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Postal III

Third-person action shooter with violent satire and branching story paths

Trashmasters, Zoom Platform · Published by Akella · Released Feb 17, 2012

Action

Reviews
Mixed
47% of 5,540
Recent reviews
Mixed
55% of 45 in 30 days
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jan 29, 2024
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
2 GB RAM · 14 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 24/100 (critic reviews)

What is Postal III?

The Postal Dude moves to Catharsis with his dog Champ after Paradise's destruction. In this third-person action shooter, you fight and drive through city environments, with your behavior toward residents affecting the story path.

For you if...

  • +you like dark humor alongside violent action
  • +you want choices that lead down different story paths
  • +you enjoy single-player shooting with unusual weapons

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer first-person shooting over a third-person view
  • −you dislike gore and deliberately crude satire

What players say

47% of 5,540 reviews are positive · 55% of 45 in the last 30 days

Players praise the music and the Postal Dude's voice acting, and some enjoy the combat and humor. Many complain about frequent crashes, game-breaking glitches, and awkward camera and aiming controls. Some say unofficial patches help, while others still encounter bugs after installing them.

How many players finish Postal III?

17% of Steam players have unlocked «SPECIAL OLYMPIAN», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Postal III system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 14 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Processor
3.0 Ghz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
Graphics
Video card must 128MB or more and should be a DirectX 9 –compatible with support for Pixel Shaders
Memory
1GP XP/2GB Vista
Storage
13.5 GB

Does Postal III have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Postal III run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
35
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, German, French, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Postal III use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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