Wreak havoc across the dangerous new planet Kairos when Borderlands 4 launches on September 12, 2025! In today's special Gameplay Showcase presentation, Creative Director Graeme Timmins and Senior Project Producer Anthony Nicholson showed off the deepest ever look at Borderlands 4's explosive, carnage-filled gameplay. Check out two of our four new Vault Hunters, all kinds of new gear, the deadly regions you'll explore on Kairos, and much more!

Following the cataclysm seen in our Teaser trailer and the contentious clash of our First Look trailer, the tyrannical Timekeeper is here to admonish us as we meet our four new Vault Hunters in this pulse-pounding Gameplay Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4qeqPZJTaE

Ever since Gearbox created the looter shooter genre nearly 16 years ago, every Borderlands game has continued to refine the formula, delivering more loot and action with each entry. Borderlands 4 is hands-down the best, most ambitious Borderlands game to date.

This all-new adventure is the perfect entry point for new players—and for existing players, you'll find the awesome gameplay you know and love cranked up to 11, with new movement abilities, the biggest and baddest enemies yet, a vast new planet to explore, and of course, billions of guns to loot. See for yourself in our Gameplay Deep Dive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUNd0bHHWlo


The Borderlands games are set in an unforgiving sci-fi universe, where life is cheap and guns are plentiful. You play as a Vault Hunter, a badass mercenary on the hunt for alien Vaults, wielding wild guns and devastating abilities. In the Gameplay Deep Dive, you can get to know two of our four all-new Vault Hunters: Vex the Siren, who uses supernatural phase energy to empower herself and can conjure deadly minions, and Rafa the Exo-Soldier, a former Tediore trooper who wears an experimental exo-suit capable of digistructing an arsenal of weapons. You can check out all four Vault Hunters—Vex, Rafa, Amon, and Harlowe— on our new Borderlands 4 Game Info page.

Each Vault Hunter class in Borderlands 4 offers a unique playstyle that empowers you to choose from three signature abilities that serve as your Action Skills. We're delivering our most advanced skill tree system yet, letting you enhance your Action Skills with special augments and capstone abilities. You can choose from three branching paths of passive abilities that enable an incredibly wide variety of distinctly powerful builds.



Every Vault Hunter also has a unique Trait that shapes their playstyle; for instance, Vex's Trait makes her Action Skills attune to the element of the weapon she currently has equipped, incentivizing an arsenal of elemental weapons to shock, burn, or freeze enemies based on the situation.

Playing as a Vault Hunter should make you feel like an unstoppable force on the battlefield, unleashing Action Skills to control the flow of combat and blasting through enemies with an arsenal of outrageous weaponry. You can also flex even more skill expression during battle with a wide range of new movement abilities, including gliding, dashing, double-jumping, and point-grappling!




In Borderlands 4, you're dropped into the middle of Kairos, an all-new planet rife with warring factions, deadly fauna, and desperate inhabitants. For thousands of years, the oppressive Timekeeper kept the planet hidden, controlling its inhabitants with cybernetic implants called Bolts and an army of synthetic soldiers known as The Order.

But six years before the events of Borderlands 4, a rogue moon suddenly teleported into Kairos' orbit, shattering the planet's protective veil and plunging the world into chaos. Now the denizens of Kairos have started rising up, with some even ripping their Bolts right out of their skulls. That's the situation our four Vault Hunters have crash-landed into: a planet with a population primed to explode, and you're the spark.

In your quest to ignite a revolution against the Timekeeper, you'll meet unique factions that you'll need to recruit to your cause, including a slew of new characters and some returning faces that'll be instantly familiar to Borderlands fans. Fan-favorite characters like Claptrap, Moxxi, and Zane are returning—but you'll also meet a new cast of charming allies and loathsome adversaries that await you on Kairos. Get a sneak peek of some of the NPCs you'll encounter over on the Borderlands 4 Game Info page!



To help you get around Kairos' sprawling, seamlessly connected spaces, you can now summon a personalized Digirunner vehicle at will and jet-boost your way towards the horizon. Kairos is a world that exudes craftmanship and encourages you to explore it at your own pace—with the option for guidance provided by your ECHO-4 robot buddy—as you take on new enemies, encounter world events, and discover hidden treasures.

From Order patrols to world bosses, there’s always something to shoot and loot as you explore Kairos. You'll also come across short gameplay experiences and new activities that auto-grant a tracked mission whenever you discover them—like Silos, which house old, decommissioned Order tech that you can hijack for the Crimson Resistance with the help of ECHO-4.



