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Release DateSep 17, 2012
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.1%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.9% Top 1% / 94.1%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)187.7K  Top 1% / 273.4K  Top 1%
Curators048 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time80.8 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar4 hours  Top 3%
Followers292K  Top 1%
Owners± 16.4M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 10.3M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 64.6M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Borderlands 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Borderlands 2's Steam rating and reviews between September 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 99.2% (September 2012) and 95.1% (December 2023), with relatively small variations.

With 273.4K reviews Top 1%, Borderlands 2 is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Borderlands 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Borderlands 2's reviewers. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Simplified Chinese (10%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 8 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Borderlands 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Borderlands 2, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 229 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Borderlands 2 players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 92 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. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • +Best Borderlands Game, and it's a pretty durable game (Almost 100hours in my account)
  • +New awesome villain!
  • +Comedy is stronger, voice acting on point, all characters are interesting and funny
  • +Guns, Guns, Guns (No refunds)
  • +Best CO-OP experiences ever for 4 people, even though I played solo and had great fun too!
  • +Cell-Shading graphics are unique and are better than its predecessor
  • +Great Classes and distinct from any
  • +All Side characters are fun!
  • +Boss Fights? We got Raiding Bosses now! Better bring your friends or get super leveled!
  • +DLCs are super awesome!
  • - Headhunter packs not avaiable in the GOTY version and no achievements for the Headhunter packs!
  • - Like the first one, it has some unnecessary walking sometimes
  • - Some maps, DLC maps mostly look overly complicated to walk and find out were to go, still it isn't a super problem!
  • -While Gearbox improved the legendary drop rates, it is nowhere near as good as Borderlands 1. I hope Borderlands 3 has better drop rates.
  • - Vermivorous: he spawns so rarely.
  • -Driving is absolutely crap in the game
  • -Humour throughout the game is well executed and made me laugh quite a bit throughout my gameplay, apart from that horrendous creation Claptrap.
  • -The Claptrap - ... nvm.
  • -most of the people in my friends list are from Borderlands 2!

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 rating of 95%  Top 10% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Borderlands 2's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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