Battleborn

Battleborn

Gearbox Software · 2016 · Hero Shooter, FPS, Action, Multiplayer, MOBA

PC
Mixed64% · 3,30469Metacritic

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About Battleborn

✦ AI summary

Lead a squad of 30 wildly unique heroes through fast-paced 5v5 multiplayer battles with distinct game modes from base defense to objective control. Customize and permanently upgrade your favorite heroes through a deep progression system with skill trees and cosmetics that carry across all game modes.

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The Battleborn Free Trial grants unlimited access (no time limits or level caps) to epic 5v5 multiplayer battles in this Hero Shooter by the creators of Borderlands.


Experience a weekly rotation from 30 of the most unique cast of heroes ever assembled. Love a hero? Permanently unlock and customize your favorites via in-game purchases, or upgrade to the full game to unlock all 25 original launch heroes and the Battleborn PvE story mode, or the Season Pass to unlock all 5 post-launch heroes and story operations.


All progression from the Free Trial, including player profiles, Hero stats and masteries, will carry over to the full game and Season Pass if purchased. For any individual Hero purchases you have made you will be refunded the in-game currency value of those Heroes when upgraded to the full game or Season pass.

Features:


Multiplayer


Battleborn’s team-based competitive multiplayer action can be experienced by up to 10 players online in 5v5 matches, and includes three distinct multiplayer modes.
  • Incursion: Teams of heroes must defend their base from waves of AI-controlled minions while working together alongside their own minions to destroy their opponent’s base.
  • Meltdown: Teams of heroes must guide their minions as they march to their death at the center of the map. Points are scored for every minion who throws themselves into the incinerator, and the team with the most points wins.
  • Capture: Teams of heroes face off in a fast-paced death match and must capture and hold objectives on the map to win.
  • Face-Off: Battle and exterminate Varelsi to collect their masks and score points, while balancing between helping your team collect masks and preventing the enemy team from doing so. All the while, the Varelsi get tougher including arena boss battles.

Persistent Progression System:

  • Character Rank: Each hero can permanently rank up from 1 to 20 outside of missions and matches, allowing players to swap out augments in their helix skill tree, as well as unlock skins.
  • Command Rank: Players can rank up their own player profile, and loot that can be used to benefit any hero the player chooses to command.

Factions:

  • The Peacekeepers are sworn protectors of Solus
  • The Eldrid are preservers of the natural order of the universe
  • The Rogues are mercenaries only concerned with their own survival
  • The Last Light Consortium (LLC) are war profiteers, exploiting others for their own gain
  • The Jennerit Empire rule others by force, valuing power above all else

Battleborn Heroes:


Battleborn has a deep roster of 30 playable heroes and no two are the same. Every hero has their own personality and comes equipped with their own unique weapons and powers.

Helix System:


Battleborn’s accelerated character growth system allows players to level-up a character from 1 to 20 and fully experience each hero’s unique weapons and powers in a single story mission or multiplayer match.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jun 22, 2026
They said "Stop Killing Games" but this didn't simply die, it got nuked.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 17, 2026
The game was actually really good and nothing like Overwatch, but for whatever reason it was heavily compared to it and OW happened to be a decent game as well with more pull due to being Blizzard. It absolutely deserves a comeback, the release date is what killed this game, not the gameplay.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jun 12, 2026
I bought this game back in 2016 and now it doesn't work. When I look at the store page it's no longer available on the Steam store. Looks like a huge load of crap.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 23, 2026
peakborn
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Recommended Jul 16, 2026
It was a fun game to play but it never got much recognition. The main reason was probably the release of Overwatch during the same period and the game's expensiveness. Bought it on sale and spend 30 hours playing the game. Queues took about 20 minutes. It is a sad story for a beautiful game.
Recommended Jul 2, 2026
just played a bunch of matches, this game rocks

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