Borderlands (Series) AlternativesFirst-Person Shooters and other similar apps like Borderlands (Series)

Borderlands is described as 'First-person shooter mixed with role-playing game (experience, specializations) that takes you to a mysterious planet, looking like a futuristic Wild West' and is a popular first-person shooter in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Borderlands for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Steam, Playstation and Xbox apps. The best Borderlands alternative is Doom. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Destiny 2 or Warface. Other Borderlands like games are Shadow Warrior (Reboot), Bulletstorm, Prodeus and Rage.

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  1. Doom icon
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    Doom is a science fiction horror-themed first-person shooter video game in which players assume the role of a space marine, popularly known as "Doomguy", who must fight his way through the hordes of invading demons from Hell.

    60 Doom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Xbox
    • Stadia
     
    • Doom is the most popular Windows alternative to Borderlands.

    • Doom is the most popular commercial alternative to Borderlands.

    • Doom is Paid and ProprietaryBorderlands is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Destiny 2 icon
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    Humanity's last safe city has fallen to an overwhelming invasion force, led by Ghaul, the imposing commander of the brutal Red Legion. He has stripped the city's Guardians of their power, and forced the survivors to flee.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Stadia
     
    • Destiny 2 is the most popular free alternative to Borderlands.

    • Destiny 2 is Freemium and ProprietaryBorderlands is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Shadow Warrior is a series of first-person shooter video games that focuses on the exploits of Lo Wang, a modern ninja warrior who fights through hordes of demons.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
    • Shadow Warrior (Reboot) is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Borderlands.

    • Shadow Warrior (Reboot) is Paid and ProprietaryBorderlands is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Bulletstorm icon
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    Bulletstorm focuses on combat, both with firearms and melee attacks. There are a variety of fictional firearms available, although the game also places heavy emphasis on kicking enemies and using the energy leash.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Prodeus icon
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    Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • Humble Bundle
     
  6. Rage icon
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    Developed by id® Software, the creators of DOOM® and QUAKE®, RAGE is a groundbreaking first-person shooter set in the not-too-distant future after an asteroid impacts Earth, leaving a ravaged world behind.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Bethesda Launcher
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  7. The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that puts you in the role of Jackie Estacado, don of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient force of chaos known as The Darkness.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is an American video game series of military tactical shooters, created by Red Storm Entertainment, a game development studio founded in part by American author Tom Clancy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Warface icon
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    Warface is a contemporary MMO first person shooter with millions of fans around the world. It offers intense PvP modes, compelling PvE missions and raids that you can challenge with four diverse classes and a colossal customizable arsenal.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
     
  10. From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Zandronum icon
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    Zandronum is a multiplayer oriented port, based off Skulltag, for Doom and Doom II by id Software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Zandronum is the most popular Open Source alternative to Borderlands.

    • Zandronum is Free and Open SourceBorderlands is Paid and Proprietary
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