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Postal III
Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
11 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, I don't know how horrible P3 at launch was, but the current version is mostly playable. The story is half-baked and the controls and aim are both a bit irritable, and crashes are bound to happen, but it isn't…”
“to be honest its not as bad as people say it is (it has only crashed twice for me) but its still not flawed. the story is relatively weak and slightly unrealistic as say postal 2 which's story is unrealistic but at…”
“if you're reading the reviews of this thinking "oh it cant be too bad" i crashed in the first 38 minutes of the game the ONLY possibly good thing about this game is dude and the music AND THE MUSIC'S FREE ON STEAM just…”
8 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“Postal III is one of those games where you just have to embrace the chaos and honestly, that’s where a lot of the fun comes from. It sticks to its identity with over the top humor, ridiculous situations, and a sandbox…”
7 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“I went into Postal 3 expecting a painful grind because I had already committed to 100 percent completion across every Postal game, and this entry had a reputation that made me think it would easily be the lowest point…”
“People complaining about this game crashing on them a ton sounds almost like a skill issue, lol. It's worked perfectly fine for me, and was a fairly enjoyable experience. Only thing I have a problem with--and, even…”
“tbh its a good game i think its my fav postal game rn and i played them all its fun yes the game play is a bit..meh but for me thats the fun and i like the ragdolls its fun i like it and i have not crashed once”
6 of the 106 reviews raise this.
“broken to hell and back but made with love{not really} if you can look past the fact its un finished it has good art, voice acting, and a okay story”
33 of the 106 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I don't know how horrible P3 at launch was, but the current version is mostly playable. The story is half-baked and the controls and aim are both a bit irritable, and crashes are bound to happen, but it isn't…”
“postal 3 is,, a game. Kinda like a fever dream game is it the greatest? no,, does it run well? also no.. is the story well rounded? hell no but if your a fan of RWS/ postal series, i say give it a go even if it isnt…”
“I mean its alright I guess. no it is not postal 2 but it is not as bad as others say. the crashes are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ annoying though”
23 of the 106 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“to be honest its not as bad as people say it is (it has only crashed twice for me) but its still not flawed. the story is relatively weak and slightly unrealistic as say postal 2 which's story is unrealistic but at…”
“Hay como 3 misiones no más que están copiadas y repartidas por el juego 15 veces, las misiones de escoltar son nefastas porque las IAs de los escoltados son idiotas El dude es fachero, maté a Hugo Chavez”
“Hay como 3 misiones no más que están copiadas y repartidas por el juego 15 veces, las misiones de escoltar son nefastas porque las IAs de los escoltados son idiotas El dude es fachero, maté a Hugo Chavez”
8 of the 106 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I don't know how horrible P3 at launch was, but the current version is mostly playable. The story is half-baked and the controls and aim are both a bit irritable, and crashes are bound to happen, but it isn't…”
“postal 3 is,, a game. Kinda like a fever dream game is it the greatest? no,, does it run well? also no.. is the story well rounded? hell no but if your a fan of RWS/ postal series, i say give it a go even if it isnt…”
“to be honest its not as bad as people say it is (it has only crashed twice for me) but its still not flawed. the story is relatively weak and slightly unrealistic as say postal 2 which's story is unrealistic but at…”
7 of the 106 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I don't know how horrible P3 at launch was, but the current version is mostly playable. The story is half-baked and the controls and aim are both a bit irritable, and crashes are bound to happen, but it isn't…”
“to be honest its not as bad as people say it is (it has only crashed twice for me) but its still not flawed. the story is relatively weak and slightly unrealistic as say postal 2 which's story is unrealistic but at…”
“this is truly the game ever. i love bad games and this game is surely a sight to behold. its a great game to play if you wanna throw up because the camera is so bad it makes your stomach churn. truly a masterpiece”
4 of the 106 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“postal 3 is,, a game. Kinda like a fever dream game is it the greatest? no,, does it run well? also no.. is the story well rounded? hell no but if your a fan of RWS/ postal series, i say give it a go even if it isnt…”
“After the game changed hands, we can say it's become playable again, albeit poorly. However, it's a very flawed game, with repetitive missions and some technical issues still persisting. There are terrible FPS drops in…”
“not even that bad bro, kinda blury and laggy but honestly still very playable”
Counted across 106 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 46.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“its not as bad as people say, you guys are dramatic”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“postal dude dosent have tits yet, not interested”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“"It's all just a horrible nightmare" so the Dude wakes up and starts Postal: Paradise Lost.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Postal 3: Update #2
- Added Fart Gun DLC (for real this time!) - Added mod support! Non destructive! You no longer have to replace files, which means no more re-downloading the entire game when something breaks Ability t
Postal 3: 'No DRM' Update
Months ago, Valve removed Postal III due to issues with DRM. Despite being a dark chapter in the series, people should still be able to check the game out if they want. We did what we could to make it
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Gore · Dark Humor · Violent · Third-Person Shooter · Funny · Open World · Third Person · Singleplayer · Shooter · Comedy · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, German, French, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | http://www.postal3.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows 7 / Vista / XP Processor: 3.0 Ghz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher) Memory: 1GP XP/2GB Vista Hard Disk Space: 13.5 GB Video Card: Video card must 128MB or more and should be a DirectX 9 –compatible with support for Pixel Shaders DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible