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POSTAL

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App ID 232770
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Running With Scissors
Franchise POSTAL
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 29384078
Last Record Update 5 June 2025 – 00:58:15 UTC ()
Release Date 14 November 1997 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😎 88.48%
11k reviews
27
In-Game

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 ()
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
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Original Release Date 14 November 1997 – 08:00:00 UTC () (879494400)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 August 2024 – 19:00:25 UTC () (1724871625)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 90
Detected Technologies (?) SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game doesn't support Steam Deck's native display resolution and may experience degraded performance
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • 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 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: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • 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: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2320223
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    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 Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 21 March 2013 – 20:31:10 UTC (), in changelist #197431
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Japanese Yes

Tags

😱 Horror 😈 Villain Protagonist 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🔫 Shooter 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter 🌆 Isometric 😓 Difficult 🗿 Dark Humor 🗺️ Top-Down 🧛🏻 Dark Comedy 🫠 Surreal 💥 Action 📼 1990's 🫂 Psychological 🌫 Atmospheric 📏 Linear 🎨 Hand-drawn 🤡 Comedy 📖 Level Editor

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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header_image
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Assets
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timestamp14 September 2024 – 16:43:22 UTC

Steam charts

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  • 27 players right now
  • 48 24-hour peak
  • 412,063 all-time peak 20 December 2019
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Store data

  • 6,975 followers
  • 10,145 positive reviews
  • 1,008 negative reviews
  • 90.96% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2,404 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 88.48% SteamDB Rating
  • 10,145 91.0% positive reviews
  • 1,008 9.0% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
4 February 2012 – 21:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Indie Gala 2 -
3 March 2014 – 12:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Adrenaline Bundle -
3 May 2014 – 15:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Tiny Mix Bundle -
30 July 2014 – 12:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Reboot 6.0 -
19 January 2016 – 19:00 ⇄ Groupees: The Glorious Millerbulous Bundle -
29 June 2016 – 08:34 ⇄ Indiegala: Go Postal Bundle -
18 January 2017 – 21:31 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 3 -
7 April 2017 – 16:30 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 4 -
19 July 2017 – 11:00 ⇄ Indiegala: The Postal Party Bundle -
5 October 2017 – 17:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash 5 -
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 -
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 27 players live playing POSTAL on Steam.

POSTAL had an all-time peak of 412063 concurrent players on 20 December 2019.

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