It may have been a 6-year wait for Borderlands 4, but the day has finally arrived, and Vault Hunters can rejoice as they pick up their new gallery of heroes and killers in search of loot and glory. With Borderlands 4 finally here, some players might want to know how many hours they can expect to spend on Kairos as they battle against psychos, the oppressive Timekeeper, and hunt for plenty of Vaults with legendary loot at the center of it all. Below, players can find the hours it takes to beat Borderlands 4 for both story hunters and completionists.
How Long is Borderlands 4?
How Long to Beat Borderlands 4
Players can roll the credits on Borderlands 4 after around 16–18 hours if they focus purely on the campaign and do minimal exploration of the open world. Players can expect to complete Borderlands 4 in around 50 hours for all story and side missions, but it doesn't end there. Borderlands 4 has the most side missions, activities, and post-game content of any Borderlands game, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that players who want to 100% Borderlands 4 will be looking at around 70+ hours.
Borderlands 4 offers players plenty to do, with an exciting campaign, fun side missions, and plenty of open-world activities and collectibles. There are even repeatable boss fights and increasing world difficulties in the endgame content for players who want to mix-and-match different builds and collect the billions upon billions of guns available. There's also a new way to play with weekly offerings in Borderlands 4 in the endgame, so players who want to be dedicated to this title can expect to enjoy it for countless hours, perhaps into the 100+, by farming powerful legendary weapons and trying out all Vault Hunters.
Borderlands 4
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
- Released
- September 12, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher(s)
- 2K
