Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 4 might have had one of the company’s roughest launches ever. Players have been experiencing crashes, freezes, and stuttering even while way above the minimum system requirements.

It doesn’t mean the game is bad, and there are ways to help improve your performance. Here’s how to increase your FPS or figure out if your PC can run BL 4 smoothly.

Borderlands 4 has massive potential, as one of the smoothest, most fun titles in the entire series. Sadly, its launch has been marred by hordes of negative reviews citing performance issues, thanks largely to its reliance on Unreal Engine 5.

Just so you’re aware, here are the minimum specifications on Steam:

Gearbox Software is back with another entry in their long-running looter shooter series, this time with Borderlands 4, promising to be the biggest title in the franchise so far. Like previous games, Borderlands 4 is developed on Unreal Engine, this time on Unreal Engine 5, and comes with all its bells and whistles.

That said, if you’re looking to track down your local progress, here is the save file location for Borderlands 4 on PC.

The Borderlands franchise began in 2009 and has since sold nearly 90 million copies to date, with Borderlands 4 being the latest entry. It’s a beloved series, and everyone has their favorite numbered title thanks to its wide variety of playable characters and memorable villains.

If you’re new to the series or skipped the third installment, you might be wondering whether you need to catch up before Borderlands 4 launches later this year. Do you need to play Borderlands 3 before jumping into Borderlands 4? Here’s everything you need to know.

Borderlands 4 is coming to PC and current-generation consoles this year, and it’s the latest entry in the looter shooter series that started it all. Gearbox Software continues using Unreal Engine for the development of all their titles, and Borderlands 4 is built on Unreal Engine 5 this time.

Borderlands 4 is now up for pre-order across all platforms, and Gearbox Software has given us an early look at the technical side of the PC version with the official system requirements for Borderlands 4.