Postal (franchise)


Postal is a shooter game franchise created by Running with Scissors, known for its excessive violence and controversial content. Each game is set in a different genre; Postal is isometric, Postal 2 is a first-person shooter and various spin-off titles were in genres such as third-person shooter and top-down shooter. A film adaptation simply titled Postal was also produced by German director Uwe Boll.

Games

Main series

A film adaptation of the Postal series was directed and co-written by Uwe Boll. Though the film shares the title of the first Postal video game, it is more heavily drawn from the sequel, Postal 2. New characters are introduced in the film, such as Faith, a young barista who joins the Postal Dude in his adventure, and former U.S. president George W. Bush.

Books

Two books were published only in Russia. In 2011 published book Postal. Реальный Чувак, which was written by Andrei Shlyachov and published by AST. In 2012 published book Postal. Чувак и надувная свобода, which was written by Igor Gradov and published by AST.
A book based on the first Postal game in the series, named after the game's expansion pack, Postal: Special Delivery, was written by Alisa Bogodarova and published on October 29, 2015 by Publish Green in the form of an Amazon Kindle eBook. The book retells the game's story and the various events leading up to it and introduces several new characters including the Postal Dude's high school friends and teachers as well as original fantasy characters.
On April 15, 2020 was published documentary book about franchise Postal - Postal, written by Brock Wilbur and Nathan Rabin, which included interview with Vince Desi and Mike Jaret.