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Postal III

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.

Released Feb 17, 2012 Developer Trashmasters, Zoom Platform Publisher Akella Platforms Windows ActionGoreDark HumorViolentThird-Person Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

45.1%positive5,296 reviews
Recommended · 29 found this helpful

“its not as bad as people say, you guys are dramatic”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“postal dude dosent have tits yet, not interested”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“"It's all just a horrible nightmare" so the Dude wakes up and starts Postal: Paradise Lost.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

35achievements
5.5%median completion
3.8%rarest: STALLONE
68.4% of players 60.4% of players 30.3% of players 19.4% of players 16.8% of players 13.9% of players 12.0% of players 11.8% of players 10.5% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.0% of players 7.9% of players 7.9% of players 7.4% of players 6.5% of players 5.9% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 68.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.4%EMO — Injure yourself.
60.4%DO NOT PUSH THE BUTTON! — Disobey orders, given to you, and see what happens.
30.3%THE CHOICE WAS YOURS! — Choose path for the first time.
Rarest badges of honor
3.8%STALLONE — Complete game using only melee.
3.8%EASTWOOD — Complete game using only the pistol.
3.9%PERSONAL JESUS — Beat game with zero kills.n(zombies and bosses don't count)

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.

$5.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US5.99 USD
UK4.99 GBP
Australia8.79 AUD
Canada7.79 CAD
Japan700 JPY
Brazil20.49 BRL
China26.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.8 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK≈$6.6

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 29, 2024
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

Oct 13, 2023
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

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Gore · Dark Humor · Violent · Third-Person Shooter · Funny · Open World · Third Person · Singleplayer · Shooter · Comedy · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, German, French, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil
Achievements35
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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