POSTAL 4: No Regerts

I know POSTAL 4: No Regerts gets a lot of mixed reactions, and I understand why. It is rough around the edges, the humor will not land for everyone, and some jokes can feel over-the-top or a little awkward. But as someone who has played a lot of POSTAL over the years, I still find myself coming back to this game and having a good time with it.
This is not the cleanest or most polished open-world game out there, but POSTAL has never really been about being clean. It is messy, loud, strange, crude, ridiculous, and sometimes completely unhinged. That is also part of why the series has always had its own identity. POSTAL 4 carries that same raw sandbox comedy spirit, just with a newer coat of paint.
Is it as funny or iconic as POSTAL 2? Not quite. POSTAL 2 had lightning-in-a-bottle energy, and that is hard to recreate. Times changed, the studio changed, and comedy itself has changed. But POSTAL 4 still feels like a real POSTAL game in the way that matters: you are dropped into a weird town, given absurd errands, and left to handle situations however you want. You can try to play somewhat peacefully, or you can turn the whole place into a disaster carnival. Either way, the game gives you room to make your own chaos.
One thing I respect is that Running With Scissors did not abandon it. Unlike POSTAL 3, which even the series basically treats like a cursed object buried under the floorboards, POSTAL 4 has kept getting updates, fixes, and improvements. That matters. You can tell the developers still care about making it better, even if the game launched with plenty of problems.
The humor is definitely not for everyone. Some parts are funny, some parts are cringe, and some parts feel like the game is throwing every joke at the wall just to see what sticks. But that is POSTAL. It is not trying to be safe, elegant, or normal. It is trying to be stupid, offensive, chaotic, and weird in that very specific Running With Scissors way.
If you want a polished AAA shooter, this probably is not the game for you. But if you are a POSTAL fan, enjoy absurd open-world sandbox gameplay, and can laugh at a game that knows exactly how ridiculous it is, then I think POSTAL 4 is worth giving a fair shot.
It may not be perfect, but it has the attitude, freedom, and ugly little goblin soul of a real POSTAL game.
Recommended for fans of the series, especially if you miss that old POSTAL sandbox chaos.

Right off the bat, I'm going to address the technical aspect - it's beyond atrocious. The game has insane performance issues, this combined with all the bugs, glitches and loading times every 3 steps makes for a bad first impression. It's so bad as a matter of fact that I wanted to quit before even finishing the first day.
It's clear to me the game runs on an ancient engine which brings me to the graphics, I mean there are definitely less visually appealing games but a game released in 2022 shouldn't look like it came out in the mid 2000s. Personally, I don't think it's the end of the world, I guess the developers wanted to preserve the charm of Postal 2.
The story and humor is fine, maybe not the funniest but you are bound to giggle every so often. It's kinda nostalgic to see an actual continuation of where Postal 2 left off.
Gameplay mostly remains the same as well. You can still put your cat on the rifle, you can pee on npcs until they vomit or you can use the health pipe. A few things have changed such as being able to hop on a mobility scooter and cruise around or put money into a good use and shop for supplies in one of many vending machins across the map - overall there are more things to mess with, places to explore and activities to try.
I know the developers tried their best to improve the game as much as possible. Yes, it's better in a ton of ways than its predecessor but the bar has been set so low that it's expected for this game to be significantly better. If it wasn't for the poor optimization, I wouldn't think twice giving the game a positive review.

