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POSTAL 2

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App ID 223470
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Running With Scissors
Franchise POSTAL
Supported Systems Windows Linux
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 29607400
Last Record Update 17 June 2025 – 12:04:10 UTC ()
Release Date 14 April 2003 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 95.55%
122k reviews
453
In-Game
👊 Violent 🗿 Dark Humor 🌍 Open World 🙈 Mature 🙌 First-Person

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

Additional Information

Developer Running With Scissors
gamedir ValveTestApp223470
metacritic_name Postal 2: Share the Pain
icon empty string
controller_support full
metacritic_score 59
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/postal-2-share-the-pain?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateAvailable
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
thirdpartycdkey Yes
Publisher Running With Scissors
Store Release Date 14 April 2003 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/rwsstudios
https://www.facebook.com/RWSstudiosllc
https://instagram.com/rws.studios
https://reddit.com/r/postal
https://tiktok.com/@rwsstudios
https://x.com/rwsstudios
https://www.youtube.com/@rwsstudios/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Original Release Date 14 April 2003 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1050303600)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 August 2024 – 19:01:25 UTC () (1724871685)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
library_headeren
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pinned_positionCenterCenter
width_pct34
height_pct38
osextended empty string
review_score 9
review_percentage 96
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 June 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 11052972
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 18 February 2013 – 06:36:07 UTC (), in changelist #182299
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Turkish Yes Yes

Tags

👊 Violent 🗿 Dark Humor 🌍 Open World 🙈 Mature 🙌 First-Person 😃 Funny 🤡 Comedy 🧱 Sandbox 🛠️ Moddable 👤 Third Person 😖 Gore 🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🧛🏻 Dark Comedy 🕹️ Multiplayer 👤 Singleplayer 🔫 Shooter 🕒 Classic 🗺️ Adventure 🎭 Satire

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes level editor Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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header_image
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library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
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logo_position/height_pct38
library_header ↴
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Assets
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timestamp13 September 2024 – 18:11:22 UTC
Trailers
39299 ↴
trailer_namePOSTAL 2 - Official Trailer
trailer_category0
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trailer_max/video/mp42040802/movie_max.mp4
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is_highlighttrue
timestamp1456997327
16111 ↴
trailer_namePOSTAL 2 - Fan Trailer
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timestamp1459239808

Launch Options

3. POSTAL 2
Executable Postal 2.app
Launch Type Unspecified
Description POSTAL 2
Operating System   macos
4. Multiplayer (Unsupported)
Executable ShareThePain/Share The Pain.app
Arguments -USERINI=Postal2MPUser.ini
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Multiplayer (Unsupported)
Operating System   macos
5. POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost
Executable Paradise Lost/Paradise Lost.app
Arguments -SAVEDGAMEINI=PLSavedGameInfo.ini -USERINI=PLUser.ini
Launch Type Unspecified
Description POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost
Operating System   macos
Owns DLC POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost (360960)
6. POSTAL 2
Executable System/postal2-bin
Working Directory System
Launch Type Unspecified
Description POSTAL 2
Operating System   linux
8. POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost
Executable Paradise Lost/System/paradiselost-bin
Arguments -SAVEDGAMEINI=PLSavedGameInfo.ini -USERINI=PLUser.ini
Working Directory Paradise Lost/System
Launch Type Unspecified
Description POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost
Operating System   linux
Owns DLC POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost (360960)
9. POSTAL 2
Executable System\Postal2.exe
Working Directory System
Launch Type Unspecified
Description POSTAL 2
Operating System   windows
10. Multiplayer (Unsupported)
Executable ShareThePain\System\Postal2MP.exe
Working Directory ShareThePain\System\
Launch Type Unspecified
Description Multiplayer (Unsupported)
Operating System   windows
11. POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost
Executable Paradise Lost\System\ParadiseLost.exe
Working Directory Paradise Lost\System\
Launch Type Unspecified
Description POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost
Operating System   windows
Owns DLC POSTAL 2: Paradise Lost (360960)

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir POSTAL2Complete
steamcontrollertemplateindex 1
steamcontrollerconfigdetails
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controller_typecontroller_neptune
enabled_branchesdefault
use_action_blockfalse
steamdecktouchscreen 1
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