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{{short description|1997 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Postal
| image = Postal Coverart.png
| developer = [[Running with Scissors (company)|Running with Scissors]]
| publisher = {{Unbulleted list
| [[Ripcord Games]]
| [[Loki Software]] (Linux)
| Running with Scissors (Android)
| Wave Game Studios (Dreamcast)
}}
| director = Mike Riedel
| designer = {{Unbulleted list|David De Gasperies|Steve Macomber|Steve Wik}}
| composer = Christian Salyer
| producer = Vince Desi
| series = ''[[Postal (video game series)|Postal]]''
| engine =
| platforms = [[Mac OS]], [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Dreamcast]]
| released = {{Unbulleted list
| '''Mac OS, Windows'''
| September 24, 1997<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/news/news-1997-09-22.html |title=Now Shipping |date=September 24, 1997 |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |quote=Now Shipping:{{nbsp}}... Postal (Ripcord) |archive-date=February 18, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980218070502/http://www.pcgamer.com/news/news-1997-09-22.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ogr.com/news/news0997.html |title=News for September 24, 1997 |date=September 24, 1997 |website=[[Online Gaming Review]] |quote=Another big day for releases:{{nbsp}}... Postal and Forced Alliance from Ripcord{{nbsp}}... should all be found in stores today. |access-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980210124119/http://www.ogr.com/news/news0997.html |archive-date=February 10, 1998 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| '''Linux'''
| October 29, 2001<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lokigames.com/news/ |title=LokiNews |publisher=[[Loki Entertainment]] |year=2001 |quote=10.29.01 Postal Plus is now shipping! |archive-date=December 1, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011201210310/http://www.lokigames.com/news/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| '''Android'''
| April 10, 2015<ref>{{cite tweet |user=RWSstudios |number=586527762325712896 |title=Thank you @amazonappstore for reversing the rejection on POSTAL. It is now available for purchase here |author=Running with Scissors |author-link=Running with Scissors (company) |date=April 10, 2015 |access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>
| '''Dreamcast'''
| June 3, 2022<ref>{{cite web |url=https://runningwithscissors.com/news/ |title=News |publisher=[[Running with Scissors (company)|Running with Scissors]] |year=2022 |access-date=November 26, 2022 |quote=POSTAL For Dreamcast – OUT NOW!}}</ref>
}}
| genre = [[Shoot 'em up]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Postal''''' is a 1997 [[Isometric graphics in video games and pixel art|isometric]] [[top-down shooter]] video game developed by [[Running with Scissors (company)|Running with Scissors]] and published by [[Ripcord Games]]. It is the first installment in the [[Postal (franchise)|''Postal'' franchise]]. Players assume the role of the Postal Dude, a man who commits [[mass murder]] throughout the fictional town of Paradise, [[Arizona]], to cure what he believes to be a "hate plague" released by the [[United States Air Force]].

A March 2001 re-release of the game, called ''Postal Plus'', included a "Special Delivery" [[Expansion pack|add-on]]. The game was followed by ''[[Postal 2]]'' (2003), ''[[Postal III]]'' (2011) and ''[[Postal 4: No Regerts]]'' (2022). German film director [[Uwe Boll]] bought the movie rights for the series and produced a [[Postal (film)|film of the same name]]. A [[Video game remake|remake]] of the game, ''Postal Redux'', was released for Windows in May 2016, and was later released for the [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Nintendo Switch]]. In 2016, the game's [[source code]] was released under the [[GNU General Public License]], and in 2019, Running with Scissors released the game as [[freeware]].<ref name="opensourced"/><ref>{{cite web|title=In Development: POSTAL 4: No Regerts + POSTAL 2 giveaway|url=https://www.gog.com/news/in_development_postal_4_no_regerts|website=[[GOG.com]]|publisher=[[CD Projekt]]|access-date=April 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216144650/https://www.gog.com/news/in_development_postal_4_no_regerts|archive-date=December 16, 2019|date=December 16, 2019|quote=From now on you can also get the first part of the POSTAL series for free on GOG.COM, this time permanently.|url-status=live}}</ref> A port for the [[Dreamcast]] was released in June 2022.

