Action · November 2, 2012

POSTAL 2 (2012)

calendar_todayAge 18+trophy89 achievementsextension2 DLClocal_offer-90% current discountgroup10M–100M ownerstrending_up320 peak concurrentrecommend107.5k recommendations
Workshop and Controller Support Update Notes Updates since release on Steam in 2013 Added Full controller support Steam Workshop integration Many features to the POSTed SDK that make creating workshop content easier The ability to play all seven days of POSTAL 2 and Apocalypse weekend in one playthrough Apocalypse weekend’s dismemberment feature to the entire seven days Twelve new weapons courtesy of the Eternal Damnation mod Greater variation in NPC and Zombies. They have a bigger variety of voices, more animations and improved interactions with each other and The Dude 68 Steam Achievement Improved widescreen compatibility, including tripled headed setups FoV slider,Triple Buffering and V-sync to the video options Footstep sounds that change on different surface types Holiday events for St Patrick's day, Valentine’s day, Easter and Halloween Much, much more! Fixed Thousands of minor mapping and code issues, and a few not so minor Various crashes could occur when dismembering NPCs Massive framerate drops when any fluid type collided with physics objects and exploding cars Exploding cars using incorrect collision And so much more! About the Game 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? Blast, chop and piss your way through a freakshow of American caricatures in this darkly humorous first-person adventure. Meet Krotchy: the toy mascot gone bad, visit your Uncle Dave at his besieged religious cult compound and battle sewer-dwelling Taliban when you least expect them! Endure the sphincter-clenching challenge of cannibal rednecks, corrupt cops and berserker elephants. Accompanied by Champ, the Dude's semi-loyal pitbull, battle your way through open environments populated with amazingly unpredictable AI. Utilize an arsenal of weapons ranging from a humble shovel to a uniquely hilarious rocket launcher. Collect a pack of attack dogs! Use cats as silencers! Piss and pour gasoline on anything and everyone! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! Key Features Aggressive vs. Passive: POSTAL 2 is only as violent as you are. One large non-linear world. Explore the world and accomplish your errands at your own pace. Interact with Non-Player Characters Survival Mode: If you choose to play as a pacifist, you will still have to deal with the NPC's who may also go POSTAL! Based on the Unreal Editor: Easy to use and very powerful, with many mods already available from the community.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume116.1k Steam reviewsTop 6% in Action
Positive rating97% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 5%
Metacritic59/100Genre average 77 — top 96% of Action titles
Concurrent peak320 playersTop 19% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 48% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Violent · 1.8k
  • Dark Humor · 1.7k
  • Open World · 1.7k
  • Mature · 1.7k
  • First-Person · 1.7k
  • Funny · 1.7k
  • Comedy · 1.6k
  • Sandbox · 1.6k
  • Moddable · 1.5k
  • Third Person · 1.5k
  • Gore · 1.3k
  • FPS · 1.2k
  • Action · 1.0k
  • Dark Comedy · 919
  • Singleplayer · 864

Reception Metrics

Steam community

97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 116.1k reviews

112.6k positive · 3.5k negative

Metacritic

59/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.1/10

Curator recommendations

107.5k

Peak concurrent players

320

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English volume_up
  • Russian volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Turkish volume_up

Full audio (4)

  • English
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Turkish

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

89

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 2, 2012
DeveloperRunning With Scissors
Base price$0.99 -90%
Required age18+
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners10M–100M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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Content Notes

POSTAL 2 contains Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Mature Humor, Sexual Themes, and Use of Drugs and Alcohol.

Editions & Packages

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