Once you've reclaimed a Silo, it will reveal the approximate location of a Vault Key Fragment. Collect enough fragments and you'll unlock a hidden Vault—a high level dungeon with challenging combat and serious loot. Reclaimed Silos release a hacked communications balloon that you can zipline up to start gliding through the air towards your next objective, and they can also be used as Fast Travel points!

Wreaking havoc across Kairos is awesome alone and even better with friends—which is why it's easier than ever to jump into co-op multiplayer via our improved lobby system, with drop-in/drop-out action for up to 4 players online and full crossplay at launch.* Borderlands 4 is designed for co-op from the ground up, with instanced loot for each player, dynamic level scaling, individual difficulty settings, and the option to Fast Travel directly to other players to keep the party together and having fun through the whole campaign.




In the new gameplay footage, you can watch Vex and Rafa go on the offensive across the Terminus Range, where one of the Timekeeper's generals, Vile Lictor, has been conducting nefarious experiments. You'll need to break into his secret blacksite with the help of Amara, an allied Siren and former Vault Hunter (who you might've played as in Borderlands 3).

You can also see the destructive power of some deadly weapons from Borderlands 4's eight unique manufacturers: Order, Ripper, Daedalus, Tediore, Maliwan, Jakobs, Vladof, and Torgue, each boasting their own devastating strengths. Longtime Borderlands fans will notice that three of these manufacturers are brand new, with fresh characteristics:

• Order guns focus on precision with high-powered bursts
  
• Ripper guns charge up to go fully automatic
  
• Daedalus guns are easy-to-use and incorporate multiple ammo types
  
• Tediore guns are reloaded by tossing them as grenades
  
• Maliwan guns specialize in elemental damage to burn, freeze, and shock
  
• Jakobs guns can fire bullets as fast as you can shoot with ricochets on critical hits
  
• Vladof guns have a high rate of fire and huge magazines
  
• Torgue guns have heavy-duty explosive rounds that can switch to sticky projectiles

With the new Licensed Parts system, you can find guns that incorporate the behaviors and abilities from multiple manufacturers into a single weapon, fueling our wildest loot variety yet. In addition, Borderlands 4 reworks the approach to the iconic Legendary guns that have unique effects you won't find on any other piece of gear. In Borderlands 3, Legendaries dropped too often, devaluing them and making other loot feel less special overall. In Borderlands 4's new system, not only do all guns feel great, but now Legendary drops will truly be special events.



Farming coveted gear is much more intuitive now that you can replay entire missions or use Moxxi's Big Encore Machine to fight bosses whenever you'd like. Speaking of bosses, Borderlands 4 makes them bigger and better than ever—like Vile Lictor himself, a monstrosity you can glimpse at the end of the Gameplay Deep Dive. These boss fights will put all your new skills, gear, and abilities to the ultimate test, requiring that you think quickly and adapt to whatever each boss throws at you.

There are also new gear slots to specialize your builds even further:

• Ordnance, a shared slot for Grenades and Heavy Weapons like rocket launchers, recharges on a cooldown to keep you locked and loaded during especially tough encounters
  
• Enhancements, which replace the Artifact slot seen in Borderlands 3, augment your weapons based on their manufacturer, rewarding you with extra firepower when you optimize your gear loadout
  
• Repkits add utility by letting you heal yourself or activate temporary buffs to help turn the tide of an intense battle

We're incredibly excited to unveil more Borderlands 4 when we host our first hands-on event this June, with tons to show off ahead of the full launch on September 12, 2025! Wishlist Borderlands 4 now and stay tuned as we reveal more in the coming months!

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Through April 10, during our Gearbox Software Sale on Steam, browse big discounts on a variety of Gearbox titles including the Borderlands series, Risk of Rain 2, Homeworld 3, Blanc, and more —then don't forget to wishlist Borderlands 4 on Steam while you're there!

Not sure where to start shopping? Check out these bundles for some great deals on great Gearbox games!

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UPDATE April 2025: After this article was originally published, we revealed that Borderlands 4 is now planned for a new, earlier launch date of September 12, 2025! The article has been updated accordingly.

Borderlands 4 is our most ambitious title to date, delivering more looter shooter Mayhem than ever before. We're excited to announce that Borderlands 4 is launching on September 12, 2025! Get ready to break free and wreak havoc on the dangerous new planet Kairos later this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNgWEB-_uvM

In this new Launch Date Trailer, you can glimpse some of the intense action, outrageous enemies, and killer loot that awaits you on the dangerous new planet Kairos.

Become an unstoppable force on the battlefield, blasting through enemies with your arsenal of outrageous weaponry.