== Gameplay ==
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[[File:Postal 1997 screenshot.jpg|thumb|The Postal Dude shooting one of the hostiles with the [[shotgun]] equipped. The top shows the amount of hostiles and population left, as well as the percentage of hostiles needed to be killed in the level.]]
''Postal'' is a shooter with [[isometric projection]]. Gameplay and interface are similar to [[first-person shooters]] of the time, but not on all counts:

*Movement is always relative to the orientation of the player character (named "The Postal Dude"). The player, therefore, must always be aware of the direction the character is facing, which can be difficult to some players on the isometric maps.
*There are eight weapon slots, each with a fixed amount of maximum ammo. The default weapon is a weak machine gun with unlimited ammo. Although it serves no practical purpose, the player can conceal their weapons by pressing the tilde key.

== Plot ==
A man referred to simply as the "Postal Dude" has been [[evicted]] from his home. He believes the [[United States Air Force]] is releasing an airborne agent upon his town of Paradise and that he is the only individual unaffected by the ensuing "hate plague". He fights his way from his house to an Air Force Base through various locations, including a ghetto, train station, trailer park, truck stop, and an ostrich farm. During the course of the gameplay, a voice in the protagonist's head (voiced by Rick Hunter) can be heard taunting his victims through cryptic absurdity, often through consecutive kills or when switching through the player's arsenal.

After raiding the Air Force Base, he is shown attempting to massacre an elementary school. Despite his best efforts, his weapons have no effect on the children. Suffering a mental breakdown amidst innocent laughter, he finds himself restrained in a mental asylum as hellish images cover the screen: A body bound to chains in a corridor, the protagonist in a straitjacket curled in the fetal position; a close-up of his face, covered in bindings; and the door to his cell numbered 593. 

A disembodied voice, possibly a psychologist, gives a report on the protagonist's mental state. He suggests that the stress of urban life may have been the root cause of his rampage, prompting him to "[[going postal|go postal]]". The lack of any mentions of military interference with the civilian population implies that the Postal Dude's murders were the result of his own paranoid delusions. Amid distorted audio, the psychologist gives a final remark: "We may never know exactly what set him off, but rest assured we will have plenty of time to study him". Upon completion of the credits, manic cackling can be heard as the screen fades to black.

Due to the controversy surrounding the game's release, along with numerous American school shootings in the years following, the ending was changed in ''Postal Redux''. The developers stated that they changed the ending because school shootings had lost the shock value they had when the original ''Postal'' released. Replacing the elementary school vision is the player witnessing the burial of an unknown person in a decaying field, widely believed to be his own funeral. Completion of the game on the hardest difficulty features the inclusion of an unknown male and female mourning over the grave as it descends. Both outcomes prompt a similar mental breakdown and an identical asylum cutscene, though consisting of animated shots over the original release's still image artwork.

== History ==
=== Development ===
Development of ''Postal'' began in March 1996.<ref>{{cite episode |last=Shander |first=Mark |series=The Mark Shander Show |number=118 |date=April 1997 }}</ref> The developers at [[Riedel Software Productions]] (RSP), bored of developing child-friendly games, established the Running with Scissors (RWS) brand label to develop mature games they would want to play themselves.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Auerbach |first1=Jon G. |last2=Stecklow |first2=Steve |date=October 16, 1997 |title=RSP Provokes Controversy Over Its Gory Software Game |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB876951901156397000 |work=[[Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=September 26, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Bannister |first=Paul |title=Postal: The Official Strategy Guide |publisher=Player Media |date=1997 |isbn=0-911295-44-5 |pages=181–195 }}</ref><ref name="cgmag">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/interviews/26-years-of-postal-interview/ |title=26 Years of Postal Interview |magazine=CGMagazine |date=July 16, 2022 |access-date=September 26, 2024 }}</ref> ''Postal'', the first project under the new label, was inspired by ''[[Robotron: 2084]]'', which was playable in the RSP offices.<ref name="cgmag"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thegg.net/interviews/running-with-scissors-interview-the-past-present-and-the-future/ |last=Ek |first=Robin |title=Running with scissors interview, the past, present and the future |work=The Gaming Ground |date=March 11, 2016 |access-date=September 26, 2024 }}</ref> ''The Last Nail'' and ''The Postman Always Shoots Twice'', a reference to the 1946 film ''[[The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)|The Postman Always Rings Twice]]'', were titles also considered for the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gopostal.com/newsletter/04/Apr/gamedoctor.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813161811/http://www.gopostal.com/newsletter/04/Apr/gamedoctor.php |archive-date=August 13, 2008 |last=Kunkel |first=Bill ("The Game Doctor") |author-link=Bill Kunkel (journalist) |title=Running with Scissors Newsletter |publisher=[[Running with Scissors (company)|Running with Scissors]] |access-date=March 30, 2024 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The player character, a nameless man, was intentionally left without a backstory and obscured in shadows and filters in artwork to allow players to impose their own views onto him. The character's "Postal Dude" moniker was coined by RWS CEO Vince Desi in an early interview about the game. The Postal Dude's jacket was originally black, but RWS discovered during playtesting that the Dude was difficult to track onscreen in the darkly-lit levels and among other characters; his jacket was changed to red for the final game to compensate, which the team disliked.<ref name="SecretHistory">{{cite web |url=http://www.postalnation.net/0701_articles/DudeHistory.php |last=Wik |first=Steve ("Postalmeister") |title=The Secret History of the Postal Dude |publisher=[[Running with Scissors (company)|Running with Scissors]] |date=July 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014115345/http://www.postalnation.net/0701_articles/DudeHistory.php |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=September 26, 2024 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Postal Dude's pain sounds were voiced by Desi, while the comedic "demon" voice heard from the Dude's mind was voiced by radio personality Rick Hunter.<ref name="SecretHistory"/>

