POSTAL Redux similar games & best alternatives

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POSTAL Redux

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of the classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Take control of The POSTAL Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.

What works

  • Improved controls and aiming
  • Dark, immersive atmosphere
  • Co-op multiplayer mode
  • Additional levels and rampage mode
  • Affordable price with dlc included

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign length
  • Some bugs and crashes reported
  • Limited character customization
  • New ending less impactful than original
  • Ai and collision issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Assault Android Cactus+

  • Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

  • Bullet Heaven 2

  • X-Morph: Defense

  • Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

  • G2 Fighter / 基因特工

Less social

Games that feels like POSTAL Redux but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • POSTAL

  • Hatred

  • Zombie Shooter 2

  • Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

  • Jackal

  • Heaven Dust 2

Less competitive

Games that feels like POSTAL Redux but with less competition against others

  • Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

  • Shadowgrounds

  • Party Hard 2

  • Dread Dawn

  • Redeemer: Enhanced Edition

More intimate

Games that feels like POSTAL Redux but with more focus on close relationships

  • Madballs in Babo:Invasion

  • God's Trigger

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

  • RUNNING WITH RIFLES

  • Of Guards And Thieves

  • Apocalypse Party

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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).

POSTAL Redux: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 04/08/2026