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Steam specs (min / recommended)

Minimum: Système d'exploitation et processeur 64 bits nécessaires Système d'exploitation *: Windows 7/10 (latest service pack) Processeur : AMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570 Mémoire vive : 6 GB de mémoire Graphiques : AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB DirectX : Version 11 Espace disque : 75 GB d'espace disque disponible Carte son : DirectX Compatible

Recommended: Système d'exploitation et processeur 64 bits nécessaires Système d'exploitation *: Windows 7/10 (latest service pack) Processeur : AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (Intel i7-4770) Mémoire vive : 16 GB de mémoire Graphiques : AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB DirectX : Version 12 Espace disque : 75 GB d'espace disque disponible Carte son : DirectX Compatible

Borderlands 3

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Released March 13, 2020
sample: 492 reviews posted after launch (180 AI-classified)
81/100
Player Score — positive reviews weighted by volume · Steam history: 81 % · 163,667 reviews (« Very Positive »)
Critics' score : 80/100 (107 OpenCritic reviews)
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Loot and humor dominate the conversation, with “loot” appearing 15 times among the most frequent keywords. Overall, Borderlands 3 holds a Very Positive Steam rating, with 81 % of the 163 k reviews leaning positive. Players who invest more than 25 hours tend to rate it even higher, at 85 % positive.

What it's about: Le shooter-looter est de retour avec ses trilliards de flingues pour une aventure complètement folle ! Affrontez de nouveaux mondes et ennemis dans la peau de l'un des quatre Chasseurs de l'Arche proposés, avec chacun ses propres compétences et options de personnalisation.

In-game

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« The gun play is by far the best in the series. The story is by far the worst in the series. »
👍 anonymous review · Nov 2025 · 207 h played11
« Most of this game it pretty good, but there is an extremely game breaking bug that prevents me from shooting Ava in the face. »
👍 anonymous review · Apr 2026 · 32 h played5221
« 10/10 gameplay 10/10 end game 10/10 Tina's Back B**ches! 0/10 Story Writers 0/10 They killed off a certain character to give a new ANNOYING character a backstory. 6/10 is a good game. »
👍 anonymous review · Sep 2025 · 71 h played1
« i gotta ignore what gearbox is doing and ignore the wack ass story and dialogue. i kinda love the way the guns feel in this game. still gets mogged by borderlands 2 like CRAAAZY and im not buying borderlands 4 »
👍 anonymous review · Dec 2025 · 23 h played1
« gameplay is good, lobotomize yourself and pretend the main story doesn't exist. »
👍 anonymous review · Sep 2025 · 152 h played1
« Graphics ( + ) Music ( + ) Weapons ( + ) Gunplay ( + ) Vault Hunters/skills ( + ) Story ( - ) Ava ( -, -, - ) Krieg ♥︎ Maya »
👍 anonymous review · Mar 2026 · 92 h played1
« If you like the gameplay of Borderlands 2, you will like this game. If you like the story and writing of Borderlands 2, you will hate this game. »
👎 anonymous review · Mar 2026 · 28 h played102
« There's probably a good game here if you're willing to stare blankly at the screen every time the game goes into an UNSKIPPABLE, several minutes-long dialogue dump. »
👎 anonymous review · Dec 2025 · 10 h played3
« The gameplay is really good, but the story is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful, and that's like 70% of the fun on a borderlands game »
👎 anonymous review · Nov 2025 · 30 h played11
« This game has easily the best gunplay in the franchise The issue is that you spend more time standing listening to the unskipable unnecessarily long vomit-inducing beyond terrible dialogue than shooting »
👎 anonymous review · Nov 2025 · 99 h played1
« Unfunny jokes Mediocre game, shadow of its previous entries Also weird ass CEO, hard pass. »
👎 anonymous review · May 2026 · 59 h played1
« Played Borderlands 3 on my ps4 while the gameplay is really good but the story is on the same level as listening to a Hobo Johnson album »
👍 anonymous review · Mar 2026 · 7 h played11

In players' words

« The gun play is by far the best in the series. The story is by far the worst in the series. »
👍 anonymous review · Nov 2025 · 207 h played11
« If you like the gameplay of Borderlands 2, you will like this game. If you like the story and writing of Borderlands 2, you will hate this game. »
👎 anonymous review · Mar 2026 · 28 h played102
« Most of this game it pretty good, but there is an extremely game breaking bug that prevents me from shooting Ava in the face. »
👍 anonymous review · Apr 2026 · 32 h played5221
« There's probably a good game here if you're willing to stare blankly at the screen every time the game goes into an UNSKIPPABLE, several minutes-long dialogue dump. »
👎 anonymous review · Dec 2025 · 10 h played3
« 10/10 gameplay 10/10 end game 10/10 Tina's Back B**ches! 0/10 Story Writers 0/10 They killed off a certain character to give a new ANNOYING character a backstory. 6/10 is a good game. »
👍 anonymous review · Sep 2025 · 71 h played1
« The gameplay is really good, but the story is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful, and that's like 70% of the fun on a borderlands game »
👎 anonymous review · Nov 2025 · 30 h played11
« i gotta ignore what gearbox is doing and ignore the wack ass story and dialogue. i kinda love the way the guns feel in this game. still gets mogged by borderlands 2 like CRAAAZY and im not buying borderlands 4 »
👍 anonymous review · Dec 2025 · 23 h played1
« This game has easily the best gunplay in the franchise The issue is that you spend more time standing listening to the unskipable unnecessarily long vomit-inducing beyond terrible dialogue than shooting »
👎 anonymous review · Nov 2025 · 99 h played1
« gameplay is good, lobotomize yourself and pretend the main story doesn't exist. »
👍 anonymous review · Sep 2025 · 152 h played1
« Unfunny jokes Mediocre game, shadow of its previous entries Also weird ass CEO, hard pass. »
👎 anonymous review · May 2026 · 59 h played1
« Graphics ( + ) Music ( + ) Weapons ( + ) Gunplay ( + ) Vault Hunters/skills ( + ) Story ( - ) Ava ( -, -, - ) Krieg ♥︎ Maya »
👍 anonymous review · Mar 2026 · 92 h played1
« Played Borderlands 3 on my ps4 while the gameplay is really good but the story is on the same level as listening to a Hobo Johnson album »
👍 anonymous review · Mar 2026 · 7 h played11

