Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Season Pass delivers additional content for the action RPG looter shooter set on the moon Elpis. Players take on the role of Vault Hunters in a story that bridges events between earlier entries in the series, focusing on gunplay, loot collection, and character development through skill trees and gear upgrades.
Gameplay
The core loop centers on first-person shooting combined with RPG progression. Vault Hunters equip a wide array of weapons that feature elemental effects, including cryogenic damage that slows and freezes enemies for increased follow-up damage from explosives or critical hits. Low-gravity environments alter movement, allowing higher jumps and slower falls while requiring oxygen management through O2 kits that also enable double jumps, hovering, and ground slams. A Grinder machine lets players combine lower-rarity weapons to produce higher-quality results. Vehicles such as the moon buggy and Stingray hoverbike support traversal across the lunar surface. Skill trees branch from each class action skill, supporting varied builds focused on offense, defense, or utility in both solo and group play.
Game Modes
Single-player campaign missions form the backbone, with side quests providing extra objectives and rewards. The Holodome Onslaught serves as a dedicated arena where players face successive waves of enemies and bosses for new weapons, equipment, heads, and skins. Co-operative multiplayer supports up to four players online or locally. After completing the main story, True Vault Hunter Mode unlocks a higher-difficulty second playthrough with scaled enemies and improved loot quality. Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode becomes available after reaching level 50, further increasing challenge and loot potential. The Claptastic Voyage adds a self-contained campaign segment set inside Claptrap's digital mind, involving combat against corrupted software and manifestations of isolation.
The Season Pass Additions
Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack introduces a playable character who uses charm and distraction mechanics alongside direct combat options. Lady Hammerlock the Baroness Pack adds Aurelia with her Cold-As-Ice ability for freezing damage and Contractual Aristocracy tree that turns co-op allies into temporary servants. Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack: The Holodome Onslaught raises the level cap by ten and includes the arena content plus new story missions involving Axton and Gaige. Claptastic Voyage and Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2 provides the digital campaign plus another ten-level cap increase. These elements integrate directly into the existing progression systems without altering base mechanics.
Is It Worth Playing?
The Season Pass suits players who already enjoy the base game's blend of humor-driven storytelling, cooperative gunplay, and incremental character power growth through repeated playthroughs. It extends the experience with new classes that emphasize unique action skills and trees, plus dedicated arena and story content that rewards exploration of enemy waves and boss encounters. Support for the title remains limited to troubleshooting resources rather than ongoing seasonal updates or new content releases. Those seeking fresh Vault Hunter options and additional campaign segments in a low-gravity setting will find the most value, while newcomers may prefer starting with the core game first to understand the foundational loot and combat systems.
