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Tales from the Borderlands

Telltale Games · 2K · 2021-02-16

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Adventure

Franchise: Borderlands · Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 24, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 25, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Nov 25, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 03, 2014 (Xbox 360), Dec 17, 2014 (Android), Nov 25, 2014 (Mac)

Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

32
playing now
94%
positive of 20k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (576 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 20h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

32 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Tales from the Borderlands is a comedic interactive film based on the Borderlands series. It was developed by Telltale Games under license from Gearbox Software, the developer of the Borderlands series, and 2K, its publisher. The game was released in November 2014 for Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and in 2021 for Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 32 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 352 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~44/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 391k–879k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,531 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.84-41%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2024-12-19) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 61 of 99 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
28628620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

83142026-08-06 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 33 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 60 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 46 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 55 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 34 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 51 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 49 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 64 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 44 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 52 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 70 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 50 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 30 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 48 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 32 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$4.992015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $18.742015-07-10 — best price $24.992015-11-19 — best price $14.992016-02-23 — best price $6.242016-11-04 — best price $6.242017-05-12 — best price $6.242017-11-03 — best price $6.242018-04-27 — best price $24.992018-11-01 — best price $14.992021-04-01 — best price $13.492021-05-23 — best price $17.882021-07-26 — best price $16.972021-09-17 — best price $13.492021-11-08 — best price $16.992021-12-21 — best price $14.992022-02-20 — best price $16.992022-04-13 — best price $13.492022-06-16 — best price $17.842022-08-07 — best price $19.992022-09-27 — best price $16.992022-11-25 — best price $14.992023-02-03 — best price $16.992023-03-31 — best price $16.992023-05-25 — best price $13.342023-08-15 — best price $15.972023-10-26 — best price $12.842024-02-08 — best price $12.992024-04-14 — best price $19.262024-06-13 — best price $19.992024-09-17 — best price $17.482025-01-02 — best price $16.972025-04-09 — best price $19.992025-07-18 — best price $17.482025-11-14 — best price $17.482026-04-07 — best price $13.442026-08-03 — best price $12.892026-08-24 — best price $11.84
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2911132026-05-28 — 130 pageviews2026-05-31 — 149 pageviews2026-06-03 — 129 pageviews2026-06-06 — 291 pageviews2026-06-09 — 195 pageviews2026-06-12 — 177 pageviews2026-06-15 — 147 pageviews2026-06-18 — 148 pageviews2026-06-21 — 157 pageviews2026-06-24 — 144 pageviews2026-06-27 — 129 pageviews2026-06-30 — 165 pageviews2026-07-03 — 123 pageviews2026-07-06 — 137 pageviews2026-07-09 — 160 pageviews2026-07-12 — 166 pageviews2026-07-15 — 129 pageviews2026-07-18 — 136 pageviews2026-07-21 — 139 pageviews2026-07-24 — 137 pageviews2026-07-27 — 162 pageviews2026-07-30 — 281 pageviews2026-08-02 — 151 pageviews2026-08-05 — 143 pageviews2026-08-08 — 149 pageviews2026-08-11 — 178 pageviews2026-08-14 — 157 pageviews2026-08-17 — 164 pageviews2026-08-20 — 151 pageviews2026-08-23 — 196 pageviews2026-08-25 — 179 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
82.1%
earned "Welcome to Pandora, Kiddos"
52.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)75,67968%36
Xbox One (Xbox)34,32753%35
Steam (Steam)28,19563%35
PS4, PS3 (PlayStation)14,73173%36
Xbox 360 (Xbox)7,55130%35
Switch (Nintendo)540%0

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

Player tags

FunnyActionComedySci-fiEpisodicAdventureDark HumorStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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