Borderlands® 4 is set to launch on September 12, 2025, on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game will also be available on Nintendo Switch™ 2 on October 3, 2025. The endgame will feature Bounty Packs, new boss battles, seasonal events, and the return of Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode. Players can expect a comprehensive endgame experience focused on obtaining the best loot on Kairos and new boss battles and seasonal events.

Players will experience progression through weekly challenge missions, unlockable Specializations to customize their loadout further, and the return of Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode.

  • Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode has been reimagined for its return. This post-game difficulty option will challenge players through five unlockable levels that increase difficulty. Additionally, applying lessons learned from past franchise entries, this mode no longer requires players to replay the campaign to gain new ranks. Instead, players will move up ranks through curated mission challenges that put their chosen build to the test, growing more difficult through progression and removing the need to re-farm the same gear.
  • Each Gear of Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode includes exclusive Firmware. Set bonuses for gear playegearill first be experienced throughout the campaign. The more firmware a Firmwarecquires, the higher the stat bonus. These powerful Firmware bonuses can be transferred once to another item, when the original item is destroyed, and the Firmware bonus cannot be re-transferred.
  • Multiple incentives will be provided to allow players to continue their search for the best loot: Weekly Wildcards offer rotating missions with a guaranteed Legendary reward. In the Weekly Big Encore Boss, Moxxi’s Big Encore selects one boss for the week that can be unlocked with Eridium for a larger iteration with increased drop rates. Maurice’s Black Market Machine sends players across Kairos in search of its spoils, with varied loot for every player’s game. Each of these activities is available for online matchmaking by intent, encouraging players to group up with friends or find new ones whose interests align.*

Players can look forward to a robust roadmap of free content and paid DLC rolling out following the launch of Borderlands 4, so they can continue their adventures on Kairos. The paid DLC includes two types of primary offerings: Story Pack** and Bounty Pack.***

  • The first of two announced Story Packs features the return of the indomitable fan-favorite Ellie in Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned. Featuring a cosmic horror theme with a bloodier, darker tone, this Story Pack includes an all-new region of Kairos to explore, multiple engaging main and side missions, all-new legendary gear, and integration of the first post-launch playable Vault Hunter. In addition, this pack brings four new Vault Hunter Skins, two new Vehicle Skins, 3 ECHO-4 Drone Skins, attachments, and 1 ECHO-4 Frame.
  • With the launch of the first Bounty Pack, players will experience narrative-based missions that expand the Borderlands universe. These missions will reveal more about the new characters players encounter on Kairos, starting with Rush, the gregarious leader of the Outbounders. Each Bounty Pack includes new Main Missions, a new boss, new Legendary Gear, 1 Player Skin, 1 ECHO-4 Drone Skin, one new Vehicle, and a Vault Card, allowing players to unlock 24 Cosmetics and four pieces of rerollable Gear.

Additionally, gear-free content will be available to all players. Seasonal Mini-Events will kick off in October with Horrors of Kairos, and they will offer new Legendary Weapons, new Cosmetics, and a new Weather Variant. Also available during post-launch at no extra cost to all players, Invincible Bosses return to test players’ skill and build inside high-level new boss arenas that integrate the new traversal mechanics. Powerful new Legendaries serve as tareng rewards for players who can defeat Invincible Bosses. A new Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode level will also be released alongside each Invincible Boss.

Check out the full Gearbox Main Theater Show at PAX West for additional details on post-launch and endgame Borderlands 4 content and insights from the development team.

Borderlands 4 is rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For the latest information on Borderlands 4 and to pre-order the game, visit www.borderlands.com, and follow the game across YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, and TikTok.

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*Online play requires an Internet connection and a SHiFT Account. Console online play requires a separate paid subscription. Terms apply.

**Story Packs are included with the Borderlands 4 Vault Hunter Pack and are included in the Borderlands 4 Super Deluxe Edition. They will also be available for separate purchase (base game required). The exact release times of each Story Pack are to be announced later and will be subject to change. Terms apply.

***Bounty Packs are included with the Borderlands 4 Bounty Pack Bundle and included with the Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions of Borderlands 4. They will also be available for separate purchase (base game required). The exact release timings of each Bounty Pack will be announced later and will be subject to change. Terms apply.