Games Like POSTAL

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.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 12.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 12.7%, Gore 11.7%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Dark Humor 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a faithful high-definition remake of the original game that captures the exact isometric gameplay and dark atmosphere.

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 33.8% ★, Gore 18.6%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.7%, Isometric 8.6%, Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same controversial, dark, and violent tone as the original POSTAL with a focus on top-down destruction.

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Dark Humor 33.1%, Dark Comedy 22.6%, Gore 18.6%, Comedy 14.2%, Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: While it shifts to a first-person perspective, it is the definitive sequel that expands on the series' dark humor and chaotic world.

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.

Why similar: Shooter 23.9%, Gore 23.6%, Comedy 17.7%, Horror 17%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This spin-off captures the fast-paced, aggressive shooter mechanics of the series with a stylized, surreal twist.

POSTAL 4: No Regerts is a satirical and outrageous comedic open world first person shooter and the long-awaited true sequel to what’s been fondly dubbed as "The Worst Game Ever™", POSTAL 2!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.4%, Dark Humor 23.5%, Gore 22.6%, Shooter 11.7%, Comedy 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' tradition of open-world exploration and irreverent, dark-humored gameplay.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Gore 23.7%, Difficult 16.6%, Top-Down 16%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Surreal 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the top-down, ultra-violent, and fast-paced nature of the original POSTAL with a distinct, gritty aesthetic.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.

Why similar: Gore 27.9%, Difficult 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down 10.4%, 1990's 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It expands upon the brutal, high-stakes top-down combat and psychological intensity of its predecessor.

It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 55.1% ★, Gore 13%, Dark Humor 12.6%, Difficult 6.8%, Top-Down 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a top-down perspective and a dark-humored premise centered on mass violence in a chaotic environment.

You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.

Why similar: Gore 42.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 18.5%, Difficult 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the psychological horror and gritty, violent themes that defined the darker side of the original POSTAL.

BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 37.6% ★, Gore 27.3%, Difficult 17.6%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D shooter that focuses on pure, unadulterated carnage and a dark, industrial aesthetic.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Surreal 32.2%, Dark Humor 25.7%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 3%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the surreal, cynical, and transgressive nature of the original POSTAL through its unique visual style and gameplay.

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: Dark Humor 21.1%, Gore 19%, 1990's 18.3%, Shooter 17.1%, Horror 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: A boomer shooter that leans into dark, atmospheric horror and fast-paced, brutal combat.

Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.5%, Gore 14.1%, Top-Down 10.3%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that blends violent combat with a surreal, horror-filled atmosphere.

An old-fashioned beat 'em up with big doses of adrenaline and trippiness, somewhere between the classic style of Streets of Rage and the ultra-violence of Hotline Miami. Set in a cold, ruthless Soviet Union, Mother Russia Bleeds aims to conjure up anxiety, unease, and drug-addled frenzy.

Why similar: Gore 55.7%, Difficult 16%, Psychological Horror 11%, Action 10%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a visceral, gritty, and ultra-violent experience that matches the intense tone of the original POSTAL.

Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.6%, Dark Humor 21%, Horror 11.8%, 1990's 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This short horror game captures a bizarre, dark-humored, and unsettling vibe that aligns with the POSTAL aesthetic.

Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 57.1% ★, Horror 16.7%, Gore 12.5%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, Difficult 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: While the gameplay differs, it shares the 'villain-protagonist' theme and dark, horror-centric narrative.

The definitive version of the cult classic shooter, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux features remastered visuals and two massive expansion packs. Corporations rule every facet of life in a near-future Japan and employ Shadow Warriors, one-man armies of unparalleled skill, to protect their power and forcefully remove all opposition.

Why similar: Gore 26%, Shooter 19.4%, 1990's 15.7%, Comedy 14.2%, Dark Humor 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This classic shooter features the same brand of over-the-top, dark-humored action that defined 90s shooters.

An experimental 2D-shooter with the elements of a horror game. D'lirium brings together some mechanics back from 90s classics. Non-linear levels, search for the keys, violence and a lot of other things. Including the colourful ponies.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Surreal 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12.6%, Gore 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on psychological horror and intense, violent gameplay.

Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)

Why similar: Shooter 41.2%, Action 29.1%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a gritty, uncomfortable, and highly violent experience that feels like a spiritual cousin to the POSTAL world.

Ritual: Crown of Horns is a violent, horde mode, top-down fast-paced action game set in an alternate Wild West, an absurd, acid-fueled vision of hellish frontier.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.3%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Shooter 10%, Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that offers fast-paced, arcade-style combat with a dark, western-horror theme.

Insane mix of cars, speed, explosions, blood and zombies! Fight through an epic narrative campaign or test yourself in the Slaughter and Blood Race modes.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.3%, Isometric 27.3%, Gore 18.9%, Top-Down 13.2%, 1990's 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down game that focuses on vehicular combat and chaotic action in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Chaos Town is a top-down shooter focused on fast-paced combat, character progression, and fully destructible environments.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.7%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Gore 13%, Difficult 12.2%, Shooter 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes chaotic, action-packed gameplay in a gritty urban setting.

Splatter is a first-person fever dream where you blast constantly-adapting enemies into neon sprays of pulp and slime. Enter a digital mindscape constructed by four anonymous administrators. Can you survive? Can you remain sane? Can you remain yourself?

Why similar: Surreal 18.9%, Psychological 18.7%, Dark Humor 18.1%, Shooter 12.5%, 1990's 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that emphasizes explosive action and a dark, stylized world.

Blackout Z' is a super fast top-down view shooter where you face ZOMBIES, SAWS and the DARK. Do you have what it takes to have what it takes to survive the zombie apocalypse with only your gun and an old flashlight?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Gore 13.5%, Top-Down 10.7%, Difficult 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that focuses on intense, fast-paced survival against hordes of enemies.

Get ready to massacre monsters, race your rivals, and combat corpses of your fellow guards as you race to escape Black Iron Prison in the critically acclaimed roguelike, [REDACTED].

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.8%, Top-Down Shooter 19.6%, Isometric 15.7%, Dark Humor 14.8%, Difficult 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, action-heavy roguelite that provides the fast-paced, violent combat loop found in the original POSTAL.

It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways, incidentally destroy a drug syndicate, and save the Earth from an alien invasion. May the chickens be with you!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.3% ★, Difficult 15.4%, Gore 12.7%, Top-Down 9.4%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It refines the top-down, dark-humored chaos of the first game with improved mechanics and more ways to cause mayhem.

Deadly Escape is a Survival Horror game made with pixel art graphics, inspired by survival horror games of the '90s.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Gore 12.5%, Surreal 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that provides a gritty, indie-style experience focused on survival and combat.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Difficult 46%, Gore 36.7%, Action 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features high-speed, violent combat and a dark, psychological narrative that fits the tone of the genre.

Shred zombies and bandits, collect and upgrade weapons, and explore the beauty hidden within industrial decay in a new story-driven, top-down horror shooter. Survive one more day in the post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Isometric 15.8%, Gore 14.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12.4%, Dark Humor 10.1%

First person shooter Psychological horror, which is about sick thought experiments that will be seen thanks to some videotapes and demonstrate what dark is the world now.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Shooter 15.2%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychological 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed shooter that captures a raw, low-fi, and violent aesthetic.

Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.

Why similar: Shooter 25.5%, Isometric 16.4%, Horror 15.7%, Top-Down 14.3%, Gore 10.5%

What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.

Why similar: Comedy 56.4%, Atmospheric 43.6%

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

Why similar: Difficult 27.6%, Surreal 26.1%, 1990's 21.6%, Shooter 19.7%, Action 5%

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.

Why similar: Dark Humor 35.1%, Gore 26.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Comedy 9.2%

In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.

Take an exciting journey with Twisty, the floating brain monster, as he battles his way out of an insane asylum in this hilariously bizarre, action/adventure game.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 43.7% ★, Gore 25%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Horror 8.9%, Comedy 5.7%

SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 39.4%, Dark Humor 27.8%, Comedy 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Action 5.6%

You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost...

Why similar: Gore 36%, Psychological Horror 15%, Difficult 14.9%, Horror 12.5%, Comedy 8.8%

Combining the very best of sci-fi and aerial dogfighting gameplay, AX:EL delivers a totally new gaming experience. Create your very own shape-shifting vehicle and dominate both the sky and the ocean.

