New Tales from the Borderlands
Choice-driven adventure about three civilians facing corporate power
Gearbox Software · Published by 2K · Released Oct 20, 2022
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 31% of 2,155
- Recent reviews
- Very Negative
- 10% of 10 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is New Tales from the Borderlands?
This single-player, five-part narrative adventure takes place in the war-torn city of Promethea. You control Anu, Octavio, and Fran, making story decisions and responding to quick-time events as they face a planetary invasion and a powerful corporation. Your choices affect the ending.
For you if...
- +you like decisions that affect a story's ending
- +you enjoy comedic stories in the Borderlands setting
Not for you if...
- −you want sustained combat instead of dialogue choices
- −you dislike quick-time events in narrative adventures
What players say
31% of 2,155 reviews are positive · 10% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the visuals and some of the supporting characters' jokes. They most often criticize the main cast, forced humor, and a story they say drags.
Screenshots and trailer
New Tales from the Borderlands system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4690K or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 26
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- First time setup requires active internet connection
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French. Text only: Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Choices Matter
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Quick-Time Events
- Multiple Endings
- Singleplayer
- Interactive Fiction
- Action
- Action-Adventure
- Gore
- Cinematic
- Visual Novel
- Capitalism
- Space
- Character Customization
- Episodic
- Nudity
1 DLC available.
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