Anonymized excerpts from public Steam reviews — picked among those most voted "helpful" by the community.

What players say, by aspect

Positive Mixed Negative
Gameplay
89 % pos · n=125
Story / writing
17 % pos · n=78
Content / longevity
64 % pos · n=33
Graphics / art
78 % pos · n=18
Audio / music
47 % pos · n=17
Performance
40 % pos · n=15
Interface / UX
11 % pos · n=9
Value for money
38 % pos · n=8
Multiplayer
88 % pos · n=8
Stability / bugs
0 % pos · n=5
Detailed data (table)
AspectMentionsPositiveMixedNegative
Gameplay125111113
Story / writing78131055
Content / longevity3321111
Graphics / art181404
Audio / music17809
Performance15618
Interface / UX9108
Value for money8305
Multiplayer8701
Stability / bugs5005

Positive reviews by playtime

🎮 Players who like it have spent 52 h on median; those who dislike it: 29 h.

<2h
42 % (n=12)
2-10h
60 % (n=50)
10-25h
83 % (n=103)
>25h
85 % (n=327)

Fixed or still broken? Sentiment over time

📈 Up since launch (+13 pts) — updates have won players over
Sep 2025 : 53% positive53SepDec 2025 : 82% positive82DecJan 2026 : 65% positive65JanFeb 2026 : 79% positive79FebMar 2026 : 80% positive80MarApr 2026 : 88% positive88AprJun 2026 : 81% positive81JunJul 2026 : 77% positive77JulAug 2026 : 80% positive80Aug

% of positive reviews per month (months with ≥ 15 sample reviews).

💶 Price history

€0.00€17.02€34.04€51.06€68.09€5.99

Steam price tracked automatically since Aug 16, 2026 · All-time low: €5.99 (Sep 12, 2026)

100% completion difficulty ("platinum")

1,7 % Demanding

of players have unlocked the rarest achievement — the upper bound of those who "100%'d" it. 81 achievements in total; the median achievement is unlocked by 12,9 % of players.

What creators say (YouTube)

8 review videos analyzed: 2 positive6 mixed0 negative

Créateurs et joueurs s'accordent sur l'excellence du gameplay et des graphismes de *Borderlands 3*, salués pour leur dynamisme et leur qualité visuelle. En revanche, ils divergent sur l'histoire, globalement critiquée par les joueurs mais souvent nuancée ou ignorée par les créateurs, tandis que les bugs et l'interface, pointés du doigt par les deux camps, semblent moins prioritaires pour les YouTubeurs.

Interface / UX
25 % pos · n=8
Gameplay
86 % pos · n=7
Performance
29 % pos · n=7
Story / writing
14 % pos · n=7
Graphics / art
86 % pos · n=7
Audio / music
57 % pos · n=7
Content / longevity
100 % pos · n=7
Stability / bugs
0 % pos · n=5
Value for money
33 % pos · n=3
Multiplayer
100 % pos · n=3

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Small streamers to support

LIVE The_Arms_Dealer 23 viewers · EN — Time for Some borderlands 3 chaos!!!! lets smach some faces and blast some butts.LIVE younstoney420 9 viewers · EN — Spawn Multi/Redux Playthrough Part 3LIVE daddybeamedu 5 viewers · EN — Grab a snack relaxLIVE prettysmileyyy 5 viewers · EN — lets play some BorderLand 3 anyway lol road to 350:)

Streams snapshot from 28/08 à 05h14

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Strengths

  • Gameplay leads the praise: 111 positive mentions out of 125 total.
  • Graphics receive strong approval: 14 positive mentions out of 18.
  • Multiplayer/Co‑op is largely celebrated: 7 positive mentions out of 8.
  • Content depth is recognized: 21 positive mentions out of 33.

Weaknesses

  • Story is the biggest criticism point: only 13 positive mentions out of 78, with 55 negative and 10 mixed.
  • Performance issues trouble players: 8 negative mentions out of 15, versus 6 positive.
  • User‑interface feedback is mostly negative: 8 negative mentions out of 9.

Who is it for?

Fans of fast‑paced looter‑shooters who love over‑the‑top humor and a massive loot pool will feel right at home. Players who can overlook occasional performance hiccups and a weak narrative will still get plenty of fun.

Is Borderlands 3 worth it in 2026?

Yes — player reception is very positive: 81% of 163,667 Steam reviews are positive (player score 81/100). Most-praised strength: Gameplay leads the praise. Current price: 5,99€ (90% off).

Verdict

Borderlands 3 delivers the chaotic, loot‑driven fun that defines the series, earning strong approval for its gameplay, visuals, and co‑op experience. The story and performance glitches keep it from being flawless, but the overall enjoyment remains high for its target audience.

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Borderlands 3: 81/100 by players — Gamer Reviews

Most frequent keywords

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