10 games similar to Borderlands, a Shooter, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Borderlands.
01Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBorderlands 2 continues the shoot-and-loot formula with four playable Vault Hunters exploring Pandora's open world in first-person perspective. Both games center on collecting procedurally generated weapons with varied effects, completing missions across a post-apocalyptic frontier, and supporting up to four-player cooperative play with scaling difficulty. The sequel deepens the formula with a new antagonist and expanded weapon variety while maintaining the core action-RPG structure.
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02Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterImmortal: Unchained pairs shooter mechanics with RPG progression in a science-fiction setting, much like Borderlands. Both games blend first-person or third-person gunplay with character development and loot collection. Where Borderlands emphasizes cooperative exploration of an open world, Immortal: Unchained takes a more focused, souls-inspired approach to combat, offering a different take on the action RPG shooter hybrid.
03Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBorderlands 3 continues the looter-shooter formula with procedurally generated weapons, four-player cooperative multiplayer, and first-person action across open worlds. You play as new Vault Hunters pursuing alien technology, much like the original, but now across multiple planets instead of just Pandora. The game expands on character progression with multiple action skills per character and adds traversal mechanics like sliding and mantling to complement the core gunplay.
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04Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth games blend shooter mechanics with RPG progression in open-world settings ravaged by collapse. The Division 2 shares Borderlands' focus on loot-driven gameplay, where gear stats and loadouts define your combat effectiveness. Cooperative play for multiple players is central to both, scaling challenge and rewards accordingly. Each game emphasizes exploration and side missions across their post-apocalyptic environments.
05Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterThe Outer Worlds shares Borderlands' first-person sci-fi shooter action across an open world, where character creation and RPG elements drive how you approach combat and exploration. Both games cast you as an outsider navigating corporate-controlled space, though The Outer Worlds emphasizes player choice and faction politics over procedural loot. It delivers the same blend of gunplay and role-playing progression in a smaller, more narrative-focused package.
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06Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth Borderlands and Gene Rain combine shooter mechanics with science fiction settings and action-focused gameplay. While Borderlands emphasizes open-world exploration and cooperative play across a procedurally-generated arsenal, Gene Rain delivers its action through a linear narrative in a futuristic world. Each game prioritizes combat intensity and RPG progression within a sci-fi framework, though Gene Rain opts for a more story-driven, single-player experience.
07Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth Remnant and Borderlands combine shooting with RPG progression in post-apocalyptic settings where players scavenge gear to survive hostile worlds. Remnant supports cooperative play for up to four players and features weapon modification and character customization, mirroring Borderlands' loot-driven gameplay loop. Where Borderlands emphasizes procedural weapons, Remnant layers in crafting and dynamically generated levels for varied exploration across multiple playthroughs.
08Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth games cast you as a mercenary navigating a lawless frontier in first-person combat. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw shares Borderlands' space-opera setting and action-driven gameplay, letting you pursue missions across an open world while building your character through gear and choices. Where Borderlands emphasizes procedural weapons and cooperative play, Outlaw focuses on a branching narrative where you can ignore the main story entirely and forge your own path as a trader or pirate.
09Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth Borderlands and Cyberpunk 2077 are first-person action RPGs set in lawless, corporate-dominated sci-fi worlds where you play as an outlaw mercenary. Each game emphasizes open-world exploration, combat against armed factions, and character progression through missions. Where Borderlands uses procedural weapons, Cyberpunk offers extensive cyberware customization. Both reward player choice and let you tackle objectives across expansive dystopian environments.
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10Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth Rage 2 and Borderlands are first-person shooters set in post-apocalyptic open worlds where you fight hostile factions across vast landscapes. Rage 2 strips away RPG progression to focus on pure combat chaos, but shares Borderlands' emphasis on exploring a lawless wasteland, collecting powerful weapons, and taking down tyrannical military forces through explosive action.
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10 games similar to Borderlands: Borderlands 2, Immortal: Unchained, Borderlands 3, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, The Outer Worlds, Gene Rain, Remnant: From the Ashes, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw.
Most of these games share Action, Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Science fiction and Open world with Borderlands, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Borderlands.