Borderlands 4: Accessibility Settings and Options

PUBLISHED: September 12, 2025 19:43
UPDATED: September 15, 2025 14:51

Because all Vault Hunters deserve to loot and shoot to their hearts' content, Borderlands 4 includes a standalone Accessibility menu, which helps players control things like Screen Shake and Head Bob.

For console players if you're seeing Motion Blur, it may be tied to your TV or monitor settings.

Take a look at all of these options:

Basic
- Subtitles:
  - Show Subtitles: Off, On
  - Subtitle Text Size: Normal, Large, Extra Large
  - Force Bold Text: Off, On
  - Subtitle Color: White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Light Blue, Green
  - Subtitle Background: Off, On
  - Subtitle Background Opacity: Off, Low, Medium, High, Full
- Speaker Identity:
  - Toggle Speaker Identify: Off, On
  - Speaker Identify Color: White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Light Blue, Green
Audio & Visuals:
- General:
  - Menu Text Scaling: Off, Size 1, Size 2
  - Damage Numbers: Off, On
- Audio:
  - Force Mono (converts all game audio to mono): Off, On
  - Mix Preset: Bass Reduction (Vestibular), Ear Fatigue Reduction, Hyperacusis Relief, Misophonia Relief, Sensory Comfort, Tinnitus Relief General, Tinnitus Relief Targeted, 80 Hz Notch
- Colors:
  - Color Preset (accessibility settings for different types of color vision deficiency):
    - Default
    - Green/Red (recommended for those that experience Deuteranopia)
    - Red/Green (recommended for those that experience Protanopia)
    - Blue/Yellow (may help those that experience Tritanopia)
  - High Contrast HUD: Off, On
  - High Contrast Reticle: Off, On
  - Friendly Reticle Color: Green, White/Blue, Red, Blue, Orange, Purple
  - Enemy Reticle Color: Green, White/Blue, Red, Blue, Orange, Purple
  - Neutral Reticle Color: Green, White/Blue, Red, Blue, Orange, Purple
Gameplay:
- General:
  - Map Zoom Speed (Adjust how quickly the Map zooms in and out)
  - Enable Vibration: Off, On
  - Enable Adaptive Triggers: Off, On
  - Screen Shake Intensity: Slider
- Movement:
  - Toggle Crouch: Off, On
  - Toggle Sprint: Off, On
  - Enable Dash: Off, On
  - Camera Head-bob: Slider
  - Grapple View Tilt: Off, On
  - Mantle with Forward: Off, On

In addition to the above, Borderlands 4 also offers a number of options that may make the game more accessible to some players:

Difficulty (set when creating a new character, scales individually in co-op parties):
- Easy: "Looking for a story." Reduced damage, Elemental Affinities matter less
- Normal: "Looking for a balanced experience."
- Hard: "Looking for a challenge." Increased damage taken, increased Cash, Loot Quality is increased, Elemental Affinities matter more
Saving: The game autosaves at checkpoints and key moments, or whenever you quit the game via the pause menu.
Full keyboard and controller remapping
Audio:
- Main Volume Controls:
  - Master Volume: Slider
  - Music Volume: Slider
  - Sound Effects Volume: Slider
  - Dialog Volume: Slider
- Main Audio Settings:
  - Audio Preset:
    - Hi Fi, Balanced, Compressed, Quiet Time, Colorful Realism, Voice Focus
- Music (Trim options allow you to fine-tune SFX categories, but not completely mute them. You can use these in combination with the main volume sliders):
  - Menu Music Volume: Slider
  - Game Music Volume: Slider
  - Cinematic Music Volume: Slider
  - Boss Music Trim: Slider
- Sound Effects:
  - Player Weapons Trim: Slider
  - Explosions Trim: Slider
  - User Interface Trim: Slider
  - Outgoing Damage Trim: Slider
  - Incoming Damage Trim: Slider
- Mute Hit Marker: Off, On
- Dialog:
  - Player Voice Volume: Slider
  - Player Efforts Trim: Slider
  - Player Callouts Trim: Slider
  - Player Idle Lines Trim: Slider
  - Combat Voice Volume: Slider
  - Claptrap? Slider, of course!

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