Postal Video Game Series
A controversial action game series that owes its notoriety primarily to sadistic but also grotesque violence. The Postal series was created and is being developed by Running with Scissors studio, which also occasionally collaborates with other developers.
The first Postal was released on PC in 1997. Presenting the action in an isometric perspective, we played as a psychopathic killer, eliminating everything and everyone who wound up under his barrel. Even though the game didn't have amazing reviews, it gained a group of devoted fans. Postal 2 debuted in 2003 only on PC. Unlike the original, events here were shown from a first-person perspective (FPP). Even though over the course of successive missions we were given a variety of tasks to perform (in many cases not requiring the protagonist to reach for a weapon), the pillar of gameplay was unfettered killing. The title ran on Unreal Engine technology and offered pretty solid graphics. The game got two expansions; Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend debuted in 2004, and Postal 2: Paradise Lost from... 2015, 12 years after the release of its basic version. The full-fledged third installment, Postal III, was released on PC in 2011. Compared to its predecessor, the game stood out due to a new perspective - this time we controlled the Dude from the third-person perspective. In addition, the game offered the opportunity to side with evil (and play as an eco-terrorist) or good (then we played as a police officer).
In 2016, Running with Scissors studio decided to remind us of the roots of its series by releasing Postal: Redux, a remake of the first game. Fans had to wait until 2022 for the fourth installment - Postal 4: No Regerts. The project drew handfuls from the achievements of Postal 2, which is why the camera was moved again to a first-person perspective. The game had colorful, slightly cartoonish graphics. In 2022 we also got Postal: Brain Damaged, which is a spin-off of the series, developed by Polish studios Hyperstrange and CreativeForge Games. The title was kept in a retro style, (mostly) defenseless people were replaced by monsters (which are visions created by the damaged brain of the Dude), and the quite realistic locations were replaced by more imaginative levels, like Zone 69. Interestingly, at the time of its release, it was the highest rated part of the series by players and industry media.
Postal is not only a video game series, but it also has a film adaptation, directed by the infamous Uwe Boll. Admittedly, the production was not an artistic or commercial success, but, like the original, it found a group of devoted fans. What's more, Boll planned to make a sequel, but when the crowdfunding campaign organized for it failed, the project was abandoned.
Postal Series Evolution
2026
Postal 2 Redux
2026
Postal: Bullet Paradise
2022
Postal: Brain Damaged
2022
Postal 4: No Regerts
2016
Postal: Redux
2011
Postal III
2003
Postal 2
1997
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Postal 2 VR
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Action, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, Singleplayer, SteamVR, Shooters, VR.
A special version of the controversial FPS from 2003, developed for virtual reality headsets. Postal 2 VR features the entire content of the original game. It was adapted for VR devices, modernizing the equipment, customizing the interface and implementing gestures to communicate with NPCs.
Postal 2 Redux
2026
Action, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, Humorous, Indie Games, Remaster/remake, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Shooters.
A remake of the controversial FPS from 2003, maintained in a tone of an absurd dark comedy with a lot of gore. Postal 2 Redux is running on the Unity engine and features greatly improved visuals along with a single open world. There are also improvements to physics and crowd behavior.
Postal: Bullet Paradise
2026
Action, Arena Survival, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, Co-op, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Shooters.
A spin-off of the Postal series, featuring gameplay elements typical of arena survival productions and presented in the form of an FPS. In Postal: Bullet Paradise, we assume the role of various Postal Dudes and explore areas overrun by psychos, mutants, and robots. We can play solo or in coop mode.
Postal: Brain Damaged
June 9, 2022
Action, Very Brutal, Boomer Shooter, FPP, FPS, Humorous, Indie Games, Polish, Singleplayer, Shooters.
Postal: Brain Damaged is a retro spin-off of a series of shooters developed by Polish studios Hyperstrange and CreativeForge Games, in which we play the role of a murderous psychopath. The game offers impressions similar to shooters from the 1990s.
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Expansion Packs:
- Postal: Brain Damaged - These Sunny Daze September 9, 2025
Postal 4: No Regerts
April 20, 2022
Action, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, Humorous, Indie Games, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Shooters.
The fourth installment of the controversial action game series from Running With Scissors. Postal 4: No Regerts returns to solutions and technology from Postal 2 (with FPP view at the forefront). The players again take on the role of a psychopathic "Dude" and demolish another American town.