''Postal'' uses RSPiX, a cross-platform [[game engine]] developed internally at RSP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rspinc.com/tech.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030411183011/http://www.rspinc.com/tech.htm|archive-date=April 11, 2003|title=RSPiX Overview|publisher=[[Riedel Software Productions]]|access-date=March 30, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> that was previously used for the company's child-friendly products, including ''Wishbone Activity Zone'' and ''[[Muppets Inside]]''.

===Releases ===
''Postal: Special Delivery'', an expansion to the original ''Postal'', was released on August 28, 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2055,00.html|title=Weekend Releases|last=Gentry|first=Perry|date=August 28, 1998|website=[[CNET#Gamecenter|CNET Gamecenter]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183235/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-2055,00.html|archive-date=August 17, 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> and featured four new levels and various new characters and voices. One level, in particular, was set in a parody of [[Wal-Mart]] and began with the Dude's demon chastising the store for not selling ''Postal'', which foreshadows the off-kilter humor seen in ''Postal 2''.

In 2000 a Japanese version of ''Postal'' called ''Super Postal'' was released featuring Japanese voices and two exclusive levels, "Tokyo" and "Osaka". These levels remained exclusive to ''Super Postal'' until the release of ''[[Postal Redux]]'' in 2016.

A March 2001 re-release of the game, called '''''Postal Plus''''', included the "Special Delivery" [[Expansion pack|add-on]]. It was ported to [[Linux]] by [[Loki Entertainment]] in the same year.

In 2002, ''Postal Plus'' (known as ''Postal: Classic and Uncut'' in Europe) bundled ''Postal'' and the ''Special Delivery'' expansion, with retail copies also including a demo for ''[[Postal 2]]''.

''Postal Plus'' was released on the [[Digital distribution|digital distributor]] [[GOG.com]] in 2009 and a few years later on Steam. In 2013, it was updated with support for widescreen resolutions and modern hardware. The multiplayer component and level editor were removed, however. In 2015, it was updated with full [[Xbox 360 controller]] support. The "Tokyo" and "Osaka" levels, originally exclusive to ''Super Postal'', were also added to both versions.

In 2015, the developers announced that they will release the [[source code]] of the game "if someone promises to port it to the [[Dreamcast]]".<ref>[https://twitter.com/rwsbleeter/status/633178225506668544  ''"We're going to release the POSTAL 1 source code soon, but only if someone promises to port it to the Dreamcast."''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016061929/https://twitter.com/RWSbleeter/status/633178225506668544 |date=October 16, 2015 }} on twitter.com/RWSbleeter (2015)</ref> In June 2016 the developers gave the source code to a community developer who [[Source port|ported]] the game to Linux for the [[OpenPandora]] [[handheld]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=738064875205758976|user=RWSbleeter|title=POSTAL 1 running on Open Pandora. P1 is being opened sourced in the near future!|date=June 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/postal-source-code.77447/#post-1380531 Postal Source Code] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811012729/https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/postal-source-code.77447/#post-1380531 |date=August 11, 2016 }} by ptitseb ''"Things are progressing... Stay tuned."'' (2016)</ref> On December 28, 2016, the source code was released on [[Bitbucket]] under the [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL-2.0-only]].<ref name="opensourced">[http://runningwithscissors.com/?p=2318 The Original POSTAL Has Been Made Open Source] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229033003/http://runningwithscissors.com/?p=2318 |date=December 29, 2016 }} on runningwithscissors.com (December 28, 2016)</ref><ref>[https://bitbucket.org/gopostal/postal-1-open-source/src/cb472b6cc8e19a9fedeb35f5028be439025d6886/LICENSE?at=default&fileviewer=file-view-default license] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229170545/https://bitbucket.org/gopostal/postal-1-open-source/src/cb472b6cc8e19a9fedeb35f5028be439025d6886/LICENSE?at=default&fileviewer=file-view-default |date=December 29, 2016 }} at bitbucket.org/gopostal/postal-1-open-source/src</ref>

