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Borderlands 3 cover art

Borderlands 3

Gearbox Software · 2K · 2020-03-13

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Borderlands · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Oct 30, 2019 (Mac), Nov 12, 2020 (PlayStation 5), Sep 13, 2019 (Xbox One), Sep 13, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 17, 2019 (Google Stadia), Nov 10, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S)

The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.

1,915
playing now
81%
positive of 164k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
17
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (586 ratings)
42h
to beat · rushed 25h · completionist 100h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

1,915 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Borderlands 3 is a 2019 action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. It is a sequel to 2012's Borderlands 2, and the fourth entry in the main Borderlands series. Borderlands 3 was released on 13 September 2019 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and released for macOS on 30 October 2019. A Stadia port was released on 17 December 2019. Versions for the Xbox Series X and Series S and PlayStation 5 including free upgrades for users on the prior console versions were released on 10 and 12 November 2020, respectively. A Nintendo Switch version was released on 6 October 2023.

Trailer

Borderlands 3 trailer thumbnail

Borderlands 3 - Official Cinematic Launch Trailer

≈484,031 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 1,915 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,361 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~420/week).
  • · Review velocity down 74% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (19,145 reviews).
  • · Top 2% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 3.3M–7.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 163,774 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$5.68-91%
Gamesplanet$5.77-90%
Humble Store$5.99-90%
IndieGala$5.99-90%
WinGameStore$5.99-90%
GamersGate$6.00-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.00-90%
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2025-06-05) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 112 of 171 observed days · $2.69 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16k16k20202026Week of 2020-03-01: 15,540 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3,605 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5,109 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 964 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3,389 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 654 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 403 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,270 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 448 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,962 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 304 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,913 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 353 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,045 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 193 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6,356 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 816 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3,012 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 475 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,038 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 330 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2,161 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 378 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,403 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,304 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 404 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,123 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 250 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,831 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 340 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,797 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 327 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,579 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 302 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 824 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,092 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,593 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,944 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 276 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,452 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,880 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 303 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 955 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,144 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,158 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 677 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 802 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 844 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 762 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,459 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,647 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,952 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,207 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 202 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 819 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 803 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,188 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 825 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 690 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,179 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 689 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,051 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,208 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 798 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 637 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 827 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,764 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 340 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,006 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,037 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 942 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,050 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 221 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 860 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 851 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 769 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 346 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,155 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,251 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4,215 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,043 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 521 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 671 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 593 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 69 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.5k1.4k2026-08-06 21:00 — 2,062 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,781 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,670 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 2,262 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,170 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,092 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,638 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,636 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 3,537 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,809 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,890 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,966 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 2,160 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,814 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2,825 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 1,864 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,669 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,615 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,695 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,655 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,809 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2,046 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,929 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2,077 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 2,006 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,727 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,452 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,182 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,915 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$0.002019-04-162026-08-302019-04-16 — best price $53.992019-11-27 — best price $40.132020-02-04 — best price $59.002020-04-05 — best price $27.712020-06-18 — best price $59.992020-08-12 — best price $59.992020-10-29 — best price $29.992020-12-17 — best price $19.792021-02-10 — best price $27.142021-04-15 — best price $26.402021-06-15 — best price $53.542021-08-12 — best price $50.992021-10-07 — best price $59.992021-12-02 — best price $59.992022-01-31 — best price $12.952022-03-28 — best price $14.992022-05-31 — best price $14.992022-08-04 — best price $50.992022-09-27 — best price $12.902022-11-26 — best price $13.992023-02-04 — best price $59.992023-04-14 — best price $7.922023-06-06 — best price $20.582023-08-15 — best price $49.792023-11-04 — best price $53.882024-01-14 — best price $51.592024-03-20 — best price $7.652024-05-08 — best price $53.882024-08-01 — best price $5.992024-12-03 — best price $49.792025-03-05 — best price $5.282025-05-24 — best price $59.992025-08-04 — best price $51.592025-10-23 — best price $5.992026-02-09 — best price $5.992026-05-08 — best price $5.282026-08-01 — best price $51.592026-08-30 — best price $5.68
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3111722026-06-01 — 192 pageviews2026-06-04 — 196 pageviews2026-06-07 — 256 pageviews2026-06-10 — 172 pageviews2026-06-13 — 198 pageviews2026-06-16 — 182 pageviews2026-06-19 — 246 pageviews2026-06-22 — 235 pageviews2026-06-25 — 208 pageviews2026-06-28 — 311 pageviews2026-07-01 — 247 pageviews2026-07-04 — 247 pageviews2026-07-07 — 222 pageviews2026-07-10 — 222 pageviews2026-07-13 — 263 pageviews2026-07-16 — 277 pageviews2026-07-19 — 269 pageviews2026-07-22 — 256 pageviews2026-07-25 — 242 pageviews2026-07-28 — 241 pageviews2026-07-31 — 220 pageviews2026-08-03 — 214 pageviews2026-08-06 — 225 pageviews2026-08-09 — 260 pageviews2026-08-12 — 232 pageviews2026-08-15 — 239 pageviews2026-08-18 — 244 pageviews2026-08-21 — 236 pageviews2026-08-24 — 247 pageviews2026-08-27 — 231 pageviews2026-08-29 — 246 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

151142026-08-29 20:34 — 151 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 145 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 133 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 133 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 58 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 17 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
94.1%
earned "You Got Skills"
16.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)119,1722%81
Steam (Steam)91,8804%81
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)68,8643%81
PS5 (PlayStation)55,3884%81
Windows (Xbox)2,1558%81

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSRPGGoreLootCo-opActionShooterViolentOpen WorldMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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