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New Tales from the Borderlands

Gearbox Software · 2K · 2022-10-20

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Adventure

Franchise: Borderlands · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 21, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Oct 20, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 21, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Oct 21, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 21, 2022 (Xbox One), Oct 21, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, "streetwise" brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. Claw and con your way through five thrilling chapters!

New Tales from the Borderlands is an Adventure game released in 2022, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Negative review sentiment (31% of 2157 reviews).

4
playing now
31%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (281 downloads)
3.03★
PlayStation Store rating (892 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 12h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

New Tales from the Borderlands is a 2022 graphic adventure game developed by Gearbox Studio Québec and published by 2K. A spin-off of the Borderlands series and a successor to Tales from the Borderlands (2014–2015), the game was released in October 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and Series S.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 141 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 43k–97k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,157 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $16.96 at GameBillet (2026-05-21) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $54.99 · on sale 116 of 118 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
979720222026Week of 2022-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 11 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1344Oct 2022Aug 2026Oct 2022 — avg 134 · peak 399Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 39Feb 2023 — avg 9 · peak 32Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Oct 2023 — avg 12 · peak 37Dec 2023 — avg 10 · peak 26Feb 2024 — avg 12 · peak 41Apr 2024 — avg 11 · peak 26Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 20Aug 2024 — avg 25 · peak 76Oct 2024 — avg 11 · peak 28Dec 2024 — avg 13 · peak 33Feb 2025 — avg 11 · peak 27Apr 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Jun 2025 — avg 11 · peak 29Aug 2025 — avg 14 · peak 33Oct 2025 — avg 8 · peak 26Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 17Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$54.99$17.192022-08-222026-10-092022-08-22 — best price $39.992022-11-20 — best price $39.992023-01-05 — best price $33.192023-03-05 — best price $34.392023-05-15 — best price $34.392023-07-20 — best price $19.992023-09-29 — best price $39.992023-11-28 — best price $39.992023-12-28 — best price $35.992024-02-01 — best price $39.992024-03-14 — best price $19.992024-04-14 — best price $38.542024-05-10 — best price $35.892024-06-10 — best price $34.392024-07-12 — best price $35.892024-08-10 — best price $39.992024-09-14 — best price $39.992024-10-16 — best price $17.202024-11-20 — best price $39.992024-12-30 — best price $35.992025-02-07 — best price $34.392025-03-09 — best price $34.392025-04-06 — best price $35.992025-05-11 — best price $35.992025-06-11 — best price $39.992025-07-21 — best price $19.992025-08-24 — best price $34.392025-09-27 — best price $35.992025-11-19 — best price $39.992026-02-21 — best price $37.592026-04-16 — best price $54.992026-06-05 — best price $34.232026-07-20 — best price $34.392026-09-11 — best price $39.992026-10-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

115472026-05-31 — 70 pageviews2026-06-04 — 55 pageviews2026-06-08 — 73 pageviews2026-06-12 — 72 pageviews2026-06-16 — 55 pageviews2026-06-20 — 50 pageviews2026-06-24 — 64 pageviews2026-06-28 — 93 pageviews2026-07-02 — 76 pageviews2026-07-06 — 76 pageviews2026-07-10 — 56 pageviews2026-07-14 — 65 pageviews2026-07-18 — 80 pageviews2026-07-22 — 66 pageviews2026-07-26 — 51 pageviews2026-07-30 — 79 pageviews2026-08-03 — 68 pageviews2026-08-07 — 49 pageviews2026-08-11 — 89 pageviews2026-08-15 — 88 pageviews2026-08-19 — 47 pageviews2026-08-23 — 83 pageviews2026-08-27 — 65 pageviews2026-08-31 — 86 pageviews2026-09-04 — 74 pageviews2026-09-08 — 60 pageviews2026-09-12 — 96 pageviews2026-09-16 — 79 pageviews2026-09-20 — 80 pageviews2026-09-24 — 66 pageviews2026-09-28 — 67 pageviews2026-10-02 — 62 pageviews2026-10-06 — 76 pageviews2026-10-09 — 60 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
74.2%
earned "Who Needs Keys?"
30.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-11-21 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)2,89321%27
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,77710%26
Steam (Steam)1,61113%26
PS4 (PlayStation)66527%27
PS4 (PlayStation)45025%27
Switch (Nintendo)230%0

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

GoreBloodSpaceActionCinematicCapitalismSingleplayerVisual NovelChoices MatterAction-Adventure

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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