Postal is a computer game, made by Running With Scissors and published by Ripcord Games in 1997. A sequel to the game, Postal², was released in 2003.

Postal is a 3D shooter with mainly isometric, but also some top-down levels featuring hand-painted backgrounds. Gameplay and interface are similar to first-person shooters of the time in most, but not on all counts.

There is no plot as such. The presence of a moving van on the first level suggests that the Postal Dude has been evicted from his home and is therefore "going postal", but no background story evolves during the game. However, the manual hints at a possible backstory (the Postal Dude believes the town's population has been infected by a madness plague), and an endgame video implies that the Postal Dude succumbed to his psychosis and is now incarcerated in a government facility.

Platform

PC

Developer(s)

Running With Scissors

Publishers(s)

Ripcord Games

Genres(s)

NA Release Date

November 14, 1997

MVGL User Score

6.2 by 98 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

1.9000

Composer(s)

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This game also exists on:
Mac

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