POSTAL 2

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App ID	223470
App Type	Game
Developer	Running With Scissors
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 ()

🤩 95.48%

116k reviews

397

In-Game

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

NoServers

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_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	34
height_pct	38

osextended

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review_score

review_percentage

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_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

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

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

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clienticns

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LinuxClientIcon

6809b4385851f64f4ea15ad3688067085bbd3b17

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
russian	header_russian.jpg
schinese	header_schinese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	34
logo_position/height_pct	38
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	1b6787955f48e75db92205e7db5ad820cf7d5251.jpg
page_background_path	app/223470
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	13 September 2024 – 18:11:22 UTC

Trailers

2040802 ↴
trailer_name	POSTAL 2 - Official Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	2040802/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	2040802/movie_max.mp4
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microtrailer/video/mp4	223470/39299/cc6b02a534770ef7d82632acb92fcbc4b1b21083/1750481844/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2040802/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	2040802/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	39299
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1456997327
2030497 ↴
trailer_name	POSTAL 2 - Fan Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	2030497/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2030497/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2030497/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	223470/16111/6701095ffdd01c2d02f10dafdc36bf3cb7b29f04/1750481757/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	223470/16111/6701095ffdd01c2d02f10dafdc36bf3cb7b29f04/1750481757/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2030497/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	2030497/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	16111
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1459239808

Steam charts

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397 players right now
905 24-hour peak
4,636 all-time peak 26 December 2014

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Store data

57,368 followers
#2112 in top sellers
113,194 positive reviews
3,650 negative reviews
96.88% positive reviews

Twitch stats

15 viewers right now
15 24-hour peak
43,926 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~4.86 M by VG Insights
~5.04 M by Gamalytic
~5.49 M by SteamSpy
~11.03 M by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
95.48% SteamDB Rating
113,194 96.9% positive reviews
3,650 3.1% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
1 July 2012 – 07:00	⇄ Groupees: Be Mine 3	-
21 April 2015 – 12:00	⇄ Fanatical: Trinity 2 Bundle	-
8 February 2016 – 17:00	⇄ Fanatical: FPS Heroes 2 Bundle (2016-02)	-
30 March 2016 – 11:00	⇄ Indiegala: Hump Day Bundle #19	-
29 June 2016 – 08:34	⇄ Indiegala: Go Postal Bundle	-
12 October 2016 – 18:01	⇄ Fanatical: Demon Bundle	-
1 January 2017	⇄ Fanatical: FPS Heroes 2 Bundle (2017-01)	-
18 January 2017 – 21:31	⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 3	-
20 February 2017 – 12:22	⇄ Indiegala: The Insanity Bundle	-
7 April 2017 – 16:30	⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 4	-
2 June 2017 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Heroes Pick & Mix Bundle	-
19 July 2017 – 11:00	⇄ Indiegala: The Postal Party Bundle	-
14 September 2017 – 09:00	⇄ Fanatical: FPS Heroes 2 Bundle (2017-09)	-
23 February 2018 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Postal Pack	-
23 June 2018 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix Dollar Dash	-
29 March 2019 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Stranger Sims Bundle	-
9 July 2020 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Pick & Mix Build Your Own FPS Bundle	-
28 December 2020 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Mega Bundle (2020)	-
26 February 2021 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Mega Bundle Reloaded	-
15 September 2021 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Be the Bad Guy Bundle	-
30 June 2022 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (Jun 2022)	-
10 October 2022 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (Oct 2022)	-
15 February 2023 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (Jan 2023)	-
12 February 2024 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Leap Year Bundle	-
15 March 2024 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Collections Games (Mar 2024)	-

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How many players are playing POSTAL 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 397 players live playing POSTAL 2 on Steam.

POSTAL 2 had an all-time peak of 4636 concurrent players on 26 December 2014.

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POSTAL 2

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