Why similar: Action 99%, Shooter 1%

The Archotek Project focuses on a multiplayer experience, giving you the chance to play with your friends or with new people on dedicated servers. Play as the dinosaur as you explore vibrant and exotic locations within the game, taking control of unique species from the fossil record.

Eliminate your victims as a serial killer dubbed ‘The Sniper Killer’. Terrorize the city with your keen eye and thirst for blood while staying one step ahead of a detective hell bent on bringing you to justice.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 52.4% ★, Gore 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.8%, Shooter 9.1%

Animalistic is a fast-paced, ultraviolent, and stylish indie FPS game where you brutally clear room after room of creepy humanoid animals. Featuring a story-mode and endless wave mode!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 30%, Difficult 20.9%, Surreal 18.2%, Shooter 13.3%, Linear 9.3%

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Gore 22.5%, Horror 17.6%, Shooter 15.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Psychological 16.9%, Shooter 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Stranded in the desert, your only hope of escaping rests in a strange Catman. His one request: hunt down surreal creatures, skin them, and chop them up so he can keep them as trophies.

Why similar: Dark Humor 16.4%, Psychological 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Gore 12.7%, Surreal 11.7%

Post soviet zombies - is an action shooter with a top view, in which you have to get out of the virus infected post-Soviet city for one of the four unique characters. On the way you will meet a variety of zombies, military, marauders and people who need your help in 1993.

Why similar: Gore 30.2%, 1990's 26.8%, Difficult 13.4%, Action 12%, Horror 9.8%

Oldschool FPS. Hardcore classic gameplay action. Huge hordes of monsters. Blood. Horror. Fun. Each level is unique and not similar to the previous. You need to survive in this dangerous world and become the best evil shooter.

Why similar: Dark Humor 31.8%, 1990's 20%, Shooter 18.6%, Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%

A dungeon-crawler-rail-shooter-action hybrid for sickos. Blast FREAKS into pieces with juicy non-traditional FPS gameplay!

Why similar: Surreal 28.4%, Shooter 25.2%, Horror 21.3%, Linear 14.5%, Action 5.3%

CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.2%, 1990's 23%, Horror 16.5%, Shooter 11.8%, Gore 10.3%

Overwhelmingly bizarre beauty. Shoot, dodge, and destroy! A shmup where an apocalyptic world awakens to primal desires!

Why similar: 1990's 21.5%, Shooter 20.5%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Top-Down 14.3%, Horror 11.5%

PSYCHO - is an exciting 3D shooter with hardcore elements where you will explore an abandoned psychiatric hospital playing as a fighter SWAT.

Why similar: Shooter 41.8%, Horror 40.6%, Action 11.9%, Gore 3%, Atmospheric 2.7%

Kill a variety of enemies with your pistol or swing your bat. Collect letters while you trying to find your sister in dark atmospheric action top-down shooter 2D game.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Horror 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Top-Down 9.9%

Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.

Why similar: 1990's 32.4%, Gore 31.5%, Shooter 19.9%, Comedy 9.6%, Action 6.5%

How long has it been? A man sits in a distant getaway cabin waiting for his wife Serena. Where is she? Things in the cabin evoke memories, and the husband comes to a disturbing realization... This short point-and-click adventure is the result of a massive collaborative effort between dozens of fans and designers of adventure games.

Why similar: Horror 95.6%, Psychological Horror 3.6%, Atmospheric 0.8%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 37.7%, Shooter 29.5%, Horror 20%, Action 12.8%

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Why similar: Difficult 38.9%, Top-Down Shooter 29.6%, Top-Down 12.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Atmospheric 5%

Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.

Why similar: 1990's 36.9%, Gore 24.7%, Shooter 18.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Action 6.8%

Into the Fray is a fast action-shooter in the vein of Doom and Dark Messiah; using fast combat, reactive environments, and traps. Blast, kick, and dash your way through Rebels and Eldritch creatures to liberate the Isle of Portland; as it becomes consumed by Fog and the horrors therein.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 21%, Gore 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Shooter 9.3%