Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• looter shooter

• post-apocalyptic video game

• action role-playing game

• first-person shooter

• LGBT-themed video game

• video game with LGBT character
• role-playing video game^*

• shooter game^*

• sandbox game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Borderlands

Engines

• Unreal Engine 3

Localized titles

• Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*
• Korean^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Looter Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  1,587^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  1,489^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  1,454^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  1,309^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  1,228^*

• Loot^*

  Votes · historical

  1,202^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  1,059^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  990^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  916^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  878^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  855^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  800^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  759^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  708^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  681^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  575^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  547^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  494^*

• Memes^*

  Votes · historical

  461^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  426^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP SP3^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor^*

  Memory

  2048 MB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0^*

  Storage

  13 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX 9 Compliant^*

  Conditions

  Other Requirements & Supports: Initial installation requires one time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, directX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only). Windows Imaging Component (Windows XP 64-Bit only)^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  10.12 (Sierra)^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  ATI Radeon HD 2600 / NVidia Geforce 8800 / Intel HD 4000^*

  Storage

  13 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates or patches. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive). NOTICE: The Mac version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Quad, AMD Phenom II X4^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce 260^*

  Storage

  13 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  ATI/AMD and Intel chipsets are NOT supported. Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Visit the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Linux and future AAA Linux releases! NOTICE: The Linux version is only available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.3 GHz Quad Core processor^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  82^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

Developers

• Gearbox Software

• 2K Australia
• Aspyr

• Aspyr (Linux)^*

Publishers

• 2K

• Aspyr (Linux)^*
• 2K Games^*

• 2014-10-14

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  North America

• 2014-10-16

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Australasia

• 2014-10-17

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Europe

• 2014-10-17 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-10-17^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

• 2014-10-24 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2014-10-24^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Oct 13, 2014^*

Detailed specifications