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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

POSTAL Redux is an Action, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $1.07, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 8203 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

16
playing now
92%
positive of 8.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (27 ratings)
4.64★
PlayStation Store rating (1,030 ratings)
3h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.07
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

POSTAL Redux trailer thumbnail

POSTAL Redux - Launch Trailer

≈270,930 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 16 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 5% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 208k–498k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,300 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$0.89-90%
GamersGate$0.90-90%

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 133 of 188 observed days · $0.21 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

3952026-09-15 12:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 18 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 23 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 28 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 23 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 26 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 33 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 22 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 32 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 25 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 29 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 22 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 12 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 22 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 17 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
290Feb 2016Aug 2026Feb 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Jun 2016 — avg 3 · peak 15Oct 2016 — avg 8 · peak 42Feb 2017 — avg 6 · peak 25Jun 2017 — avg 5 · peak 22Oct 2017 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2018 — avg 7 · peak 52Jun 2018 — avg 4 · peak 18Oct 2018 — avg 2 · peak 35Feb 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 15Oct 2019 — avg 6 · peak 25Feb 2020 — avg 5 · peak 60Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 24Oct 2020 — avg 8 · peak 80Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2021 — avg 5 · peak 18Oct 2021 — avg 12 · peak 51Feb 2022 — avg 11 · peak 33Jun 2022 — avg 20 · peak 61Oct 2022 — avg 7 · peak 18Feb 2023 — avg 15 · peak 45Jun 2023 — avg 14 · peak 58Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 32Feb 2024 — avg 11 · peak 35Jun 2024 — avg 14 · peak 43Oct 2024 — avg 13 · peak 50Feb 2025 — avg 17 · peak 46Jun 2025 — avg 21 · peak 67Oct 2025 — avg 20 · peak 54Feb 2026 — avg 19 · peak 66Jun 2026 — avg 20 · peak 52Aug 2026 — avg 21 · peak 55
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$0.682016-05-202026-10-142016-05-20 — 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 $8.992026-10-06 — best price $0.902026-10-14 — best price $0.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6692512026-05-31 — 328 pageviews2026-06-04 — 300 pageviews2026-06-08 — 419 pageviews2026-06-12 — 300 pageviews2026-06-16 — 452 pageviews2026-06-20 — 288 pageviews2026-06-24 — 419 pageviews2026-06-28 — 669 pageviews2026-07-02 — 461 pageviews2026-07-06 — 375 pageviews2026-07-10 — 407 pageviews2026-07-14 — 396 pageviews2026-07-18 — 367 pageviews2026-07-22 — 368 pageviews2026-07-26 — 309 pageviews2026-07-30 — 306 pageviews2026-08-03 — 314 pageviews2026-08-07 — 291 pageviews2026-08-11 — 302 pageviews2026-08-15 — 288 pageviews2026-08-19 — 331 pageviews2026-08-23 — 397 pageviews2026-08-27 — 389 pageviews2026-08-31 — 360 pageviews2026-09-04 — 364 pageviews2026-09-08 — 357 pageviews2026-09-12 — 305 pageviews2026-09-16 — 380 pageviews2026-09-20 — 331 pageviews2026-09-24 — 306 pageviews2026-09-28 — 310 pageviews2026-10-02 — 284 pageviews2026-10-06 — 285 pageviews2026-10-09 — 309 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-05-30 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

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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