Borderlands 4 Records Best Opening Sales Month In The Franchise Despite Mixed Reviews

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  • Borderlands 4 has recorded the best opening month sales in the series’ history.
  • It was also the best-selling game in September, beating Silent Hill f, FC 26, and more.
  • Gearbox’s title has now also become the 3rd best-selling game of 2025 so far.

Borderlands 4 launched with all sorts of optimization issues, no thanks to notorious Unreal Engine 5. Despite the flaws, beneath it is a brilliant title and one of the finest games in the franchise, and that shows from the sales data

New sales report reveals that Borderlands 4 recorded the best opening month in terms of sales for the franchise despite the initial negativity. However, the overall reviews still remain ‘Mixed’ due to the issues. 

Why it matters: Even before the launch, the game got mixed up in a pricing controversy, which was later cleared, but post-release, even the bad optimization couldn’t hurt the sales much. 

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Borderlands 4 has recorded the best opening month in the franchise of all time

Mat Piscatella from Circana has confirmed that Borderlands 4 was the best-selling game for September, marking the biggest opening month of the franchise. It recorded 30% more sales than the previous record holder, Borderlands 3. 

Borderlands 4 came out on top despite September being a stacked month for gaming. The releases included NBA 2K26, EA FC 26, Silent Hill f, and more, all of which appeared in the top 20 best sellers for the month. 

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Borderlands 4 launched to a massive player base despite mixed reviews

However, despite this, the title has seen a dip in players as there seems to be less endgame material. Even most of the performance issues from the launch are still there, so Gearbox Entertainment has a lot of work to do

Anyhow, the sales numbers will be a good motivation for them, and fans will be hoping that this will lead them to fix the title. It is already on sale on Steam, so we can expect a sales boost yet again. 

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