Postal 2is quite popular and one of the most infamous games on Steam; unfortunately, the series never really amounted to much following that game.Postal IIIwas extremely disappointing, and in recent years we’ve just seen an expansion forPostal 2and a remake of thefirst game in the series.Today, Running With Scissors finally revealed its plans to move the series forward withPostal 4: No Regerts,which was both announced and released for Steam Early Access today.
This new game doesn’t hide its clear inspiration and ties toPostal 2, which makes sense asPostal IIIwasn’t well received. According to the founder and CEO of Running With Scissors,Postal 4: No Regertswas actually released in Early Access so the developer gets community feedback and doesn’t repeat previous mistakes. “We want to make sure we don’t pump a dump (akaPostal III) here, so we’re including the fans. We work for them, and I want them to be involved from now to completion,” he said.
Postal 4: No Regertsfollows the Postal Dude and Champ after everything they have is stolen and they are trapped in a fictional Arizona border town called Edensin. Postal Dude must then spend five days trying to make enough money to jumpstart his life again. Of course, this money can be made legitimately and without violence, but the fun of the game comes from using all the wacky weapons and interacting with all the odd factions. The Postal Dude is voiced by Jon St. John this time around too, which should pleaseDuke Nukem(and Big the Cat?) fans.
Though the early access version ofPostal 4: No Regertswill let players tinker around with these things, Running With Scissors does stress that this version of the game is “pre-beta” and a “vertical slice” of the game that only encompasses the first day of the game. Admittedly,Postal 4: No Regertsdoes look a bit rough around the edges right now, but I’m hoping that the game will improve over time and be the fun revival this infamous series deserves.
Check out the first screenshots for the game below.Postal 4: No Regertsis available now via Steam Early Access.
