Gearbox Entertainment, its co-founder Randy Pitchford, and many of its developers, artists, actors, and characters have received dozens of awards and award nominations over the last two-plus decades, highlighting the industry-leading contributions its creators have made to the entertainment industry. We don’t want to bore you with a full list, but here are a few we’re especially proud of.

2024

  • Gearbox Gives: Winner for Corporate Social Responsibility – PR Daily Media Relations Awards

2023

  • Gearbox Studio Quebec: Winner for Accelerating Transformation – Design & Make Awards
  • Lor (New Tales from the Borderlands): Winner for Best LGBTQ+ Character – The Gayming Awards

2022

  • Gearbox Québec: Winner for Best Large Company – Best Places to Work Awards Canada
  • The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Winner for Innovation – Top Workplaces Awards
  • The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Winner for Top Workplaces for Work-Life Flexibility – Top Workplaces Awards
  • Homeworld 3: Silver for Game Play Trailer – Clio Entertainment Awards
  • Homeworld 3: Silver for Editing – Clio Entertainment Awards
  • Homeworld 3: Bronze for Music – Clio Entertainment Awards
  • Homeworld 3: Gold for Voiceover – Clio Entertainment Awards
  • Homeworld 3: Shortlist for Digital Key Art – Clio Entertainment Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Survivors of the Void: Winner for Environment Art – Game Maker’s Sketchbook
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Best FPS Game – The Shacknews Awards 2022
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Game of the Year – Chainsaw Game and Music Festival
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Best Voice Actress – Chainsaw Game and Music Festival
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Best Voice Actor – Chainsaw Game and Music Festival
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Best Supporting Voice Actress – Chainsaw Game and Music Festival
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Best Supporting Voice Actor – Chainsaw Game and Music Festival
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Best Co-Op Game – Twinfinite – “Best Co-Op Games of 2022”
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Best Triple A Game – thegameHERS Awards
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Excellence in Audio – DevGAMM Awards
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Winner for Best Desktop Game – DevGAMM Awards
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Bronze for Digital Key Art – Clio Entertainment Awards
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Bronze for Editing – Clio Entertainment Awards
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands: Bronze for Music – Clio Entertainment Awards

2021

  • The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Winner for Best Place to Work – Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area – Top Workplaces Awards
  • The Gearbox Entertainment Company: Winner for Work-Life Flexibility – Top Workplaces Awards
  • Gearbox Entertainment: Winner for Corporate Innovation Award – Tech Titans Awards
  • Randy Pitchford: Winner for Corporate CEO Award – Tech Titans Awards
  • Borderlands 3: Grand Winner for Shooting Game (PC, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation) – NYX Game Awards
  • Borderlands 3: Grand Winner for Role-Playing Game (PC, Microsoft Xbox) – NYX Game Awards
  • Borderlands 3: Grand Winner for Action Game (Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Grand Winner for Best Ongoing Game (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Grand Winner for Action Game (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Grand Winner for Best Gameplay (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Grand Winner for Adventure Game (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Grand Winner for Best Art Direction (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Grand Winner for Multiplayer Game (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Gold Winner for Best Visual Art (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Gold Winner for Indie Game (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Gold Winner for Best Audio Design (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Gold Winner for Best Game Direction (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Gold Winner for Best Music (PC) – NYX Game Awards
  • Risk of Rain 2: Gold Winner for Best Animation (PC) – NYX Game Awards

2020

  • Risk of Rain 2: The Dreamies award for Luscious Loot

2020

  • Borderlands 3: Webby Award for Best Art Direction
  • Borderlands 3: Webby Award for Best Game Design
  • Borderlands 3: Webby Award for Best User Experience
  • Borderlands 3: BAFTA Games Award for Best Multiplayer (Nominee)

2019

  • Randy Pitchford and Gearbox Entertainment: Equality Texas Business Leadership Award

 

2013

  • Borderlands 2: BAFTA Games Award for Best Action Game (Nominee)
  • Randy Pitchford, Paul Hellquist, and Jeramy Cooke: BAFTA Games Award for Artistic Achievement (Nominee)

2012

  • Borderlands 2: Spike Video Game Award for Best Multiplayer
  • Borderlands 2: Spike Video Game Award for Best Shooter
  • Gearbox Software: Spike Video Game Award for Studio of the Year (Nominee)

2010

  • Borderlands: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay (Nominee)
  • Borderlands: Game Developers Choice Award for Best Visual Art (Nominee)

2009

  • Borderlands: IGN.com Editor’s Choice Award

2006

  • Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30: D.I.C.E. Award for First Person Action Game of the Year (Nominee)
  • Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development (Nominee)

2000

  • Half-Life: Opposing Force: D.I.C.E. Award for Computer Action Game of the Year