How much revenue did Borderlands Game of the Year make?

$6.3M–$16.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Borderlands Game of the Year sell?

Q: How many copies did Borderlands Game of the Year sell?

764k to 1.2M copies, based on its 32k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 764k–1.2M; $6.3M–$16.9M after Steam's cut $11.5M–$26.1M before the cut; from 32k reviews (Very 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 Game of the Year out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Borderlands Game of the Year's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11.2M–30.5M

best case 46.0M (PAYDAY 2)

The Co-op 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

≈ 11.2M–30.5M copies

≈ $131.2M–$164.3M after Steam's cut

from ~471k 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 Co-op (6 of 8) and FPS (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + FPS, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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