{"id":13198,"date":"2026-08-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=13198"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:05:09","slug":"postal-2-redux-funded-confirmed-for-q1-2027-launch-on-pc-ps4-ps5-and-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/postal-2-redux-funded-confirmed-for-q1-2027-launch-on-pc-ps4-ps5-and-vr\/","title":{"rendered":"Postal 2 Redux Funded, Confirmed for Q1 2027 Launch on PC, PS4, PS5, and VR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Once-controversial cult classic Postal 2 is returning, with original developer Running With Scissors, Flat2VR, Team Beef, and Impact Reality confirming Postal 2 Redux, a complete rebuild of the 2003 first-person shooter in Unity 6. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign that saw it get funded in one day, Redux will be released in Q1 2027 for PC, PS4, PS5, and VR platforms.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The fictional town of Paradise, Arizona will once again have to deal with the presence of the Postal Dude, an everyman who just wants to get his errands done and get through his day. Naturally, things go sideways, and he&#8217;ll end up getting mixed up in all sorts of shenanigans. &#8220;At its heart, \u201cPostal 2 Redux is a sandbox in the truest sense: players decide how each day unfolds, playing their way from mild-mannered to mayhem, in a living, reactive world where no two playthroughs are ever the same, said Impact Reality CEO and co-founder Jasmine Uniza. \u201cReturning alongside the Postal Dude is Champ, the series\u2019 beloved canine companion and a longtime fan favorite, now upgraded with new ways to interact: pet him, bring him along, weaponize him, and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Postal 2 Redux Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/postal-2-redux-funded-confirmed-for-q1-2027-launch-on-pc-ps4-ps5-and-vr.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Running With Scissors says that a number of technical improvements accompany the move to Unity 6, including upgraded textures, lighting, materials, and shaders. Level streaming has also gotten a boost, which should make traversing Paradise smoother. NPCs are also being overhauled for better intelligence and reaction to both the player and the world around them. Combat is also being rebalanced and a new physics system has been implemented.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">IGN gave the original Postal 2 a 5.5 out of 10 in 2003. We&#8217;ll see how Postal 2 Redux plays in 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Ryan McCaffrey is IGN&#8217;s executive editor of previews and host of IGN&#8217;s weekly Xbox show, <\/em>Podcast Unlocked<em>, and a co-host of <\/em>Next-Gen Console Watch<em>. He&#8217;s a North Jersey guy, so it&#8217;s &#8220;Taylor ham,&#8221; not &#8220;pork roll.&#8221; Debate it with him on Twitter at <\/em>@DMC_Ryan<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/postal-2-redux-funded-confirmed-for-q1-2027-launch-on-pc-ps4-ps5-and-vr.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/postal-2-redux-funded-confirmed-for-q1-2027-launch-on-pc-ps4-ps5-and-vr.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/postal-2-redux-funded-confirmed-for-q1-2027-launch-on-pc-ps4-ps5-and-vr.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/postal-2-redux-funded-confirmed-for-q1-2027-launch-on-pc-ps4-ps5-and-vr.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-13198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13200,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13198\/revisions\/13200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}