How much revenue did Borderlands 2 make?

An estimated 89.0M to 239.3M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Borderlands 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Borderlands 2 sell?

An estimated 16.2M to 26.3M copies, based on its 311k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 16.2M–26.3M; $89.0M–$239.3M net $161.8M–$368.2M gross; from 311k 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 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Borderlands 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.4M–16.0M

best case 36.6M (Apex Legends™)

The FPS lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 8.9M copies.

A typical game

≈ 8.9M copies

≈ $117.1M after Steam's cut

from ~257k reviews

Best case

≈ 36.6M copies

Apex Legends™

from 1.1M reviews

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Free to Play + Battle Royale, priced around $25.
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2021. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

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Apex Legends™ 2020	Est. copies ≈ 27.9M–45.3M 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 100M–200M	Est. revenue Free	Free	1.1M reviews Mixed	Free to PlayBattle Royale +6
Gunfire Reborn 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2.6M–4.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $14.1M–$37.9M net $25.6M–$58.3M gross	$19.99	103k reviews Very Positive	Rogue-liteFPS +6
Enter the Gungeon 2016	Est. copies ≈ 3.6M–5.8M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $14.7M–$39.6M net $26.8M–$60.9M gross	$14.99	89k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Bullet HellAction Roguelike +6
Destiny 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 19.0M–30.8M 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue Free	Free	659k reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlayOpen World +6
Deep Rock Galactic 2020	Est. copies ≈ 10.0M–16.2M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $82.2M–$221.1M net $149.5M–$340.1M gross	$29.99	378k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DwarfCo-op +6
Risk of Rain 2 2020	Est. copies ≈ 9.2M–15.0M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $63.5M–$170.7M net $115.4M–$262.6M gross	$24.99	350k reviews Very Positive	Third-Person ShooterAction Roguelike +6
Borderlands 3 2020	Est. copies ≈ 4.3M–7.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $71.1M–$191.1M net $129.2M–$293.9M gross	$59.99	163k reviews Very Positive	RPGLooter Shooter +6
Crossout 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2.4M–3.9M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	69k reviews Mostly Positive	Third PersonGun Customization +6