
games like
Borderlands
Borderlands leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG) - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
12 games like Borderlands
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Otherwise the profiles match closely.
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Otherwise the profiles match closely.
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Otherwise the profiles match closely.
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Nemesis orcs remember you but remain mappable scripts
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - hidden moral points and supplies first run
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Sustained gunfights and stealth execution under pressure
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - A-Life feels alive but doesn't model you
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Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 5) - Heir traits and room layouts introduce run-to-run randomness
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - Roguelite combat needs decent dodges.
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - harpoon aiming and sushi-service minigames
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - Dodge-heavy dungeon combat
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - Dodge-rolls and kiting through mob swarms
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- Released
- 2009
- Developer
- Gearbox Software
- Franchise
- Borderlands
- Platforms
- PS3, PC, Mac, X360, XONE, Switch
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- IGDB critics
- 80/100
- IGDB users
- 79/100