How much revenue did Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel make?

$24.7M–$66.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel sell?

Q: How many copies did Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel sell?

2.2M to 3.6M copies, based on its 43k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.2M–3.6M; $24.7M–$66.3M after Steam's cut $44.8M–$102.0M before the cut; from 43k reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.9M–22.2M

best case 46.0M (PAYDAY 2)

The Looter Shooter genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 2.9M–22.2M copies

≈ $21.6M–$147.7M after Steam's cut

from ~133k reviews

Best case

≈ 35.0M–56.9M copies

PAYDAY 2 · ≈ $96.2M–$258.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Looter Shooter (8 of 8) and Co-op (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + FPS, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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PAYDAY 2 2013	Est. copies ≈ 35.0M–56.9M 5.0x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $96.2M–$258.7M after Steam's cut $174.9M–$398.0M before the cut	$9.99	674k reviews Very Positive	Co-opAction
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