Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 is a first-person shooter with RPG elements. It's a graphic adventure, and the player controls two different characters: Fiona, a fraudster, and Reese, a programmer. The two are found on the planet Pandora after the defeat of Handsome Jack. The player will have to survive on the planet and defeat the Handsome Jack once again. 

Fiona has the ability to steal and use money, and Reese has the ability to use an implant and a cybernetic hand. Each of them has their own unique abilities, and the player will have to utilize them to survive on the planet.

The game will show the events of both characters in a manner wherein each of them is presented in the story. The player will have to make a choice and choose an action in the initial episodes, and the plot in the later episodes will be affected by the choice and actions of the player.