POSTAL 2

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 138k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • Linux

Running With Scissors · Violent · Nov 2, 2012

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
89
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio3 of 5
Subtitles7 of 5

Should I buy POSTAL 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 138k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In my case it's not boring as I find this game replayability very enjoyable, anyway, you've been warned.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story line is very good and no glitches for the age of this game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You pick up weapons easily and understand how they work within seconds.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visual quality reflects the era it came from, but the art style keeps environments readable.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played the entire thing on Hard difficulty and it wasn't piss easy nor a massive challenge.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Another factor of this game i adore is its soundtrack while walking the streets of paradise the only sound that can be heard is droning background noise and the sounds of the world around you (alot of these backing tracks are actually reused from postal 1 in some way).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay57 reviews
Story30 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
92% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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