POSTAL: Brain Damaged similar games & best alternatives

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POSTAL: Brain Damaged

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

What works

  • Fun and fast-paced gameplay
  • Creative and varied weapons
  • Large, well-designed levels with secrets
  • Strong nostalgic and boomer shooter appeal
  • Polished performance and animation

Things to keep in mind

  • Some dated or juvenile humor
  • Occasional bugs and technical issues
  • Checkpoint placement can be stingy
  • Some levels or bosses feel unbalanced
  • Story is minimal and secondary

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Red Faction

  • GROSS

  • Orcs Must Die!

  • CULTIC

  • Ion Fury

  • Ziggurat

Less competitive

Games that feels like POSTAL: Brain Damaged but with less competition against others

  • Hands of Necromancy

  • PowerSlave Exhumed

  • Darkenstein 3D

  • SiN Gold

  • Zortch

  • DOOM 64

More expressive

Games that feels like POSTAL: Brain Damaged but with more self-expression and customization

  • Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation

  • Vampire Hunters

  • Immortal Redneck

  • Ziggurat 2

  • Forsaken Remastered

  • DOOM Eternal

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

Last update: 21/08/2026