Ranking by series

The Borderlands games, ranked.

8 games compete in this selection. Borderlands 2 tops it with 1,781 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Borderlands 2 2012 · Action RPG 1,781
  2. 2 Tales from the Borderlands 2014 · Point-and-click 1,689
  3. 3 Borderlands 2009 · Action RPG 1,659
  4. 4 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel 2014 · Action RPG 1,623
  5. 5 Borderlands 3 2019 · Action RPG 1,600
  6. 6 Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced 2019 · Action RPG 1,468
  7. 7 Borderlands 4 2025 · Action RPG 1,462
  8. 8 Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 2022 · Action RPG 1,447

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In detail

The Borderlands games ranked, what this ranking says

Borderlands 2 leads this selection with 1,781 ELO points, ahead of Tales from the Borderlands and Borderlands. The 8 games competing in it have played 4,592 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 8
Duels played by those games 4,592
Game in the lead Borderlands 2 (2012)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,781
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 8 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Tales from the Borderlands +43 1,689
Borderlands +42 1,659
Borderlands 4 +22 1,462

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Borderlands 2 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel 3 67%
Borderlands 2 Borderlands 3 3 67%
Borderlands Borderlands 2 3 67%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Borderlands series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Borderlands series is Borderlands 2, with 1,781 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Tales from the Borderlands and Borderlands, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Borderlands games are ranked?

8 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 4,592 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Borderlands game is climbing right now?

Tales from the Borderlands is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 43 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 8 games in the selection moved.

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