Games like Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
If Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3 and Borderlands 4 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its best dlc in borderlands, best vault hunters and funny. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Players who liked Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel also play
Steam players who put hours into Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Borderlands 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Top pick for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
Borderlands 3
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Second-strongest match for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.
Borderlands 4
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Third-strongest match for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Shadow Warrior 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Ranked #4 for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Ranked #5 for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.
Deep Rock Galactic
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Ranked #6 for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Destiny 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
Marauders
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
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Quake
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Destiny 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
New Tales from the Borderlands
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, "streetwise" brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. Claw and con your way through five thrilling chapters!
Borderlands 4
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Reviewers of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Reviewers of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Just Cause 4 Reloaded
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Reviewers of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Rogue agent Rico Rodriguez journeys to Solis, a huge South American world home of conflict, oppression and extreme weather conditions. Strap into your wingsuit, equip your fully customizable grappling hook, and get ready to bring the thunder!
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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More from 2K Australia
Other recommendable Steam games by 2K Australia, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
BioShock™ Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from 2K Australia, the studio behind Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.
BioShock™
WHY THIS
Another title from 2K Australia, the studio behind Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
BioShock™ 2 Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from 2K Australia, the studio behind Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.
BioShock® 2
WHY THIS
Another title from 2K Australia, the studio behind Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Borderlands 4
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Shadow Warrior 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.
Frequently asked about Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
- Does Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel run on Steam Deck?
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cost?
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3, Borderlands 4.
- Who developed Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel?
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel was developed by 2K Australia, Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Linux) and published by 2K, Aspyr (Linux).
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