Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Gearbox's latest looter-shooter, is coming on March 25th. Ahead of its official launch, Gearbox has finally revealed the overworld map that players would be venturing into soon in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands.
Inspired by tabletop RPGs, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is essentially a sequel to Borderlands 2's Assault on Dragon Keep expansion, which itself is also heavily influenced by Dungeons & Dragons and the likes. The game is set in a fantasy-themed fictionalized world, with the whimsical Tiny Tina basically acting as the Dungeon Master of the game.
The map was revealed via an unboxing video of the Treasure Trove collectible box uploaded by the official Instagram account of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Similar to Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Special Edition Crate, this fancy collector product also features several items and game-related merchandise, such as a plush doll, a papercraft booklet, tarot cards, a standalone module, as well as a complete physical map of the game that is made of cloth.
In a screen grab posted by Reddit user DaPlanetErf, fans can see the entire world that the game takes place in. Aptly called The Wonderlands, the fictionalized continent includes 14 different regions (not including Chaos Chamber dungeons that will serve as endgame content): Brighthoof, Crackmast Cove, Drowned Abyss, Karnock's Wall, Mount Craw, Ossu-Gol, Queen's Gate, Shattergrave Barrow, Snoring Valley, Sunfang Oasis, Tangledrift, The Fearamid, Wargtooth Shallows, and Weepwild Dankness.
The map reveal adds a few new areas to the ones on the official game guide provided by Gearbox. Some regions presumably comprises smaller zones, as the guide explains that the game also features several caves and dungeons, not to mention locations that are not labeled on the physical map (the aforementioned Chaos Chamber, Dreamveil Overlook, and Castle Sparklewithers). As for the many empty spaces on the map, it's safe to assume that these might be the overworld area in between the larger regions that is played from a top-down perspective and is filled with random encounters.
Compared to Borderlands 3's world that spans over four different planets, the world in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands might seem smaller and more linear. However, some fans might argue that it doesn't necessarily be a bad thing, especially considering that both games adopt a very different approach in letting players explore the world. The smaller map also seems to fit perfectly with Gearbox's plan to focus on replayability than story expansions for the game's DLC offerings.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands releases on March 25 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
