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The closest matches to POSTAL: Hatred, POSTAL 2, Slayaway Camp, The Hong Kong Massacre, and Serious Sam's Bogus Detour. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- $1.34 (Price checked Oct 30)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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- Released: 1997
- Developer: Running With Scissors
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 92% of 6,604 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Metacritic 56
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Free to play
- Provocative content
- Unpredictable scenarios
- Challenging
- Dark
- Fast paced combat
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Why this: Same dark mood as POSTAL.
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About POSTAL
The closest matches to POSTAL: Hatred, POSTAL 2, Slayaway Camp, The Hong Kong Massacre, and Serious Sam's Bogus Detour. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If POSTAL is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hatred, POSTAL 2 and Slayaway Camp — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and dark, and single out its fast paced combat and open ended levels. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
POSTAL is a 1997 top-down isometric action game developed and published by Running With Scissors. Players take control of the infamous Dude in a world gone mad, navigating open-ended levels filled with fast-paced combat and a wide variety of weapons. The game is free to play and runs as a solo-only experience. Reviewers on Steam give it a 92% positive rating from over 6600 reviews, and it is marked as playable on Steam Deck. Players describe the experience as challenging and dark, with unpredictable scenarios and provocative content that defines the title's decades-long reputation. The medium-length campaign offers a sit-down shooter session marked by difficulty and dark humor.
About POSTAL: 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.
Is POSTAL worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 92% of 6,604 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 92% positive across 227 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.3 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Free to play
- Provocative content
- Unpredictable scenarios
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Aged like milk. Enemies are bullet sponges. The only redeeming factor is that the game is both libre (free software under the GNU GPLv2) and gratis (available at no monetary cost).”
“Looking back at [i]POSTAL[/i], it was never anything more than a generic, top-down shooter with much of its memorable qualities lying in its senseless violence and schizoid visuals. Although the product was made free on Steam recently…”
People who play it also play: Hatred, POSTAL 2, Slayaway Camp
Frequently asked about POSTAL
Can I run it?
Does POSTAL run on Steam Deck?
POSTAL is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is POSTAL free to play?
Yes — POSTAL is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to POSTAL?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside POSTAL are Hatred, POSTAL 2, Slayaway Camp.
Who developed POSTAL?
POSTAL was developed by Running With Scissors.