Free to playPOSTAL A 1990s shooter that shouldn't be this funny
A fast top-down shooter where armed lunatics swarm you and dark comedy runs through every firefight.
Is POSTAL worth it?
POSTAL is worth it if…
- you want a fast, brutal old-school shooter you can finish in short, frantic sessions
- you like dark humor that never says sorry
- you enjoy retro shooters with dated edges and all their personality intact
- you need a harmless place to vent after a long day
- you want LAN co-op or deathmatch for up to 16 players
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Explosive top-down carnage
This is a classic isometric shooter, and it moves fast. You clear a violence-stricken town with nine weapons: the Scatter Gun for close work, grenades and mines for rooms you would rather not enter, the Napalm Launcher for everything else, and Heatseeker Rockets when the crowd gets ambitious. Ammo runs short and enemies shoot from far away, so every push forward costs something. The foes are varied in ways that stay with you: Molotov-tossing grenadiers, rocket-firing heavy weapons experts, and angry ostriches. Yes, ostriches. Duck, strafe, fire, and get them before they get you.
A grim, uneasy atmosphere
Do not come expecting POSTAL 2's clownish absurdity: this first outing is darker and stranger, a psychological horror streak running under the shooting. The hand-drawn look is dirty and oppressive, the sound design keeps you on edge, and the whole thing feels like being one bad decision away from disaster. That gloom is the point, and it is what makes the game memorable rather than just another 90s shooter. The dark humor is still here, dry and uncomfortable, and the game never apologizes for any of it.
