POSTAL similar games & best alternatives

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POSTAL

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Dreamcast

Should you play it?

Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

What works

  • Dark and disturbing atmosphere
  • Nostalgic classic gameplay
  • Varied weapons and tactical combat
  • Achievements and trading cards
  • Low price and accessible

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and difficult controls
  • Short game length
  • Outdated graphics and sound
  • Lack of multiplayer or co-op
  • Repetitive objectives and limited story

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Acquitted

  • Diary of Lucie

  • Larva Mortus

  • Evil Tonight

  • Bot Vice

  • ANNIE:Last Hope

Less dominating

Games that feels like POSTAL but with less domination over others

  • Biters & Bullets: Prologue

  • Zombie Shooter 2

  • CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut

  • Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse

  • Jackal

  • Halo: Spartan Strike

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with POSTAL. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with POSTAL. These titles are not in What to play next.

POSTAL: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026