Borderlands 2 overview

Overview

Borderlands 2 comes from Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) and is published by 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux). It arrived on Steam on Sep 17, 2012, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Remote Play on Phone. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Borderlands 2's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3,016 players at 22 September 2026 - 23:34:36 UTC, with a tracked peak near 123,596. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 311,705 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Borderlands 2 is available in 8 languages including:

9 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, bbfc, usk, and oflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Borderlands 2 has sold up to 14,200,000 units and has 215,586 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $152,500,000. On Twitch, 17 streamers are live with around 337 total watchers.

Borderlands 2 overview details

Borderlands 2 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box This title is included in Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box! About the Game A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside them in 4 player co-op on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption across the undiscovered and unpredictable living planet. Key Features: All-New Characters and All-New Classes: Four all new playable classes including the Siren, the Commando, the Gunzerker and the Assassin. Step into the role of the Gunzerker, whose highly deadly skills allow him to dual-wield any two weapons found in the game. Not only that, you will build on that skill to do more things with two guns than you ever imagined possible. Dual machine guns? Cool. Dual rocket launchers? Of course! Dual Sniper Rifles? Sure, if that’s your thing! Want to try other styles? More tactical perhaps? There are multiple classes to choose from! Dynamic Co-op online, and LAN: Share your adventures with friends both online and via LAN. Borderlands 2 features a seamless system enabling you to drop in and drop out of a campaign without ever having to restart the game. On top of that you can even take your new gear from any game to any other! World Connected Story: Find yourself left for dead in the frozen tundra of Pandora as you begin your quest of revenge and redemption. Expose the evil surrounding the Hyperion Corporation and take on the perpetr…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Borderlands 2 is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Remote Play on Phone, and is associated with Action and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3,016 players at 22 September 2026 - 23:34:36 UTC, a tracked peak of 123,596, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview tags

LootShooterActionMultiplayerCo-opLooter ShooterFPSRPGFirst-PersonFunnyComedyOpen WorldCombatOnline Co-OpAdventure

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Support and legal notes

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