Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 (2012) is a loot-driven first-person shooter and sequel to the original Borderlands, set five years later on Pandora with a new villain, the charismatic Handsome Jack. Players choose from four new Vault Hunters (like the gunzerker Salvador and the siren Maya), each with unique skill trees, and embark on a quest filled with over-the-top humor, millions of weapon combinations, and co-op mayhem. Praised for its sharper writing, improved gunplay, and memorable DLC (like Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep), it’s considered the series’ high point, though some criticized its grindy endgame.