Borderlands 2

by Gearbox Software·published by 2K

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment90

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

177,669en

310,332 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Sep 17, 2012

Price

$8.79

Velocity

27.5/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 3, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

≈6.5M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

≈$49.0M

Based on 310,332 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

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Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,377 post-launch reviews

36%499 rev

<2h

44%358 rev

2-10h

67%2,293 rev

10-50h

64%3,462 rev

50-200h

59%2,642 rev

200h+

64%1,123 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+15pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 96 similar games in the Action genre released in 2012.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 14%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 0%

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