After giving away Grand Theft Auto V and Civilization VI, the Epic Games Store has moved onto a third free title. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is free on PC until June 4. If you claim it now, it’s yours to keep forever.
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection contains Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and all of their related downloadable content (DLC) packages. That’s 2 full games and 50 pieces of DLC for zero dollars. Borderlands 3 is also not part of the collection. However, Epic is selling Borderlands 3 for just $30 as part of the Mega Sale.
About The Game
For those new to the series, Borderlands is a first-person shooter known for its roleplaying and looting elements. Borderlands 2 hit PC and consoles in 2012, followed by The Pre-Sequel in 2014. It’s refining the humor, addictive leveling, and powerful abilities that the original game praised for.
Borderlands 2, picks up the story following the first game of the series. Meanwhile, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel features a story that takes place between Borderlands and Borderlands 2. Set on the planet of Pandora, Borderlands 2 lets you play as one of 12 characters. Each character has their special abilities and skill progressions. The assassin ZerO, for example, can become invisible for a short time and spawn hologram decoys to throw enemies off his scent. The base game contains four playable characters, and the DLC adds a whopping 8 additionals. While similar to Borderlands 2, The Pre-Sequel, adds new gameplay elements like low gravity environments where loot and enemies can float away. It has 2 new varieties of weapon, a grinder machine that allows you to trade in weapon combos for one of greater rarity and more.
Visually, the franchise uses cel-shaded graphics to give it a kind of cartoony look that still holds up today. 2019’s Borderlands 3 follows the same design principles.
How to download Borderlands: The Handsome Collection on PC from Epics Game Store
To download Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, head to the Epic Games store and hit the “Get” button to download it to your computer. Before you download the game, just make to check the minimum and recommended specifications to run this game on your Windows PC. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is free on PC until June 4. Click here to claim your free copy.
The Borderlands series has shipped 48 million units over its lifetime, making it one of the popular game franchises in the history of video games. Borderlands 2 alone accounts for 22 million units out of 45 million units. The Borderlands 3, the latest game in the Borderlands series, was announced on September 13, 2019.
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