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Join Handsome Jack’s lunar campaign, shooting for loot while low gravity, oxygen kits, and character skills reshape combat.
Released 13 Oct 2014
Leap And Ground-Slam
Freeze And Shatter
Play As Claptrap
Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Developed by 2K Australia, Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Linux) · Published by 2K, Aspyr (Linux)
Set between Borderlands and Borderlands 2, the story follows a crew working alongside Handsome Jack as he rises to power. Choose one of four playable characters, including a combat-ready Claptrap, and see events from Jack’s side.
Fight through missions on Pandora’s moon and its stations using first-person gunplay, character abilities, and a changing collection of weapons and gear. Play solo or in co-op, and use vehicles to travel across the lunar landscape.
Elpis’s low gravity enables high jumps, midair boosts, and damaging ground slams. In airless areas, oxygen kits supply oxygen and movement bonuses; laser guns and cryo weapons add new ways to attack, while skill trees shape each character’s playstyle.
In this selected sample, players who enjoy the game often praise its low-gravity combat, distinctive playable characters, and story showing Handsome Jack’s rise. Cryo weapons and lasers are also frequent highlights, alongside the familiar shooting-and-looting loop. Opinions are mixed: some players find the moon setting and missions repetitive, oxygen management intrusive, or the available endgame too limited.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 63 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | The provided information indicates single-player and multiplayer support, with online co-op explicitly suggested by Steam tags and multiple reviews. Reviews repeatedly describe 4-player co-op, easy drop-in/drop-out, and playing the main story with friends. Local or LAN features are not stated in the provided text. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support or mod-related multiplayer changes are mentioned in the provided information. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 75/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
