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 11.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Dark Humor 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern remake of the original isometric experience.

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 33.3%, Dark Comedy 22.6%, Gore 18.4%, Comedy 14.4%, Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Expands the franchise's signature dark humor and chaotic open-world violence into a first-person perspective.

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 33.5% ★, Gore 18.5%, Twin Stick Shooter 9.8%, Isometric 8.7%, Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same controversial, villain-protagonist focus and top-down, hyper-violent gameplay style.

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

Why similar: Gore 23.5%, Difficult 16.6%, Top-Down 16.2%, Top-Down Shooter 15.2%, Surreal 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-octane, top-down violence with a surreal, psychological edge similar to the POSTAL experience.

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 27.6%, Difficult 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Top-Down 10.5%, 1990's 8%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the intense, fast-paced top-down action with an even more complex and dark narrative.

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 23.8%, Gore 23.4%, Comedy 17.8%, Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, fast-paced boomer-shooter that keeps the series' irreverent tone and chaotic combat.

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 23.7%, Gore 22.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Comedy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the open-world, satirical, and violent sandbox gameplay the series is known for.

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 7.4%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gritty, dark, and brutal stealth-action that mirrors the psychological horror themes of the original.

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Top-Down Shooter 23%, Isometric 13.8%, Gore 11.9%, Difficult 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down shooter set in a dark, dystopian world that emphasizes fast, visceral combat.

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 15.3%, Action 3%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive, surreal, and deeply unsettling shooter that shares the subversive and dark spirit of the seed game.

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 21.3%, Gore 18.8%, 1990's 18.5%, Shooter 17%, Horror 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that captures the dark, atmospheric, and fast-paced intensity of 90s classics.

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 37.2% ★, Gore 27.2%, Difficult 17.9%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A relentless, ultra-violent 2D shooter that prioritizes pure, chaotic carnage.

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 27.5%, Surreal 26.2%, 1990's 21.8%, Shooter 19.6%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, high-speed FPS that mirrors the frantic, adrenaline-fueled nature of the original POSTAL.

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 55.5%, Difficult 16%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Action 10%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features extreme, gritty violence and a dark tone that resonates with the transgressive nature of the original.

Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.

Why similar: Gore 66.6%, Difficult 24%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a chaotic, physics-based combat experience that captures the mayhem of the POSTAL series.

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 20.6%, Gore 13.9%, Top-Down 10.4%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down, zombie-filled shooter with a gritty, surreal atmosphere and intense 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 46.2%, Gore 36.5%, Action 17.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced, one-hit-kill action with a dark, psychological narrative and stylized presentation.

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 54.8% ★, Gore 12.9%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Difficult 6.8%, Top-Down 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, tactical game where you play as a villainous protagonist eliminating targets in chaotic environments.

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 31.4%, Isometric 27.3%, Gore 18.7%, Top-Down 13.3%, 1990's 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down vehicular combat with the same chaotic, destructive energy found in the seed game.

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% ★, Horror 16.8%, Gore 12.4%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Difficult 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game where you play as a villainous child, mirroring the dark, transgressive protagonist theme.

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Gore 14%, Difficult 11.7%, Shooter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, top-down shooter focused on slow-motion gunfights and intense, violent encounters.

A former member of the criminal underworld is lured back into “the life” by a mysterious drone claiming they have until sunrise to prevent a citywide criminal takeover together.

Why similar: Isometric 53.7%, Gore 32.8%, Action 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down brawler that emphasizes fluid, brutal combat and high-energy action.

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 43.6% ★, Gore 24.8%, Dark Humor 11.2%, Horror 9%, Comedy 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie action game that features the same kind of edgy, violent content as the original.

Chaos Town is a top-down chaotic shooter game where everything is destructible!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Gore 12.9%, Difficult 12.2%, Shooter 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that captures the small-town mayhem and arcade-style combat of the original.

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 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Surreal 13.3%, Shooter 10%, Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down shooter that blends western themes with intense, wave-based combat.

