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Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

Release DateOct 13, 2014
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.4% (positive) / 83.1%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.9% Top 20% / 81.7%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)27.8K  Top 2% / 38.1K  Top 1%
Curators855 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time37.6 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar56 minutes  Top 25%
Followers211.4K  Top 1%
Owners± 6.6M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 3.5M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 63.4M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's Steam rating and reviews between October 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 85.2% (October 2014) and 80.8% (October 2015), with relatively small variations.

With its 38.1K reviews Top 1%, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is indisputably a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's reviewers. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 8 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 95 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 60 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Dark humor with crazy characters
  • Awesome abilities and fun to use
  • Stunning graphics with nice colors
  • Replay value with different modes and DLC
  • New abilities and elementals for weapons
  • Creative easter eggs
  • Grinder concept for weapon upgrades
  • Identical gameplay to Borderlands 2
  • Cool and fun boss fights
  • Different characters and skill trees
  • Abysmal level design
  • Empty space and pointless walking
  • Difficulty spike in final chapter
  • Horrible side quests
  • Bad audio and soundtrack
  • Underpowered enemies with unbalanced loot
  • Oxygen system is dumb and unnecessary
  • AI never miss shots
  • Recycled Borderlands 2 stuff
  • Bland gameplay with no new mechanics

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 83.4% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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