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Postal (1997)

Running With Scissors

Android · Dreamcast · Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows)

2.62 from 179 ratings

1516 members have it in their collection · 8 playing now · 835 backlogged · 45 wish listed

How long? Main story 5h · with extras 5h · 100% 11h (from 4 logged playthroughs)

Welcome to Paradise… Arizona. They’re out to get you. Or are they? It doesn’t matter. You don’t have time to think, only time to kill. Blast, maim and fire-bomb your way through 17 unsuspecting locales, from a small town to a heavily guarded military complex. Don’t get too crazy – this killing spree is anything but senseless. Out here, strategy … Read more
Welcome to Paradise… Arizona. They’re out to get you. Or are they? It doesn’t matter. You don’t have time to think, only time to kill. Blast, maim and fire-bomb your way through 17 unsuspecting locales, from a small town to a heavily guarded military complex. Don’t get too crazy – this killing spree is anything but senseless. Out here, strategy is key and the locals are packin’ - so take advantage of the third-person "premeditated" perspective that lets you see exactly who's cold and who's still able to pull a trigger. Read less
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Details

Developers
Running With Scissors
Publishers
Ripcord Games
Genres
Indie, Shooter
Themes
Action, Horror
Series
Postal
Steam
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Release dates

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

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The Chronolog: From History To Sci-fi by Jevnation · 360 games · 2
Fully completed games by Luitenant_Gruber · 229 games · 0
Linux / Windows by DarkLolo · 58 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
9
4 stars
21
3 stars
69
2 stars
53
1 star
27
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Luitenant_Gruber

Review Luitenant_Gruber 3/5 · Dec 11, 2022

A mindless shoot-them-up game for the whole family

This game is nothing more than shooting people in the face, burn them, blow them up and pump their whole family full of lead. Easy and mindless but fun in a strange way.

You can play the campaign where you rampage trough different parts of the town, each time with a mandatory kill requirement. There are also many challenges you …

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This game is nothing more than shooting people in the face, burn them, blow them up and pump their whole family full of lead. Easy and mindless but fun in a strange way.

You can play the campaign where you rampage trough different parts of the town, each time with a mandatory kill requirement. There are also many challenges you can complete. So, for its time, and still today, it is a huge game.

The game looks good for its time, the graphics and psychics are really well done, and the animations are fluent.

The sound is also surprisingly good with the constant moaning of dying people, the explosion sounds and the screams of people who are on fire. Yes, I can say this quite casually now because I also finished Postal 2.

For the time, this game was one big scandal and I can totally see why. Nowadays it is nothing more than a big shooting gallery where your only goal is to murder as much of the population as possible.

The reason I recommend this game is because the achievements make it fun to play. Normally after killing a whole neighborhood I am done with the game but the fact that you can achieve something makes it fun. Except for the “one million bullet achievement” of course, that one was sadistic.

Overall, it is free now so if you have a sadistic mood and some time to spend, give it a try.

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V1CGaming

Review V1CGaming 3/5 · Mar 14, 2021 Completed

I'm questioning my own morals several times.

This is Postal, a game that offends, because it's made to offend. And the point of the game.. the title says it all. There's not much to say about this game. It's a simple shooter game with not much substance. I would never call this a classic but it's still interesting if you're into old PC shooters. Just don't go …

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This is Postal, a game that offends, because it's made to offend. And the point of the game.. the title says it all. There's not much to say about this game. It's a simple shooter game with not much substance. I would never call this a classic but it's still interesting if you're into old PC shooters. Just don't go expecting much besides a burst of fun.

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Lygodesma

Review Lygodesma 2/5 · Dec 31, 2020

In the third level, you start in front of a street parade which you can interrupt with throwing grenades into it. It was then when I understood this game, because you do not kill to achieve a certain aim like in any other shooter (even in Doom the enemies seem to be just 'in the way' to the exit) but …

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In the third level, you start in front of a street parade which you can interrupt with throwing grenades into it. It was then when I understood this game, because you do not kill to achieve a certain aim like in any other shooter (even in Doom the enemies seem to be just 'in the way' to the exit) but just for the mere purpose of pleasure to kill. This is the purest 'Killerspiel' of them all and has historical value, but the isometric style and poor art style makes it little immersive and hardly enjoyable.

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killerstar

Review killerstar 1/5 · Feb 29, 2020

Shrug.

Not seeing it. Maybe at the time it was impressive and probably the controversy fueled sales, but is there any reason to play Postal in {current year} for someone without nostalgia? I'd say no.

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