Review · Adventure · PlayStation 3 · macOS · PC
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series
Reviewed: 30 Apr 2026
PlayStation 3 · macOS · PC · iOS · Nintendo Switch · Android · PlayStation 4 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One
Telltale Games · 2015
Ludograph rating
B
Good
61 /100
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series is a narrative adventure that fosters reading comprehension, problem solving, and strategic thinking, but contains mature content.
Growth (BDS)
44
Risk (RIS)
0
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.50 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.53 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.15 | |
Tales from the Borderlands is a narrative-driven adventure that encourages critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and understanding of consequences through player choices. It offers strong character development and cooperative elements within the story.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.00 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.00 | |
The game contains mature content including violence, strong language, and some suggestive themes, typical of the Borderlands universe. While there are no monetization or compulsion-loop design risks, parents should be aware of the mature content.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.33 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 1.00 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.33 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.