Fit check
Is Borderlands 2 VR worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of loot-focused shooters who want VR aiming and randomized equipment
- RPG players who prefer choosing among four combat classes
- Action gamers who want vehicle travel and movement abilities alongside gunfights
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly fixed arsenal may find the randomized equipment cycle repetitive
- Players who prefer slower exploration or stealth may hit a wall when the game centers on shooting and frequent combat
- Players looking for a non-VR action RPG may not want a virtual-reality presentation
Our take on Borderlands 2 VR
Players who want deliberate, low-action exploration may bounce off when combat demands physical aiming and the loot cycle repeatedly introduces randomized guns and equipment. Class selection adds variety, but the core loop remains centered on shooting, collecting, and moving through Pandora.
What is Borderlands 2 VR?
Borderlands 2 VR is a first-person shooter-RPG set on Pandora.
Players take the role of a treasure-seeking Vault Hunter and fight bandits while pursuing loot and opposing Handsome Jack. Four classes—Siren, Commando, Gunzerker, and Assassin—offer different skills and combat styles. Combat uses physical aiming, and the equipment system includes procedurally generated guns, shields, grenades, relics, and class mods with varied capabilities and modifiers. Players can cross the desert in stolen bandit vehicles, use Slow-Mo to prepare attacks, and teleport across Pandora. The game combines shooting, loot collection, class-based abilities, vehicle travel, and a quest to free Pandora from Handsome Jack.
How Borderlands 2 VR plays
- 01Four Playable Classes
- Siren, Commando, Gunzerker, and Assassin each have distinct skills and combat styles.
- 02Randomized Equipment
- Guns, shields, grenades, relics, and class mods receive different capabilities and modifiers.
- 03Physical Weapon Aiming
- Firearms are used with real-world aiming during first-person combat.
- 04Slow-Mo Ability
- A time-slowing power lets players arrange an attack before normal speed resumes.
- 05Desert Vehicles
- Stolen bandit vehicles provide a way to travel across Pandora's desert.
Borderlands 2 VR compared to similar games
Borderlands 2 VR combines first-person shooting, four character classes, randomized weapons and equipment, vehicle travel, and VR movement abilities. Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG focused on exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations, while Blood West is a stealth FPS about an Undead Gunslinger in a weird-west horror setting. These alternatives do not describe the same class-based loot system.
Borderlands 2 VR: platforms & release
Is Borderlands 2 VR worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of loot-focused shooters who want VR aiming and randomized equipment. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly fixed arsenal may find the randomized equipment cycle repetitive.
Where can I download Borderlands 2 VR?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Borderlands 2 VR's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Borderlands 2 VR on?
Windows only.