Control the flow of each encounter with devastating Action Skills that unleash your Vault Hunter's unique abilities.

Flex your skill expression during combat using a wide range of new movement abilities, like gliding, dodging, fixed-point grappling, and more, to deftly deal death from every direction.

As mentioned in the trailer's outro, the full Borderlands 4 gameplay reveal will debut during a State of Play coming later this spring. While you wait, you can wishlist Borderlands 4 now ahead of its launch on September 12, 2025!

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Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters in Borderlands 4. Get your first look at the upcoming looter shooter and wishlist it now before its arrival in 2025.

The trailer, which debuted during The Game Awards, is just the first taste of the mayhem that awaits you on the new planet of Kairos.

Get your first look at the four new Vault Hunters as they tear their way through gorgeous new environments brimming with deadly enemies. Following the cataclysmic arrival of Pandora's moon, Kairos is a powder keg ready to explode. Gather your friends, gear up on loot, and take the fight to the authoritarian Timekeeper.

Stay tuned for the Borderlands 4 gameplay reveal in early 2025, giving you a closer look at this immense sci-fi adventure packed with free-form combat and exploration, pulse-pounding boss fights, infinitely varied loot drops, and an eclectic cast of unforgettable characters new and old.

Wishlist Borderlands 4 now on Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation, and Xbox, and be sure to follow our social channels and sign up for the Borderlands newsletter so you don't miss the next big reveal.













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Get your first look at Borderlands 4 during The Game Awards 2024 on Thursday, December 12. Be sure to wishlist Borderlands 4 now and follow Borderlands on X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube for the latest updates.

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We'll see you at The Game Awards; the show starts at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET / 12:30AM GMT on Thursday, December 12.

This holiday season, save big on a bunch of 2K's best games! Enjoy discounted hits like the Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box, Risk of Rain 2, Mafia: Trilogy, and much more!

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While you’re browsing, don’t forget to wishlist Borderlands 4 to stay in the loop on what’s next.

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See if you have what it takes to go down in history as a legendary Vault Hunter as you search for secret alien treasure, blasting everything in sight in Borderlands 4, coming in 2025.

Wishlist the next entry in the iconic franchise now on Steam. Follow our social channels and sign up for the Borderlands newsletter to ensure you don't miss any future reveals for Borderlands 4.



In the Borderlands 4 Teaser Trailer above, which debuted as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live with Geoff Keighley, you'll get your first glimpse of an all-new planet, and the moments directly following the ending of Borderlands 3.

SPOILERS FOR BORDERLANDS 3'S ENDING BELOW

After a pursuit that took the Crimson Raiders across the universe, Lilith finally regained her stolen Siren powers—but Pandora's moon of Elpis was on a catastrophic collision course with the planet. To save all of Pandora, Lilith was determined to "run towards the fire" and launched herself at Elpis, teleporting the entire moon into unknown space and leaving behind the Firehawk emblem. Now we've seen where Elpis ended up—along with the cataclysmic aftermath.

Don't miss big savings on the Borderlands series!*

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Every Friday during the Month of Mayhem, we're making it rain Golden Keys with SHiFT codes that unlock 3 Golden Keys each in Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and Borderlands 3 for a total of 12 Golden Keys each week.

SHiFT Code:
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Make sure to redeem Month of Mayhem SHiFT codes on the Gearbox SHiFT site or via the in-game Social menu within Borderlands games before they deactivate on October 31 at 11:59 PM PT. As a reminder, each code may be redeemed once (1) per SHiFT account.

Whether you're a longtime fan or a series newcomer, you can snag every Borderlands game to date with Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box, available on Steam.

If you own any Borderlands game within the Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box, you'll only pay for the content you don’t already own.

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Every Friday during the Month of Mayhem, we're making it rain Golden Keys with SHiFT codes that unlock 3 Golden Keys each in Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and Borderlands 3 for a total of 12 Golden Keys each week.

SHiFT Code:
RR6TT-SBJ3T-BBJJJ-TBJ33-FTBFX

SHiFT Code:
CTWTB-X9ZHB-XBXT9-B3JTJ-3JKW6


Make sure to redeem Month of Mayhem SHiFT codes on the Gearbox SHiFT site or via the in-game Social menu within Borderlands games before they deactivate on October 31 at 11:59 PM PT. As a reminder, each code may be redeemed once (1) per SHiFT account.

Whether you're a longtime fan or a series newcomer, you can snag every Borderlands game to date with Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box, available on Steam.

If you own any Borderlands game within the Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box, you'll only pay for the content you don’t already own.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33369