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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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!

Released Oct 13, 2014 Developer 2K Australia, Gearbox Software, Aspyr (Linux) Publisher 2K, Aspyr (Linux) Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Looter ShooterCo-opFPSActionComedy
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.2%positive42,379 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 102 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 79.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“The most balanced Borderlands game, actually, and a really good game. Not sure what a lot of these reviews are talking about.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“I’ve played every Borderlands game, and honestly Borderlands: The Pre Sequel is one of the most underrated entries in the entire franchise. A lot of people skipped it or dismissed it because it wasn’t “Borderlands 3” at the time, but that’s a mistake. First thing that stands out…”

— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs played
Not recommended · 52 found this helpful

“Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause…”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

222playing at last check
32424-hour peak
67,244all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 24k avg · Oct 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

63achievements
13.8%median completion
1.9%rarest: Challenger
82.2% of players 78.5% of players 72.4% of players 67.2% of players 67.0% of players 59.9% of players 59.3% of players 50.5% of players 44.4% of players 43.3% of players 42.6% of players 41.9% of players 39.6% of players 39.0% of players 37.7% of players 35.3% of players 33.7% of players 33.2% of players 27.4% of players 27.3% of players 23.4% of players 19.1% of players 17.9% of players 17.3% of players 17.1% of players 16.7% of players 16.0% of players 15.9% of players 15.8% of players 14.5% of players 14.1% of players 13.8% of players 13.5% of players 12.5% of players 12.0% of players 11.9% of players 11.2% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 8.7% of players 8.4% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 6.9% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 6.1% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.3% of players 82.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.2%Invaders Must Die — Hidden achievement
78.5%Space Rookie — Reached level 5.
72.4%Welcome To The Rock — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%Challenger — Completed level 1 of all challenges with a single character.
2.0%The Gift that Keeps on Giving — Hidden achievement
2.2%No Photographs, Please! — Killed 10 SpyBugs before they took your photo.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK29.99 GBP
Australia51.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan5,000 JPY
Brazil99.00 BRL
China127.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$19 Brazil Canada Japan Australia UK US EU≈$45

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsLooter Shooter · Co-op · FPS · Action · Comedy · Loot · RPG · Open World · Multiplayer · Shooter · Funny · Online Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Russian, Korean *
ControllerFull support
Achievements63
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://borderlandsthegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 13 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compliant Additional Notes: Other Requirements & Supports: Initial installation requires one time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, directX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP O