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Borderlands 2

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App ID 49520
App Type Game
Developer , ,
Publisher 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Franchise Borderlands
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unreal Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 29999047
Last Record Update 10 July 2025 – 23:38:24 UTC ()
Release Date 18 September 2012 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.34%
312k reviews
3,988
In-Game

The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

Additional Information

Developer Gearbox Software
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NoServers No
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ValidOSList Windows macOS
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/49520/
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
GuideAppID Borderlands 2 Official Brady Guide (101008)
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Publisher 2K
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Store Release Date 18 September 2012 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party Account SHiFT
Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/borderlands
https://x.com/Borderlands
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), RPG (3)
Store Asset Modification Time 7 July 2025 – 23:34:15 UTC () (1751931255)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, XNA Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, Bink_Video SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, Protocol_Buffers SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 22 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6691474
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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First seen on SteamDB 2 February 2013 – 00:15:26 UTC (), in changelist #175993
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes

Tags

📦 Loot 🔫 Shooter 💥 Action 🕹️ Multiplayer 🤝 Co-op 🎒 Looter Shooter 🔫 FPS 🎲 RPG 🙌 First-Person 😃 Funny 🤡 Comedy 🌍 Open World ⚔️ Combat 👥 Online Co-Op 🗺️ Adventure 💥 Action RPG 🗿 Dark Humor 👤 Singleplayer 🤣 Memes 🚀 Sci-fi

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Co-op Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp7 July 2025 – 23:34:39 UTC
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Steam charts

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  • 3,988 players right now
  • 5,176 24-hour peak
  • 124,678 all-time peak 22 September 2012
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Store data

  • 313,509 followers
  • #553 in top sellers
  • 275,242 positive reviews
  • 36,870 negative reviews
  • 88.19% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 160 viewers right now
  • 236 24-hour peak
  • 206,508 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.34% SteamDB Rating
  • 275,242 88.2% positive reviews
  • 36,870 11.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
23 June 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Borderlands Bundle 2015 -
10 October 2017 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Endless RPG Lands Bundle -
24 May 2018 – 17:00 Free Weekend -
17 September 2018 – 18:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
24 November 2018 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
16 January 2019 – 17:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
25 March 2019 – 20:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
4 April 2019 – 17:00 Free Weekend -
1 May 2019 – 21:05 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
17 July 2019 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Mystery Goldrush Bundle -
14 April 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble 2K's Game Together Bundle -
29 October 2021 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Aspyr 25th Anniversary Bundle -
12 January 2024 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 -
5 June 2025 – 17:00 Free To Keep -

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How many players are playing Borderlands 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 3988 players live playing Borderlands 2 on Steam.

Borderlands 2 had an all-time peak of 124678 concurrent players on 22 September 2012.

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