POSTAL (Steam Game) 
Take control of The Postal Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.
- Horror (319)
- Villain Protagonist (302)
- Top-Down Shooter (301)
- Twin Stick Shooter (297)
- Psychological Horror (291)
- Shooter (287)
- Difficult (285)
- Isometric (282)
- Dark Humor (275)
- Top-Down (265)
- Dark Comedy (262)
- Surreal (255)
- Action (249)
- Linear (242)
- Psychological (238)
- Hand-drawn (235)
- Atmospheric (233)
- 1990's (231)
- Level Editor (225)
- Comedy (223)
| Release Date | Nov 14, 1997 |
| Price | Free |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 85.7% (very positive) / 89.6% Top 25% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 82.3% Top 20% / 87% Top 10% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 2.4K Top 10% / 8.3K Top 4% |
| Curators | 180 reviews Top 3% |
| Median Play Time | 3.2 hours |
| Followers | 5.6K Top 15% |
| Owners | ± 3.6M Top 1% |
| Copies Sold | ± 1.8M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see POSTAL's Steam rating and reviews between March 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (April 2013) to 74.7% (November 2014).
With 8.3K reviews Top 3%, POSTAL is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of POSTAL's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (50%), followed by Russian (22%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in POSTAL, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 7 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 3.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 58 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by POSTAL and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
| Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 85.7% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of POSTAL's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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