the battlefield, leaping huge distances and even gliding in midair.
You will need all these tools, guns, and powers at your disposal as Borderlands 4 will pit you up against some of the toughest, meanest, and deadliest bosses in the franchise to date.
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