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Game entry

Postal

1997 · Shoot 'em up, Horror · PC, Mac, Linux, Dreamcast, Android · Ripcord Games

Postal is ranked no. 1,718 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,520 and 38% of duels won. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Super Animal Royale: 2 wins to 1 across 3 duels. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 12 out of 67 (Shoot 'em up).

World rank

no. 1,718

ELO score

1,520

Wins

38%

Duels played

80

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About Postal

Welcome to Paradise… Arizona. They’re out to get you. Or are they? It doesn’t matter. You don’t have time to think, only time to kill.

Blast, maim and fire-bomb your way through 17 unsuspecting locales, from a small town to a heavily guarded military complex. Don’t get too crazy – this killing spree is anything but senseless. Out here, strategy is key and the locals are packin’ - so take advantage of the third-person "premeditated" perspective that lets you see exactly who's cold and who's still able to pull a trigger.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,520 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

All Shoot 'em up games →
  1. 458 Hotline Miami2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,712
  2. 533 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,683
  3. 1,124 Nex Machina2017 · Shoot 'em up 1,568
  4. 1,263 Alien Swarm2010 · Shoot 'em up 1,555
  5. 1,334 Super Animal Royale2021 · Shoot 'em up 1,549

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Around this spot

The games Postal sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,715 60 Seconds! 1,520
  2. 1,716 Street Fighter X Tekken 1,520
  3. 1,717 No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 1,520
  4. 1,718 Postal 1,520
  5. 1,719 Samurai Shodown 1,520
  6. 1,720 Rematch 1,520
  7. 1,721 Alto's Adventure 1,520

Released in 1997

The standing

Where Postal ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Postal stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 12 out of 67 (Shoot 'em up).

Where Postal ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,718 5,110
Shoot 'em up 12 67
1990s 231 655
1997 29 78

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The debate

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