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POSTAL Redux cover art

POSTAL Redux

Running With Scissors · 2016-05-20

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazon

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 20, 2016 (Linux), May 20, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 05, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Dec 20, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 16, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of the classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Take control of The POSTAL Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.

24
playing now
92%
positive of 8.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
3h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.07
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 881 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~110/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 205k–492k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,203 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$0.89-90%
Steam$1.07-88%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.68 at GamersGate (2024-06-17) · bundled 12×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 115 of 174 observed days · $8.31 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19919920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5042026-08-06 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 19 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 21 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 15 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 31 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 34 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 22 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 17 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 41 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.682016-05-202026-08-282016-05-20 — best price $13.492016-12-12 — best price $1.432017-08-15 — best price $1.002018-02-21 — best price $8.992018-12-20 — best price $1.432019-11-21 — best price $0.982020-05-29 — best price $7.452020-07-20 — best price $1.432021-01-14 — best price $0.982021-03-11 — best price $7.532021-04-23 — best price $8.992021-05-30 — best price $7.532021-10-18 — best price $1.072022-01-28 — best price $6.602022-05-31 — best price $6.602022-09-08 — best price $8.992022-11-22 — best price $1.072023-02-07 — best price $8.992023-05-06 — best price $0.762023-07-30 — best price $0.992023-09-26 — best price $8.992023-12-11 — best price $1.072024-03-18 — best price $8.992024-06-24 — best price $0.752024-09-09 — best price $0.682024-12-04 — best price $8.992025-02-27 — best price $8.992025-05-14 — best price $8.992025-08-21 — best price $8.992025-10-27 — best price $1.172025-12-18 — best price $0.892026-02-20 — best price $8.992026-04-15 — best price $0.892026-06-01 — best price $0.892026-07-27 — best price $6.372026-08-28 — best price $8.99
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 pageviews2026-08-27 — 389 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
83.3%
earned "Descent into Madness"
16.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,8934%25
PS4 (PlayStation)1,5843%23
Switch (Nintendo)490%0

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

Player tags

GoreCo-opHorrorViolentTop-DownIsometricDark HumorFast-PacedMultiplayerOnline Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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