On February 14, 2022, independent publisher Wave Game Studios announced a port of the game to the Sega Dreamcast was to be released on June 2, officially licensed by Running with Scissors.<ref>{{cite web|title=POSTAL™ IS COMING TO DREAMCAST ON JUNE 2ND|url=https://www.wavegamestudios.com/news/postal-is-coming-to-dreamcast-on-june-2nd|access-date=February 14, 2022|website=wavegamestudios.com|date=February 14, 2022 |publisher=Wave Game Studios}}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 56/100<ref name=Metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/postal|title=Postal for PC Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 21, 2014|archive-date=March 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301091022/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/postal|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GameRev = B−<ref name="Game Revolution 2004-06-05">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/postal|title=Postal Review|date=June 5, 2004|publisher=[[Game Revolution]]|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=March 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301211319/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/postal|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot = 6.6/10<ref name="GameSpot 1997-10-17">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/postal-review/1900-2545878/|title=Postal Review|last=East|first=Mark|date=October 17, 1997|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019233342/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/postal-review/1900-2545878/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NGen = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="NG"/>
| rev1 = ''[[Computer Games Magazine]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="CGM 1997">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/007/041/postal_review.html|title=Postal Review|last=Bauman|first=Steve|year=1997|magazine=[[Computer Games Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406184017/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/007/041/postal_review.html|archive-date=April 6, 2005|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Games Domain]]
| rev2Score = mixed<ref name="Games Domain">{{cite web|url=http://gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/nov97/post.html|title=Postal - Review|last=Redwood|first=Stephen|publisher=[[Games Domain]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030712095403/http://gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/nov97/post.html|archive-date=July 12, 2003|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref>
}}

[[NPD Techworld]], a firm that tracked sales in the United States,<ref name=usnpd>{{cite web | url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/gateway-notebook-goes-for-ratings/ | title=Gateway notebook goes for ratings | author=Spooner, John G. | date=June 13, 2003 | work=[[ZDNet]] | access-date=September 20, 2019 }}</ref> reported 49,036 units sold of ''Postal'' by December 2002.<ref name=controversial>{{cite journal | author=Staff | title=The 10 Most Controversial PC Games of All Time | date=May 2003 | volume=10 | number=5 | journal=[[PC Gamer US]] | pages=50, 51 }}</ref>

''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "Overall, ''Postal'' is a title that breaks absolutely no new ground, but its tongue-in-cheek shooting action comes together to form a well-above-average shooter that adds to the genre."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=37|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=January 1998|pages=160, 162}}</ref>

''Postal'' received mixed reviews from critics. It holds a [[Metacritic]] score of 56/100.<ref name=Metacritic/> [[GameSpot]]'s Mark East gave the game a 6.6/10 score and commented: "The lack of longevity in the single-player mode and the simplistic multiplayer options make Postal a moderately fun ride, at best."<ref name="GameSpot 1997-10-17"/> On regards to The Postal Dude's aggressive personality East comments on the Postal Dude's phrases from his diary, which indicate "something's not quite right in Postal Dude's noggin".<ref name="PostalReview">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/postal/review.html|title=Postal Review|author=East, Mark|date=October 18, 1997|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=October 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227022103/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/postal/review.html|archive-date=December 27, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In a retrospective, GamingOnLinux reviewer Hamish Paul Wilson gave the game 7/10, commenting that "there is no denying that ''Postal'' has some faults even when compared to some of the other games that were released around the same time as it, and time has definitely not been very kind to the title itself. But the concepts that the game explores, the ideas being expressed, and much of their actual implementations are just so interesting and compelling that one can still actually look past many of these faults and see the hidden gem that lies underneath."<ref name="GamingOnLinux">{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Hamish|url=http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/gamingonlinux-reviews-postal-classic-and-uncut.1114|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140727013848/http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/gamingonlinux-reviews-postal-classic-and-uncut.1114|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 27, 2014|title=GamingOnLinux Reviews - Postal: Classic And Uncut|website=GamingOnLinux.com|date=October 28, 2012|access-date=July 24, 2014}}</ref>

