POSTAL: Brain Damaged

POSTAL: Brain Damaged

Steam Deck Verified

Hyperstrange · Shooter · Jun 9, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

95%
Very Positive
11k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
From its release, the game has stood out for its unique blend of frantic gameplay, absurd humor, and surreal visuals, making it a memorable experience for both new players and series veterans.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is bombastic, the enemies don;t get stale, The story, be it very scarce and quite cheesy, is funny, And i can;t wait for the DLC to come out,
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are super pixelated and retro, like it’s straight up trying to channel old-school POSTAL vibes, and it actually works really well.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+Great Soundtrack
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
I know the POSTAL series is not known for it's optimization but come on, this is 2025, a game like this made on this budget with this amount of resources shouldn't crash in the first place!
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay56 reviews
Story and characters38 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat75 reviews
92%
Performance20 reviews
90%
Difficulty17 reviews
82%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs13 reviews
85%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.