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POSTAL cover art

POSTAL

Running With Scissors · 1997-11-14

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Sep 24, 1997 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 24, 1997 (Mac), Oct 29, 2001 (Linux), Jun 03, 2022 (Dreamcast), Apr 10, 2015 (Android)

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.

55
playing now
92%
positive of 14k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
IGDB user rating (93 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 3.4h · completionist 17h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

55 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Postal is a 1997 isometric shoot 'em up video game developed by Running with Scissors and published by Ripcord Games. The player controls an anonymous gun-toting man as he commits mass murder in the town of Paradise, Arizona under questionable circumstances. Each level sees players killing a given percentage of police officers, military personnel, and other armed "hostiles" before being allowed to progress, optionally slaughtering unarmed civilians caught in the crossfire.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 55 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,546 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~318/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2015-01-19) · bundled 22×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48248220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 412 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

57202026-08-06 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 22 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 42 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 25 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 41 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 22 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 38 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 47 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 38 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 41 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 43 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 34 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 38 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 53 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 41 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 37 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 57 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 31 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 55 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.00$0.002015-01-012020-10-072015-01-01 — best price $0.742015-03-30 — best price $4.992015-07-10 — best price $10.002015-10-12 — best price $4.992015-12-22 — best price $0.492016-05-02 — best price $1.992016-06-23 — best price $0.492016-09-26 — best price $0.492016-12-22 — best price $0.492017-03-27 — best price $1.002017-06-22 — best price $0.492017-09-21 — best price $4.992017-11-23 — best price $1.992018-02-05 — best price $0.492018-05-10 — best price $0.992018-07-17 — best price $1.592018-11-01 — best price $1.992019-01-10 — best price $0.542019-04-29 — best price $1.992019-09-12 — best price $1.992019-11-26 — best price $0.492020-05-26 — best price $1.682020-06-07 — best price $1.682020-06-19 — best price $1.682020-07-02 — best price $1.682020-07-14 — best price $1.682020-07-26 — best price $1.682020-08-07 — best price $1.682020-08-20 — best price $1.682020-09-01 — best price $1.682020-09-13 — best price $1.682020-09-25 — best price $1.682020-10-07 — best price $1.68
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6692512026-05-31 — 328 pageviews2026-06-03 — 381 pageviews2026-06-06 — 276 pageviews2026-06-09 — 313 pageviews2026-06-12 — 300 pageviews2026-06-15 — 607 pageviews2026-06-18 — 386 pageviews2026-06-21 — 343 pageviews2026-06-24 — 419 pageviews2026-06-27 — 533 pageviews2026-06-30 — 481 pageviews2026-07-03 — 527 pageviews2026-07-06 — 375 pageviews2026-07-09 — 409 pageviews2026-07-12 — 366 pageviews2026-07-15 — 345 pageviews2026-07-18 — 367 pageviews2026-07-21 — 356 pageviews2026-07-24 — 286 pageviews2026-07-27 — 364 pageviews2026-07-30 — 306 pageviews2026-08-02 — 364 pageviews2026-08-05 — 251 pageviews2026-08-08 — 270 pageviews2026-08-11 — 302 pageviews2026-08-14 — 297 pageviews2026-08-17 — 394 pageviews2026-08-20 — 372 pageviews2026-08-23 — 397 pageviews2026-08-26 — 351 pageviews2026-08-28 — 427 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
53.5%
earned "And so it begins..."
16.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)23,9375%27
PS5 (PlayStation)2215%23

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

Player tags

1990'sActionHorrorShooterSurrealTop-DownDifficultIsometricDark HumorDark Comedy

Census log

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

Recent updates

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