Context : paid for the pre-order back then (probably the first and last one) because reasons (postal 2) so I PAID FOR IT WILLINGLY (i also bought and enjoyed the movie so you know where i stand)
Now that it is setltled :
-Do i regret buying it ? No.
-Did i enjoy playing it No.
-Did i enjoy playing it again ? No.
-Did i enjoy playing it a third time ? No.
2026 - This game is beyond beta / pre-alpha or whatever. The bugs are everywhere, fixed in some versions, but kept in others that removed other bugs that other versions did not have.
-Is it similar to Postal 2 ? No.
-Is it better than Postal 2 ? No.
-Is it worse than Postal 3 ? No idea, never got it.
So what is wrong with it :
There is no life. There are drones that are there, moving according to some half assed scripts. There is no story, there are words put together.
The menus are bad,
The UI is bad console style but on PC, cannot modify it
Inventory management is awful (there are stuff that should just be in you inventory and not on the available items to use)
It is open world when they want it to be open world, most of it is not. Want to go back to a place you liked ? Nope, start the game again.
Humour ? Plenty of it : Piss, poo, dildos, ♥♥♥♥♥ and vaginas (they added vaginas in the game locations)
The variety of wepons, plenty, serve no purpose and act like ♥♥♥♥.
Save system prevents you from saving when it matters i.e. not to have to make an entire mission again. It happens in other games indeed, but this one specifically makes it so you waste time.
-Makes you move around the map for absolutely no other reason than making the game longer. Final part is the worst case.
-Collection of stuff place more randomly than a random script could do.
-There is no feel of progression. Wow you get another vehicle ! Awesome... Here a grapling hook that is barely usable, and only at very specific points.
-There is no one else in the game other than you, a couple random forgettable bugged bosses. That is it. So you'll talk alone most of the time.
-I'd like to make a little money, let's sell some of my stuff > do you want to sell all your stuff ? No, just part of it... No. Either all or nothing. But it says on the panel 5 for 100$ ?!? Frack you.
-Hey there are gnomes all around the place but you have to carry them all over the map to get cash... What ? Yup, many of them. But it is fun !
-easter eggs ? There are many. Because there was a list of easter eggs that had to be put to make the player remember things, it is a mechanic and they used mechanic to put them in, not passion or cultural references.
-Hey, i finished the game, can i roam around freely ? No, once the game is over, frack you. But there is a free mode enbled for some sandboxing fun.
-you can try playing it peacefully, the bugs will prevent it, anytime anywhere.
-bug bug bug bug and this game has been out since 2019 (janky)
-you get full loads of weapons almost at the start of the game, no need to wait for THE gun / grenade that will smoothen the game. Nope.
-don't die.
-don't expect proper framerates, unless you spend an unspecified amout of time trying to fix it.
What's good :
Lots of weapons to have fun with,
Map is quite big,
With a lot of details,
They made an effort with graphics,
There is pizza and fried chicken
It is not a 150Gb game.
This game has no passion put in it, it is not a proud sucessor of Postal 2. Just a random amount of stuff bundled together with a nostalgia feel, private poo/pee jokes and a complete mess.
Why did i say that i recommend it ?
To trick the people looking for what is good and get them a glimpse of what they are buying.
Will i play it again, probably, in a few years. And if Postal 2 has tought me anything, they may update it in 10 years with a good dlc ;)
I regret nothing, but i expect a lot.

Game is scuffed and stupid, just the way it was always supposed to be. I don't know what else people expected for sequel to Postal 2. Don't expect a perfectly polished AAA game, expect one where you drop kick a man halfway into a wall and watch his ragdoll freak out. Postal 4 is just a stupid and fun game. Optimization could be better, but it's not as bad as people make it out to be. A normal 8Gb card from the past 10 years should be fine for this

This game gets a bad rap! Is it absolutely stupid and also somewhat buggy?? Absolutely! I just look at that as part of the charm though. I think of this game the same as I would the absolutely most horrendous and cheap ‘B’ movies. There is a lot of jank, but at the end of the day it’s good fun. Now maybe I am biased because I have been a fan since the original game, but whatever. I enjoyed it and will probably even play it again. For anyone on the fence about this I would totally recommend if you want a stupid video game version of a B movie.

this is the best worst video game i have played in recent memory and i have left this game every time with a smile on my face
the biggest flaw is the performance issues that it has; playing this game i strangely accepted it will barely ever run well. i really wish there would come more performance fixes because this game DESPERATELY needs them, its even hard to enjoy a lot of the good aspects of this game when it runs as badly as it does.
i have faith in rws fixing a lot of the issues the game has, despite their focus on their new title flesh and wire. postal 4 is fun and stupid and i like it.

It’s a good game yes, but worth the price? No. 99% of the tasks consist of running around an area to find a certain number of a certain object while people are attacking you even though a big part of the game is already just running around, it’s a big downgrade from Postal 2 and honestly feels a bit lazy. The NPCs seem very unreactive and repetitive, also a downgrade. With a few improvements, it can be a great game. I wouldn’t not recommend it, but you should think twice before buying.