When does POSTAL 2 get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 10 reviews are negative (10%); after 7h it's 1 in 55 (2%). The opening is criticised less than in 91% of games we track.

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POSTAL 2

Nov 2, 2012 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 68% of owners

Steam reviews 97% positive of 138,928

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 10 reviews are negative (10%); after 7h it's 1 in 55 (2%).
The opening is criticised less than in 91% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 68% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 140,027 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 8.9h for positive, 10.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (67.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (89)

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R. Kelly's Protege Pissed in someone's face until they puked from it. 100%
Friend of Dorothy Successfully hid from the police at max wanted level. 92%
Well, aren't YOU a badass Kicked open a door. 84%
Someone's got a case of the Mondays! Survived Monday. 79%
Duck Dynasty Used a Bass Sniffer Radar. 72%
Taxidermy with Chuck Testa Used a cat to "accessorize" your gun. 72%
Officer McLovin' Asked a police officer to sign your petition. 69%
Here, Wilfred Gained your first dog helper. 68%
It's sterile and I like the taste Sucked down your own piss. 55%
I don't know whether to kiss you or kill you Put out someone that's on fire. 54%
C U Next Tuesday Survived Tuesday. 51%
It's not cheating, because it's YOUR dog Played "fetch" with your dog... using a severed human head. 50%
Finkle IS Einhorn! Gave a kickoff to a severed head. 48%
Lieberman is our Leader! Killed all of the video game protestors at the RWS Office. 47%
It's OK, we got Greenlit anyway Killed someone who refused to sign your petition. 47%
Fur Sure! Showed Vince and Mike J. what you thought of them. 47%
Do you even Enzyte, bro? Unzipped your pants and got 3 women to laugh at it. 42%
OMG, NEW MODERN FAMILY TONIGHT! Survived Wednesday. 42%
Sheriff Arpaio would be proud. Killed 30 or more people of each skin color. 37%
And THAT'S why you never get out of the tree Killed all of the book protestors in the library. 33%
It must be Thursday, I could never get the hang of Thursdays Survived Thursday. 32%
OMG, WE'RE HAVING A FIRE...sale Roasted 30 people with fire. 30%
Where's Mr. McGibblets? Gave Krotchy the bad touch. 30%
I swear, I am NOT Marcellus Wallace Killed 10 bystanders while wearing the gimp outfit. 29%
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM! Burned 5 people with the same can of napalm. 28%
Workin' for the Weekend Survived Friday. 28%
Gotta pay the Troll Toll Found one of the hidden underground sewers. 26%
Hutton Gibson Can't Deny This! Killed over 1,000 people. 26%
Can't Touch This Exploded 30 heads via sledgehammer to the face. 24%
FAB-U-LOUS! Wore all three outfits. 22%
Darth Maul'd! Sliced 30 people in half with the scythe. 21%
Door Mat Severed all of somebody's limbs without killing them. 21%
Screw Bill Lumbergh! Survived Saturday. 21%
You are not alone Observed an NPC going POSTAL! 20%
I'm not even supposed to be here today! Waited 13 real world years to see an in-game Easter egg. Thanks for sticking with us! 19%
A-Rod Who? Whacked a severed head 50 meters or more with the shovel. 19%
Paid the Piper Successfully bribed your way out of an arrest. 19%
Chuck Norris'd! Killed someone with a flying jump kick. 17%
I Am Legend Committed suicide... the Taliban way. 16%
There's always money in the banana stand Found the secret bank exit on Monday. 15%
I swear, I thought it was a home fill Exploded a nuclear bomb. 15%
Shiva Blast "Lost" your sledgehammer to a cow. 15%
RAFIBOMB!!! Kicked 10 people in the balls. 15%
Anger Management With Roger Clemens Nailed a fleeing bystander with a tossed sledgehammer. 15%
Rebecca Black's Nightmare Totaled 30 cars. 15%
Thanks for the money! Finished all seven days. 14%
Reddit would be proud. Hoarded 15 or more cats at a time. 13%
Rick Grimes 4 Life Made 30 zombies lose their heads. 13%
I should buy a boat Read the newspaper every day. 13%
Chapelle's Show Lured a police officer with a piss-soaked donut. 13%
Running With Scissors Ran 30 miles while holding the scissors. 13%
Found 'em faster than GWB Discovered the hidden Taliban base. 13%
John Rambo'd! Made a very long killing spree. 12%
Señor Cornballer Ate 30 donuts while wearing the police officer's uniform. 12%
GABAGOOOOOL! Reunited with an old friend. 12%
One time, at band camp... Saved the marching band from explody death. 10%
Holocaust: Part Deux Reunited with an old enemy. 9.9%
I don't need virgins for this Suicide-bombed a Taliban member. 9.5%
Cesar Millan is Very Happy Mauled 30 people with your dog. 9.3%
Ginger Mint Killed Zack Ward. 8.9%
Rain on your Wedding Day Reunited with an old flame. 8.9%
Don't taze me, bro! Zapped 20 innocent bystanders with the tazer while wearing the police officer's uniform. 8.3%
Uncle T-Bag Escaped from the maximum-security jail cell. 8.1%
Watchu' Talkin' 'Bout Muhammad Reunited with a former child star and an infamous terrorist leader. 8.1%
Pussy on a Pedestal Slaughtered 10 dogs with a kitty-silenced shotgun. 8.0%
Hello, Newman Kicked 30 dogs. 7.4%
Gettin DP'd Made 30 kills while dual-wielding. 7.1%
Fear and Loathing Smoked over 10 "health" pipes and 10 tins of catnip in one play session. 7.0%
SCREW that game! Found the hidden copy of POSTAL III and peed on it. 7.0%
Better than POSTAL III Rescued your loyal companion. 6.8%
Ape Gape Escaped the Animal Control Center with all monkeys alive. 6.8%
Dick Message Wasted no time with the Wise Wang. 6.7%
Michonne ain't got nothin' on me Resurrected a zombie corpse for your own nefarious purposes. 6.7%
BioShocked Spent $2000 on vending machines. 6.5%
Anustart! Completed the "POSTAL 2" game mode with no kills. 6.2%
Gary vs. The K. Man Discovered the Gary vs. Krotchy arena during the Apocalypse. 6.1%
Planet of the Apes: The Musical Completed the game (any mode) on Hestonworld difficulty. 6.1%
Ladies Love Cake Defeated your hateful ex-wife with delicious cake. 5.6%
Hobo Sexual Collected money for charity without stealing from Zack Ward. 5.6%
40 Year Old Virgin Completed the "POSTAL 2" game mode with a total play time of 1:30:00 or less. (Excludes cutscenes and loading times.) 5.6%
PooMasher Bought the toilet paper instead of stealing it. 5.5%
Rich on Reddit Sold 30 cats at the Cash 4 Cats vendors. 5.5%
CAN YOU DIG IT?! Completed the "POSTAL 2" game mode using only the Shovel to kill. (Must kill at least 30 people.) 5.3%
You Snow Nothing John Blow Peed on all of the snowmen in the Nuclear Winter zone. 5.0%
Scientology Level: OT VIII Completed the "A Week In Paradise" game mode on POSTAL difficulty. 4.9%
Ode to Eddings Deactivated all of the Vend-A-Cure XJ-2 units. 4.9%
My Name is Jesus Completed Paradise Lost with no kills. 4.6%
Adderall4All Completed Paradise Lost with a total play time of 1:45:00 or less. (Excludes cutscenes and loading times.) 4.6%
Harder than r/gonewild Completed Paradise Lost on POSTAL difficulty. 4.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-22.