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Postal 2

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

First-Person Shooter

Player score

9.7/10

137,344 reviews

Released: 2003
Developer: Running with Scissors
Platforms: 1 systems
Critics: 59
Steam Deck: verified
Download: Not stated

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Postal 2?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	14 April 2003
Developer	Running with Scissors
Publisher	Whiptail Interactive, Running with Scissors, Akella
Platforms	PC
Genres	First-Person Shooter
Languages	5 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1974968, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Postal 2 received?

Players97%positive of 137,344 · Overwhelmingly Positive

Metacritic59critic aggregate, PC

Achievements89on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	Steam Workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	verified
Download size	Not stated
Add-on content	2 DLC listed
Age gate	18+

Content descriptors

Some nudity or sexual content
Frequent violence or gore
General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$9.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Postal 2 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes24 of 300 (8%)
Crashes everytime I get to Sunday.
Steam review, 24 September 2025 · 69 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful
There were tons of crashes too, especially in the DLC.
Steam review, 2 September 2025 · 37 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful

A further 3 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Postal 2

24 games overlap with Postal 2 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition and Saints Row: Gat out of Hell.

All 24 games like Postal 2

Common questions about Postal 2

What platforms is Postal 2 on?

Postal 2 is available on PC. It first released in 2003.

How much does Postal 2 cost?

$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Postal 2?

97% of 137,344 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Postal 2?

59 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Postal 2 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Postal 2 as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

Who made Postal 2?

Postal 2 was developed by Running with Scissors and published by Whiptail Interactive, Running with Scissors, Akella.