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through four beautiful worlds, confronting countless foes on his way to Mental's base.

Why similar: Shooter 33.4%, Gore 20.8%, Action 17.3%, Comedy 15.9%, Difficult 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the same brand of over-the-top, fast-paced shooter action found in classic 90s titles.

Redeemer: Enhanced Edition is a brutal close-quarters brawler. Punch, crush, shoot, and use the environment to destroy enemies. Master deep melee combat, execute savage finishers, and fight for redemption as Vasily, a former elite operative hunted by a cybernetic corporation.

Why similar: Gore 31.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 29.3%, Top-Down 22.6%, Action 8.4%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal top-down brawler that focuses on visceral combat and dark, revenge-driven themes.

In Viscera Cleanup Detail, you step into the boots of a space-station janitor tasked with cleaning up after various horrific sci-fi horror events. Instead of machineguns and plasma-rifles, your tools are a mop and bucket. That hero left a mess, and it's up to you to deal with the aftermath.

Why similar: Gore 66.4%, Horror 17.7%, Comedy 15.9%

Why You'll Like It: A satirical take on the aftermath of violent shooters, perfect for fans of the POSTAL series' dark humor.

Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a professional mob cleaner. In this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace - Queue the funky 70s inspired soundtrack!

Why similar: Gore 61.9%, Top-Down 20.9%, Action 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark-humored game about cleaning up crime scenes, sharing the grim, criminal-adjacent tone of the series.

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 15.9%, Gore 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 12.5%, Dark Humor 10.2%

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

Why similar: Gore 35.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Difficult 14.8%, Horror 12.6%, Comedy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie title that leans into the gore and violent, top-down action aesthetic.

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 12.7%

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 19%, Psychological 18.8%, Dark Humor 18.2%, Shooter 12.4%, 1990's 11.9%

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 25.1%, Twin Stick Shooter 23.9%, Gore 13.4%, Top-Down 10.8%, Difficult 10.6%

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

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Gore 12.4%, Surreal 11.5%

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 35.4%, Gore 26.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Shooter 10.4%, Comedy 9.3%

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 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.9%, Shooter 9.2%

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

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.6%, Dark Humor 21.1%, Horror 11.8%, 1990's 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

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 56.3%, Atmospheric 43.7%

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 40.5%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Psychological 16.9%, Shooter 7.4%, Atmospheric 5.9%

This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

Why similar: Gore 43.4%, Shooter 21.4%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Action 5.3%

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 25.4%, Isometric 16.5%, Horror 15.8%, Top-Down 14.5%, Gore 10.1%

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%

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 20.7%, Surreal 18.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Linear 9.3%

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 39.3%, Dark Humor 27.8%, Comedy 15.3%, Atmospheric 12%, Action 5.5%

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.

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.

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 25.8%, Surreal 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12.7%, Gore 11.6%

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

Why similar: Surreal 28.5%, Shooter 25.1%, Horror 21.3%, Linear 14.5%, Action 5.3%

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%, Surreal 15.1%, Shooter 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychological 12.4%

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 33.3%, 1990's 23.1%, Horror 16.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Gore 10.2%

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 29.9%, 1990's 27%, Difficult 13.3%, Action 12%, Horror 9.9%

It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

Why similar: Difficult 31.5%, Atmospheric 24.9%, Shooter 23.5%, Action 20.1%

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 18.4%, Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Gore 37.6%, Shooter 29.6%, Horror 20.2%, Action 12.7%

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

Why similar: 1990's 21.6%, Shooter 20.3%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Top-Down 14.4%, Horror 11.4%

You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 27.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.2%, Gore 10.5%, Top-Down 10.1%, Horror 9%

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 16.5%, Psychological 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Gore 12.5%, Surreal 11.6%

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker" celebrates the 30th anniversary of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series. It has been realized through a collaboration between the creators of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series, Koei Tecmo Games, and the creators of the "TSUKURU" series, KADOKAWA.