Borderlands 4 is the newest looter shooter on the block, and it’s coming out swinging with a ton of improvements over its predecessors. Not only can you explore a huge open world as one of the four new Vault Hunters — you can do it in style with double jumping, gliding, grappling, and even vehicle transportation. When you consider all of the creative guns and story content, too, there’s a lot of cool stuff going on this time.
If you’re jumping into Borderlands 4, you may be wondering how many hours you can spend looting and shooting your way through this fresh entry in the long-running series. Don’t worry — we’ll fill you in below. Here’s how long it takes to beat Borderlands 4.
How long does it take to beat Borderlands 4?
Given the nature of Borderlands 4’s open world, your playtime will vary based on just how much of its optional content you’d like to engage with. However, just working your way through the main campaign should take between 20-30 hours on average. This includes going off the beaten path here and there without engaging in much of the extra stuff available to do on the game’s planet of Kairos.
If you do want to spend time seeing everything Borderlands 4 serves up in its open world, there’s way more to sink your teeth into. You can spend upwards of 100 hours tracking down all of the fast travel points, hundreds of collectibles, and various side-missions and world events. Of course, even doing all of that is just the beginning.
The real goal in a Borderlands game is to dive into its endgame activities, which are more expansive than ever in Borderlands 4. There’s already a wealth to see and do right off the rip as you work toward building your character up with the very best gear and guns you can find. And new weekly missions will ensure you’ve always got something else to keep chasing, too.
Oh, and since you’re incentivized to deck out all four of the game’s characters, you’ll also be glad to hear that the game allows you to skip the campaign when starting subsequent playthroughs— a first for the franchise. Because of this, you can head right to the endgame on your alt characters and start blasting your way to the prettiest loot you can find.
What a time to be alive. Now, get out there and tackle Kairos, Vault Hunter.
