Borderlands 3

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Friends can join mid-game, About, Sessions, Laughter and chaos, Exploring, Unlocks and progress, Fighting.

• Online co-op: The sidebar lists Online Co-op. It also lists LAN Co-op, which does not count as local co-op.
• Friends can join mid-game: The page says you can play with anyone at any time online, whatever your level or mission progress.
• About: The page describes new worlds beyond Pandora with deserts, war-torn cities and bayous.
• Sessions: User tags include Co-op Campaign.
• Laughter and chaos: User tags include Comedy.
• Exploring: User tags include Open World.
• Unlocks and progress: User tags include Loot, and the page mentions deep skill trees.
• Fighting: User tags include Looter Shooter, FPS and Shooter.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Release status: Steam lists the game as released.
• Release date: Steam shows Mar 13, 2020, the day the game reached Steam. The maker's page and Epic give 2019-09-13, which is used.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. There is no Mac or Linux build on Steam.
• Free base co-op: Steam sells the game for $59.99. It is not free.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

borderlands.2k.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date, Kind of game, Genres.

• Release date: The page gives September 13, 2019.
• Kind of game: The page calls it a first-person co-op looter-shooter and invites you to party up in co-op.
• Genres: The maker lists first-person co-op looter-shooter.

store-content-ipv4.ak.epicgames.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Release date.

• Platforms: Epic's product data lists Windows and Mac, and the product has an offer for sale.
• Release date: Epic's product data gives 2019-09-13.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Most players on one screen, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Most players online: The page says it supports up to 4 online players with PS Plus.
• Most players on one screen: The player count shows 1 to 2, but the description says local split screen for up to 4 players. The maker's newsroom says 4 on PS5, so 4 is used.
• Platforms: The page covers both the PS4 and the PS5 version.
• Free base co-op: The page sells the game at a price.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players online, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Platforms, Friends can join mid-game.

• Most players online: Capabilities list online co-op for 2 to 4 players.
• Local co-op: Capabilities list shared or split screen play.
• Most players on one screen: Capabilities list local co-op for 2, but the description says up to 4 players on split screen for Series X|S. The maker's newsroom says 4, so 4 is used.
• Platforms: The page covers Xbox One and the Series X|S upgrade.
• Friends can join mid-game: The description says you can play with anyone at any time, online or in split screen, whatever your level or mission progress.

nintendo.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms.

• Platforms: The Switch edition is on sale at Nintendo's store.

newsroom-uk.2k.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players online.

• Platforms: 2K's post of 2023-10-06 announces the Switch release.
• Most players online: The Switch edition has two-player local and online co-op. Other platforms reach 4, so 4 is the highest cap.

newsroom.2k.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Split or shared screen, Most players on one screen.

• Local co-op: 2K's post of 2020-10-13 announces split screen play on one console.
• Split or shared screen: The post calls it split screen.
• Most players on one screen: Says all next-gen consoles support three and four player split screen. Xbox One and PS4 gained a two-player vertical split screen. PC has no split screen.

newsroom.2k.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.

• Crossplay: 2K's 2021 post announces crossplay as a free update.
• Crossplay between: Names Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac and PC through Steam and Epic. It also names Stadia, which is not in our platform list. PlayStation joined later.

psu.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay between.

• Crossplay between: PlayStation Universe, 2022-06-02, quotes the patch notes that add crossplay with other platforms on PS4 and PS5.

digitaltrends.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.

• Crossplay: Digital Trends, updated 2026-04-21, says the game supports crossplay through SHiFT matchmaking.
• Crossplay between: Lists PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac and PC through Steam and Epic. Switch is not in the list.

psu.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Most players on one screen.

• Most players on one screen: PlayStation Universe's PS5 review of 2020-11-23 says the PS5 version supports up to four players in local split screen.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 includes first-person shooter, action role-playing game and looter shooter.
• Release date: P577 is 2019-09-13 worldwide.

pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Sessions, Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Story, Working in sync, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Fighting, Time to hang out, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead, About.

• Kind of game: Review of 2019-09-09 says it is better with friends, and each class has skills that suit a squad.
• Sessions: The reviewer spent about 30 hours on the campaign and side quests, then moved to Mayhem modes and repeat challenges.
• Laughter and chaos: Jokes fill the quests, but the fights stay controlled. The reviewer dislikes most of the humor.
• Tension and danger: Calls fights a mess of enemies in open arenas and more a war of attrition than a tactical puzzle.
• Calm and coziness: Quests include long talking stretches between the fights.
• Story: Describes long quests, returning characters and the Calypso Twins as villains, with a weak story overall.
• Working in sync: Says nothing in the combat requires close cooperation between classes, though pings and call-outs are easy.
• Exploring: New planets are mostly a few open areas with branching corridors.
• Jumping and climbing: Mentions new traversal moves such as the crouch slide and ground pound.
• Fighting: Centres on shooting crowds of enemies with a wide range of guns.
• Time to hang out: Says normal fights come down to firing and using skills with no need for tactics, and call-outs are easy.
• Getting better: Says enemies are too dumb to force tactical play, so normal play needs little skill.
• Unlocks and progress: Describes three skill trees per class, class mods, artifacts, a level cap and an endgame loot chase.
• Planning ahead: Says the real challenge is choosing guns and elements that suit each region's enemies.
• About: Names Eden-6 and Promethea and enemies such as bandits, soldiers and dinosaurs.

gamingbolt.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Rivalry in the group, Laughter and chaos.

• Rivalry in the group: Review of 2019-09-19 says Coopetition mode makes loot first come, first served, while Cooperation mode gives each player their own loot.
• Laughter and chaos: Calls the absurd side quests a fitting match for the series.

mp1st.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Rivalry in the group.

• Rivalry in the group: Review of 2019-09-16 says each player can pick up their own loot, and the older shared loot mode is called Coopetition.