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Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

POSTAL is a horror, villain protagonist and psychological horror game developed and published by Running With Scissors.
Released on November 14th 1997 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 2 languages: English and Japanese.

It has received 11,023 reviews of which 10,023 were positive and 1,000 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified POSTAL into these genres:

Horror Villain Protagonist Psychological Horror Top-Down Shooter Shooter Twin Stick Shooter Isometric Difficult Dark Humor Top-Down Dark Comedy Surreal Action 1990's Psychological Atmospheric Linear Hand-drawn Comedy Level Editor

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *:Windows XP or higher
  • Processor:90mhz processor
  • Memory:16 MB RAM
  • DirectX®:7.0
  • Hard Drive:400 MB HD space
MacOS
  • OS:Mac OS 10.5.8 or Higher
  • Processor:90mhz processor
  • Memory:16 MB RAM
  • Hard Drive:400 MB HD space
Linux
  • OS:Ubuntu 12.04 or equivalent
  • Processor:90mhz processor
  • Memory:16 MB RAM
  • Graphics: No 3D acceleration required
  • Hard Drive:400 MB HD space

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025
6/10 ~ THE SCALE ~ 0 - The devs belong on a watchlist. 1 - Pay me for playing this shit! 2 - Uninstall immediately. 3 - Is this even worth playing? 4 - Not memorable at all. 5 - Not good, not bad, it just exists. 6 - Some interesting elements. 7 - Pretty solid bones, could be better. 8 - Pretty fun game, might replay in the future. 9 - Worth several replays, it's that damn good. 10 - Endless replay value, it's one of a kind.
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March 2025
This game made me uncomfortable. Really uncomfortable. Nothing about this says "video game" besides the fact of being one. You accomplish nothing. There is no sense of victory. There is no cool music to make you feel like a bad-ass killer. Nothing to justify your actions. They really did accomplish their goal of turning you into a maniac killer and for that? I think the game is amazing. Is it a good game? For the most part, yeah. Is it the reason i'm going to take a cold shower? Almost absolutely
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Dec. 2024
Great game; gore level is just rght and my parents have already tried to purify me with holy water and red wine. Ratin' it with 10 unmistakeable images of an AK-47 rifle out of 10.
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Oct. 2024
The original twin-stick mass mayhem shooter from before there were twin-sticks, POSTAL gets just enough of an update to run like butter on modern rigs -- and it's free-to-play to boot! Beautifully hand-drawn maps and voxelized models give the player a variety of views that differ per level, mixing things up in your disturbing one man quest to get whatever the Army has put in the water supply out of it...or die trying. This was developer 'Running With Scissors's first bad taste effort to both offend & educate the world with satirical masterpieces -- and it did its dirty work beautifully. The modernized 'REDUX' version: https://store.steampowered.com/app/401680/POSTAL_Redux/?curator_clanid=595510&curator_listid=97479 ... adds a 4-player online co-op mode to sweeten the deal if you'd like to pay to play more. G O P O S T A L!
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Aug. 2024
Simulator of violence, run around the city, kill, blow up, burn people, to the accompaniment of cool phrases of the main character. What could be better?
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Frequently Asked Questions

POSTAL is free to play on Steam.

POSTAL is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

POSTAL received 10,023 positive votes out of a total of 11,023 achieving a rating of 8.84.
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POSTAL was developed and published by Running With Scissors.

POSTAL is playable and fully supported on Windows.

POSTAL is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

POSTAL is playable and fully supported on Linux.

POSTAL is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for POSTAL. Explore additional content available for POSTAL on Steam.

POSTAL does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

POSTAL does not support Steam Remote Play.

POSTAL is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for POSTAL.

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POSTAL
Free to play -40% 1.48€ 0.89€
8.8
10,023
1,000
Game modes
Features
Online players
49
Developer
Running With Scissors
Publisher
Running With Scissors
Release 14 Nov 1997
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