POSTAL
| App ID | 232770 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Running With Scissors |
| Publisher | Running With Scissors |
| Franchise | POSTAL |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Last Changenumber | 31593375 |
| Last Record Update | 10 October 2025 – 11:15:15 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 14 November 1997 – 08:00:00 UTC ( |
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.
Additional Information
| Developer | Running With Scissors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gamedir | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | Postal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| icon | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | full | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NoServers | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/postal?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | eStateAvailable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sourcegame | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| checkpkgstate | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Running With Scissors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 14 November 1997 – 08:00:00 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://discord.gg/rwsstudios https://www.facebook.com/rwsstudiosllc https://instagram.com/rws.studios https://reddit.com/r/postal https://tiktok.com/@rwsstudios https://twitch.tv/rwsstudios https://x.com/RWSstudios https://www.youtube.com/@rwsstudios |
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| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original Release Date | 14 November 1997 – 08:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 28 August 2024 – 19:00:25 UTC ( |
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| Is free on the store? | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | SDL SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Content Descriptors | Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 21 March 2013 – 20:31:10 UTC ( |
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| Content Descriptors (Including DLC) | Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supported Languages
| 2 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | Yes | |
| Japanese | Yes |
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Steam charts
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- 38 players right now
- 60 24-hour peak
- 412,063 all-time peak
20 December 2019
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- 0 viewers right now
- 3 24-hour peak
- 2,404 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~1.20 M by VG Insights
- ~2.02 M by Gamalytic
- ~3.75 M by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 4 February 2012 | ⇄ Indiegala: Indie Gala 2 | - |
| 3 March 2014 | ⇄ Fanatical: Adrenaline Bundle | - |
| 3 May 2014 | ⇄ Indiegala: Tiny Mix Bundle | - |
| 30 July 2014 | ⇄ Fanatical: Reboot 6.0 | - |
| 19 January 2016 | ⇄ Groupees: The Glorious Millerbulous Bundle | - |
| 29 June 2016 | ⇄ Indiegala: Go Postal Bundle | - |
| 18 January 2017 | ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 3 | - |
| 7 April 2017 | ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 4 | - |
| 19 July 2017 | ⇄ Indiegala: The Postal Party Bundle | - |
| 5 October 2017 | ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 5 | - |
| 23 February 2018 | ⇄ Fanatical: Postal Pack | - |
| 23 June 2018 | ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix Dollar Dash | - |
| 29 March 2019 | ⇄ Fanatical: Stranger Sims Bundle | - |
| 20 December 2019 | POSTAL has gone free (bots idling trading cards) | - |
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How many players are playing POSTAL right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 38 players live playing POSTAL on Steam.
POSTAL had an all-time peak of 412063 concurrent players on 20 December 2019.
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