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POSTAL 2 cover art

POSTAL 2

Running With Scissors · 2012-11-02

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 15, 2005 (Linux), Nov 02, 2012 (Mac), Apr 14, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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?

POSTAL 2 is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2012, priced at $0.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 137,928 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

365
playing now
97%
positive of 139k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
3.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
59/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (301 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (1.3k downloads)
20h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 37h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.99
steam price (US)

365 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

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?(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

POSTAL 2 trailer thumbnail

POSTAL 2 - Official Trailer (2015)

≈482,652 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 365 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11,348 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,419/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.6M–11M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 138,847 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%
IndieGala$0.99-90%
GOG$0.99-90%
GamersGate$1.00-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at GamersGate (2022-11-28) · bundled 23×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 157 of 219 observed days · $0.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.3k2.3k20182026Week of 2018-03-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 496 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 785 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 794 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 960 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,461 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 834 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 901 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 650 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,104 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 789 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 902 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 829 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 709 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 759 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,121 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 792 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 885 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,603 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,203 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 980 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,184 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 670 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,153 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 796 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,486 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,865 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,183 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2,285 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,628 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,719 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,242 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,025 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,139 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,125 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,196 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,706 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,218 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,036 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 845 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,775 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,279 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,372 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 884 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,375 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,196 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 959 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,145 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,704 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,020 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 856 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,266 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,417 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,655 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,742 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,445 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,679 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,093 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,239 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,458 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,811 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,387 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,367 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,742 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,590 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,676 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,884 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,357 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,485 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,372 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,533 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,386 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,632 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,244 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 982 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 20 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

91902026-09-15 11:00 — 332 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 444 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 261 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 456 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 539 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 257 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 232 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 519 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 285 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 365 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 624 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 363 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 268 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 653 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 651 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 346 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 635 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 575 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 352 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 692 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 697 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 255 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 365 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7100Oct 2012Aug 2026Oct 2012 — avg 0 · peak 1Mar 2013 — avg 52 · peak 258Aug 2013 — avg 64 · peak 493Jan 2014 — avg 100 · peak 298Jun 2014 — avg 141 · peak 343Nov 2014 — avg 197 · peak 534Apr 2015 — avg 617 · peak 3,525Sep 2015 — avg 266 · peak 908Feb 2016 — avg 220 · peak 467Jul 2016 — avg 321 · peak 819Dec 2016 — avg 310 · peak 765May 2017 — avg 177 · peak 374Oct 2017 — avg 284 · peak 873Mar 2018 — avg 285 · peak 981Aug 2018 — avg 178 · peak 280Jan 2019 — avg 216 · peak 532Jun 2019 — avg 207 · peak 456Nov 2019 — avg 361 · peak 775Apr 2020 — avg 332 · peak 772Sep 2020 — avg 236 · peak 562Feb 2021 — avg 265 · peak 512Jul 2021 — avg 334 · peak 605Dec 2021 — avg 337 · peak 690May 2022 — avg 295 · peak 654Oct 2022 — avg 206 · peak 416Mar 2023 — avg 321 · peak 739Aug 2023 — avg 377 · peak 771Jan 2024 — avg 403 · peak 894Jun 2024 — avg 392 · peak 842Nov 2024 — avg 435 · peak 1,274Apr 2025 — avg 419 · peak 846Sep 2025 — avg 510 · peak 1,231Feb 2026 — avg 548 · peak 1,265Jul 2026 — avg 630 · peak 1,048Aug 2026 — avg 500 · peak 1,069
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1011012026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 86 new positive2026-09-21: 8 new negative2026-09-22: 14 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 27 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 25 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 34 new positive2026-09-27: 6 new negative2026-09-29: 40 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 28 new positive2026-10-01: 38 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 101 new positive2026-10-03: 5 new negative2026-10-04: 55 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 30 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 35 new positive2026-10-08: 6 new negative2026-10-09: 36 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new negative2026-10-10: 44 new positive2026-10-11: 44 new positive2026-10-12: 41 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new negative2026-10-13: 14 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 29 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.742015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-07-20 — best price $9.992016-03-28 — best price $9.992016-10-28 — best price $0.992017-06-22 — best price $0.992018-02-21 — best price $9.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-11-10 — best price $0.992020-05-12 — best price $7.342020-10-19 — best price $0.992021-02-12 — best price $7.162021-04-04 — best price $9.992021-05-23 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $0.992022-05-11 — best price $0.992022-09-08 — best price $9.992022-12-19 — best price $7.652023-03-13 — best price $0.742023-06-11 — best price $0.992023-08-31 — best price $8.992023-11-16 — best price $9.992024-02-06 — best price $0.992024-05-14 — best price $1.192024-08-12 — best price $0.752024-11-08 — best price $0.992025-01-27 — best price $0.852025-04-25 — best price $0.952025-07-22 — best price $0.992025-10-06 — best price $0.852025-12-02 — best price $0.842026-02-11 — best price $0.992026-04-03 — best price $9.992026-05-26 — best price $9.992026-07-27 — best price $7.652026-09-02 — best price $1.002026-10-02 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1.4k02026-09-30 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 102 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 1,443 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
67.6%
earned "R. Kelly's Protege"
14.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing2 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2015-04-14, latest 2022-05-10 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)76,4873%89

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreFunnyActionComedyMatureSandboxViolentModdableDark Humor

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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