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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 39324495
Last Record Update 29 September 2026 – 23:14:21 UTC ()
Release Date 18 September 2012 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.73%
320k reviews
1,799
In-Game
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📦 Loot 🔫 Shooter 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 🎒 Looter Shooter

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Additional Information

Developer Gearbox Software
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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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Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/borderlands
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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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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
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 22 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6691474
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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 Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Steam charts

  • 1,799 players right now
  • 3,231 24-hour peak
  • 124,678 all-time peak 22 September 2012
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  • 62 viewers right now
  • 631 24-hour peak
  • 206,508 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.73% SteamDB Rating
  • 283,801 88.6% positive reviews
  • 36,597 11.4% negative reviews

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

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1799 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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