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Postal: Redux
May 20, 2016
Action, Very Brutal, Indie Games, Co-op, For 2 Players, Remaster/remake, Online, Singleplayer, Shooters, Isometric View.
A modern remake of one of the most controversial games in gaming history. Originally, the title came out in 1997 as a debut production from the developer Running With Scissors. Both the gameplay and the premise were inspired by the phrase “going postal” which means to become uncontrollably angry and violent as a result of working a stressful job. In the game, we assume the role of the Postal Dude who hits the streets with an intent of murdering anyone who happens to stand, walk, or sit in his way. The title offers several various levels, in which the innocent civilians will be slaughtered with a vast arsenal of weapons of different caliber and purpose. The new version is powered by Unreal Engine 4, which translates into incomparably better graphics, prettier locations, and more detailed character models. It also offers a cooperation mode. Despite the changes to the technical side of the game, the developers managed to preserve the specific atmosphere of the original.
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Postal III
November 23, 2011
Action, Very Brutal, Singleplayer, Shooters, TPP, TPS.
The third installment in one of the most brutal and controversial game series in the history, started in 1997 by Running With Scissors. The plot connects to the events from the previous installments, but this time it takes us to a completely new town of Catharsis where the Ecotologists, an eco-terrorist organization, wage a war with the local police. The player can join either side and take part in two slightly different campaigns. In accordance with the series’ disgraceful tradition, nothing is stopping you from taking it out on innocent passers-by with very sophisticated tools of murder. In comparison to the previous parts of the franchise, the action is seen from the third-person perspective. During gameplay you encounter a bunch of real life figures, like the movie director Uwe Boll and the porn-star Ron Jeremy. The game is powered by the quite dated Source engine, created for Half-Life 2.
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Postal Fudge Pack
November 13, 2006
Action, Very Brutal, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Singleplayer.
Postal Fudge Pack is a special set, prepared by Running With Scissors shortly before the tenth birthday of the controversial series of games called Postal.
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Postal 2
April 14, 2003
Action, Very Brutal, FPP, FPS, Singleplayer, Shooters.
The direct successor to one of the most controversial PC games of all time. The original game was released in 1997. Again, the player takes on the role of Postal Dude, whose entire life collapses one day. The desperate protagonist has to fulfill a set of daily tasks over the course of one week, relieving personal tensions along the way. The game is set in Paradise - a town where the majority of population (ordinary civilians, cops, priests, zombies, mutants and even religious fanatics) is armed and hostile towards the protagonist. However, Postal Dude has a wide array of weaponry throughout the game, including both conventional firearms and melee weapons, as well as other sophisticated, often shocking means of destruction. Transition into three-dimensional environment and making the player observe the game world through the eyes of the protagonist were the largest changes introduced in the second installment. These were possible thanks to the Unreal Engine the game utilizes.
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Expansion Packs:
- Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend November 25, 2004
- Postal 2: Paradise Lost April 17, 2015
Postal
September 30, 1997
Action, Very Brutal, Singleplayer, TPP.
Postal is a controversial action game designed exclusively for adult users. The role of the main character is played by a psychopathic murderer (the so-called "Guy from Postal"), exterminating without a blink of an eye all forms of life encountered, with particular emphasis on people.
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Postal Series News
Refreshed version of one of PC's bloodiest games is in the works
One of the most controversial FPS in history, Postal 2, will get a new version. The project is expected not only to improve graphics, but it will also offer many gameplay improvements.
video games
June 13, 2025
Refreshed version of one of PC's bloodiest games is in the works
One of the most controversial FPS in history, Postal 2, will get a new version. The project is expected not only to improve graphics, but it will also offer many gameplay improvements.
video games
June 13, 2025
'You Can Pirate, but Consider Supporting' - Postal Devs on Piracy and Resellers
The negative attitude of game developers towards computer piracy is quite expected. However, the creators of the Postal series surprised the fans with a rather unusual view of the issue.
video games
June 7, 2023
Postal: Brain Damaged Launches Today
In just a few hours Postal: Brain Damaged will debut on Steam.
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June 9, 2022
Postal: Brain Damaged; Spin-off Game Gets Release Date
We found out the release date of Postal: Brain Damage, the FPS being a spin-off of the popular, yet controversial series of shooters.
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April 22, 2022
Postal 4 Dubbed Failure by Critics; Fans Claim Otherwise
The sequel to the Postal series leaves early access on April 20. Critics claim that the new title is unplayable. Fans of the series have a completely different opinion.
video games
April 19, 2022