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Games like Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
10 games similar to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, a Shooter, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
01Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth games blend shooter and RPG mechanics in a science fiction setting filled with dark comedy and open-world exploration. Borderlands 2 continues the franchise's signature "shoot and loot" gameplay with procedurally generated weapons and co-op play for up to four players. The story directly follows Pre-Sequel's events, showing Handsome Jack's rise to power as the main antagonist you'll face across Pandora's hostile landscape.
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02Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBorderlands 3 continues the franchise's blend of first-person shooting and RPG progression across open worlds filled with dark comedy. Like The Pre-Sequel, it supports cooperative multiplayer for up to four players and features procedurally generated loot to chase. The story picks up years later with returning characters, so playing The Pre-Sequel first enriches your understanding of how Handsome Jack's actions shaped the galaxy.
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03Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth games fuse shooter and RPG mechanics in first-person sci-fi settings where character customization shapes your approach to combat and story. The Outer Worlds strips away Pre-Sequel's humor and co-op focus to deliver a more serious narrative about corporate power, but shares the same core loop of exploring space colonies, upgrading weapons, and deciding which factions to support through your choices.
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04Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBorderlands shares the core shooter-RPG fusion that defines the Pre-Sequel, combining first-person combat with procedurally generated loot and character progression across an open world. Both games feature cooperative play for up to four players, military antagonists, and side quests alongside the main story. The original establishes the Pandora setting and Vault Hunter premise that the Pre-Sequel builds upon.
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05Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games blend RPG progression with strategic combat across expansive worlds, though Endless Legend trades shooting for turn-based tactics and isometric strategy. Each features customizable factions with distinct abilities, multiple playable groups with different storylines, and discovery-driven exploration. The shared keywords (Humble Bundle, PAX 2014, Steam) suggest they reached similar audiences seeking genre-fusion experiences that reward both character development and tactical decision-making.
06Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth games fuse first-person shooting with RPG progression, letting you level up and gather loot as you blast through enemies. Ziggurat strips away Borderlands' open world for procedurally generated dungeons and a roguelike structure, but keeps the fast-paced combat and magic weapons (ice, laser, spells) that define the shooter-RPG blend. The action stays intense and rewarding in both.
07Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth games blend first-person shooting with RPG progression across sprawling open worlds where you scavenge for supplies and craft weapons to survive combat encounters. Dying Light shares Borderlands' focus on real-time action and side quests that flesh out the environment, though it trades comedic sci-fi for survival horror. The day-night cycle adds strategic tension absent from the Pre-Sequel's more straightforward gunplay.
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08Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterImmortal: Unchained blends shooting and RPG progression like Pre-Sequel does, mixing gunplay with character development across a science fiction setting. Both games emphasize combat through firearms as your primary tool, layering loot-driven advancement and customization into the action. While Immortal takes a darker, souls-inspired approach compared to Pre-Sequel's comedic tone, the core appeal of gunplay-driven RPG gameplay remains central to both.
09Shares Role-playing (RPG)ShooterBoth games blend shooter and RPG mechanics in science fiction open worlds where player choices shape the story. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Cyberpunk 2077 emphasize action-driven gameplay with customizable characters navigating dystopian settings filled with corporate power struggles. Where Pre-Sequel offers co-op mayhem on Pandora's moon, Cyberpunk delivers a single-player narrative focused on mercenary survival in a sprawling cyberpunk metropolis.
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10Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games blend action combat with RPG progression, letting you customize abilities and experiment with different loadouts across playthroughs. Transistor pairs real-time combat with a tactical pause system, while Pre-Sequel layers shooter mechanics over loot-driven character builds. Each features a female protagonist navigating a sci-fi world against hostile forces, though Transistor trades Pre-Sequel's open-world mayhem for a more focused, story-driven experience with a haunting atmosphere.
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10 games similar to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3, The Outer Worlds, Borderlands, Endless Legend, Ziggurat, Dying Light, Immortal: Unchained.
Most of these games share Role-playing (RPG), Action, Shooter, Science fiction and Open world with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.