Dark, offensive humor that still lands
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“If you've got a sick sense of humor and feel like revisiting a time-capsule of the early 2000s, you'll love the writing in this game!”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
POSTAL 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Running With Scissors2012Sandbox · FPS · Action
The verdict
A crude, offensive open-world satire where mundane errands spiral into chaos, with great freedom and dark humor. Skip it if you dislike edgy humor, lots of walking, or old engines that crash.
Great for
Players who enjoy offensive dark comedy, sandbox chaos and retro early-2000s games on a bargain budget
Main risk
Repetitive fetch-quest walking and frequent crashes on an ancient engine; humor may feel like edge for its own sake
What players love
Freedom to cause chaos your way
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The design sounds small, but the freedom you get while doing these tasks is huge.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
Stress-relief mayhem and gleeful violence
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The ultimate stress-reliever that still holds up today.”
Steam review · 40 h played ↗
Nostalgic classic that holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“This brings me back to the early 2000's. Something like this could never be made today.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Lively town, memorable characters and secrets
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“The variety is great, there's really plenty to do even after finishing the whole week.”
Steam review · translated · 16.3 h played ↗
Very cheap for the amount of fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“great game, bought it for 38 rubles and don't regret it”
Steam review · translated · 4.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive fetch-quest gameplay and boredom
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the gameplay loop other than that are so tedious because everything else is a fetch quest.”
Steam review · 28 h played ↗
Frequent crashes and technical problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“On my Windows 11 the game crashes at the most random, unpredictable moments imaginable. Sometimes it’ll crash three times within ten minutes.”
Steam review · 29.9 h played ↗
Dated, clunky shooting and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“hitting shots feels a bit bad, there's way too many melee weapons that are all almost completely useless”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
Edgy humor feels juvenile or bigoted
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“it kind of just seems overly edgy for the sake of edge.”
Steam review · 35.5 h played ↗
Too much slow walking and bad map
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“walking back and forth simulator (then getting lost)”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Weekend levels and DLC feel tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Level design is ok for Monday to Friday, but Saturday and Sunday gameplay is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3/Vista/7/8/10
ProcessorPentium 3 1133MHz or AMD Athlon 733MHz Processor
Memory128 MB RAM
Graphics32MB GeForce 2 or Radeon Video Card
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP3/Vista/7/8/10
Processor1.2GHz
Memory384 MB RAM
Graphics64MB GeForce 3 or Radeon 8500 Video Card
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows XP SP3/Vista/7/8/10
ProcessorPentium 3 1133MHz or AMD Athlon 733MHz Processor
Memory128 MB RAM
Graphics32MB GeForce 2 or Radeon Video Card
Storage10 GB available space
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