The reviewer from ''[[Pyramid (magazine)|Pyramid]]'' #30 (March/April 1998) stated that "Many people have thought the premise for the game is sick. Well, it is. But, that's what makes it fun. There's no quest for secret, lost treasure. There's no time-clock ticking away as you try desperately to save the world. There's no alien spaceships or fantastical powers. There's just good old fashioned, psychotic violence - something that our mass media entertainment powers have been bringing us on prime time for years."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=95|title=Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Postal|website=Sjgames.com|access-date=February 6, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050304063247/http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=95|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Sequels ==
A sequel to the game, ''[[Postal 2]]'', was released in 2003. Director [[Uwe Boll]] bought the movie rights for the series and produced a [[Postal (film)|film of the same name]]. Two additional sequels, ''[[Postal III]]'' and ''[[Postal 4: No Regerts]]'', were released in 2011 and 2022, respectively.

== ''Postal Redux'' ==
Running with Scissors developed a [[Video game remake|remake]] of ''Postal'', titled ''Postal Redux'', using [[Unreal Engine 4]]. The project was announced as ''Postal: Redux'' in November 2014, then targeting a 2015 release for [[Linux]], [[macOS]], and [[Microsoft Windows]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/postal-redux-hd-remake-des-amok-spiels-angekuendigt,3080446.html |title=Postal: Redux – HD-Remake des Amok-Spiels angekündigt |first=Tobias |last=Ritter |date=November 18, 2014 |website=[[GameStar]] |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/postal-redux-confirmed-for-next-year/ |title=Postal: Redux confirmed for next year |first=Andy |last=Chalk |date=November 17, 2014 |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930212430/https://www.pcgamer.com/postal-redux-confirmed-for-next-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to these platforms, Running with Scissors announced ''Postal Redux'' as coming to [[PlayStation 4]] in February 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/postal_redux/b/pc/archive/2016/02/24/postal-redux-brings-the-ultra-violent-shooter-to-a-new-generation.aspx |title=Postal Redux Brings The Ultra-Violent Shooter To A New Generation |first=Mike |last=Futter |date=February 24, 2016 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827234637/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/postal_redux/b/pc/archive/2016/02/24/postal-redux-brings-the-ultra-violent-shooter-to-a-new-generation.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The Microsoft Windows version was released on May 20, 2016, while Linux, macOS, and PlayStation 4 versions were scheduled for a later release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-10-postal-redux-is-coming-to-steam-next-week |title=Postal Redux is coming to Steam next week |first=Jeffrey |last=Matulef |date=May 10, 2016 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108121431/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-10-postal-redux-is-coming-to-steam-next-week |url-status=live }}</ref> The PlayStation 4 version was canceled by June 2017, with Jaret Schachter of Running with Scissors blaming a lack of sales of the PC version.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2017/06/postal-redux-ps4-version-cancelled |title=Postal Redux PS4 version cancelled |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=June 2, 2017 |website=Gematsu |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017120328/https://gematsu.com/2017/06/postal-redux-ps4-version-cancelled |url-status=live }}</ref> MD Games ported ''Postal Redux'' to the [[Nintendo Switch]], releasing it via the [[Nintendo eShop]] on October 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/09/postal_redux_brings_the_controversial_shooter_to_console_for_the_first_time_on_switch |title=Postal Redux Brings The Controversial Shooter To Console For The First Time On Switch |first=Ryan |last=Craddock |date=September 25, 2020 |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |access-date=February 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021074054/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/09/postal_redux_brings_the_controversial_shooter_to_console_for_the_first_time_on_switch |url-status=live }}</ref> The PlayStation 4 version was later uncancelled and released on March 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/02/postal-redux-coming-to-ps4-on-march-5 |title=POSTAL Redux coming to PS4 on March 5 |first=Sal |last=Romano |date=February 23, 2021 |website=Gematsu |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{MobyGames|id=/postal|name=''Postal''}}
* {{MobyGames|id=/postal-plus|name=''Postal Plus''}}
* [https://bitbucket.org/gopostal/postal-1-open-source/ ''POSTAL 1'' Open Source] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228192647/https://bitbucket.org/gopostal/postal-1-open-source |date=December 28, 2016 }}

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[[Category:Obscenity controversies in video games]]
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[[Category:Top-down shooters]]
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