POSTAL Redux

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%2016

$8.99

US Steam price, checked 4 h ago

The verdict

A polished, fast top-down remake of Postal 1 with co-op and Rampage mode, but short, tamer and repetitive. Skip it if you have a modern Intel CPU or want the original's grit.

Great for

Fans of chaotic, violent top-down shooters who want a smoother Postal 1, especially on sale or in co-op

Main risk

Crashes on newer Intel CPUs, plus a short, repetitive game when the original is free

What players love

Better gameplay and controls than the original

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“especially the controls which feel way smoother and more responsive than the clunky mess Postal 1 had back in the day”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗

“The NPCs are smarter and more realistic; they can take cover. Each weapon is useful as the game discourages you from sticking to one gun.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗

“For me POSTAL Redux clicked more than POSTAL, simply thanks to the improved graphics and clear interface”
Steam review · translated · 4.6 h played ↗

Rampage mode and co-op add content

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“Rampage Mode gives you another way to approach the levels, Excess Postage expands the campaign, an entirely new level called The Carnival was added, and the game even features full co-op.”
Steam review · 36 h played ↗

“The first part of the legendary Postal series but with decent graphics and co-op. We played as a group of 4. Hilarious and quite hard.”
Steam review · translated · 3.4 h played ↗

Great soundtrack and loading screens

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews

“The music is simply a 10/10, so make sure to play the rampage mode.”
Steam review · 26.1 h played ↗

“the breakcore does add a lot of fun tension!”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗

Chaotic, violent, darkly funny fun

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews

“This game embraces pure insanity, and that's its biggest strength.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗

“It’s ridiculous, violent, funny, and doesn’t take itself too seriously.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗

Cheap and good value on sale

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews

“these jokers sell this game for under ONE DOLLAR?? crazy ass deal I'll take it bro!”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

Relaxing stress relief

Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews

“a good game, more of an anti-stress tool than a desire to kill”
Steam review · translated · 2 h played ↗

“it really scratches that itch after a long working day”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗

What players complain about

Crashes on modern CPUs

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“for those who have 10th or 11th gen CPUs: DONT BUY THIS !!!! game is going to crash after like 20 seconds of playing.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“the game crashes after a few seconds and no way to fix it it's been like this for years and still no updates”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗

“it crashes no matter how many times you fix it or by what means”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗

Repetitive and shallow gameplay

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“Spawn in, Kill hostiles or civilians, walk out, and repeat for each level until the end of the game it just gets bland”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗

“That's the boredom of the first Postal: you just shoot and shoot, shoot and shoot”
Steam review · translated · 2.2 h played ↗

Bugs and performance problems

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“There's a bug where if you're playing on higher fps, your mouse gets jittery a lot.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

“I now start the save dead but can still move”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗

Not worth paying when the original is free

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“dont waste your money, just get the 1997 postal for free.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗

“it's really hard to justify buying this version when the original is free on Steam”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗

Loses the original's gritty atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews

“it loses a lot of the atmosphere that made the original so memorable. The 1997 version feels dirty, disturbing, and genuinely unsettling.”
Steam review · 59.5 h played ↗

“the cartoony characters completely killed the oppressive, hopeless atmosphere”
Steam review · translated · 61.3 h played ↗

Changed ending and cut content

Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews

“Better to play the free original, and they cut the school ending too :(”
Steam review · translated · 4.4 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unknown

Minimum

OSWindows Vista, 7, 8 and 10

Processor2.0 GHz dual core processor

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsDirectX10 compatible graphics card w/ dedicated 512MB RAM

Storage4 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows Vista, 7, 8 and 10

Processor2.5 GHz multi core processor

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsDirectX10 compatible graphics card w/ dedicated 1GB RAM

Storage4 GB available space

OSWindows Vista, 7, 8 and 10

Processor2.0 GHz dual core processor

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsDirectX10 compatible graphics card w/ dedicated 512MB RAM

Storage4 GB available space

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