22 Ranged games like POSTAL 2 that you should try

What brings it close to POSTAL 2 is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode: third-person shooting and strong narrative focus.

If POSTAL 2 worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on game mode: this one brings co-op play.

It shares the essentials of what POSTAL 2 does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is third-person shooting and strong narrative focus.

What brings it close to POSTAL 2 is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings third-person shooting and strong narrative focus.

If POSTAL 2 worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is third-person shooting.

It shares the essentials of what POSTAL 2 does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: third-person shooting and a sci-fi setting.

What brings it close to POSTAL 2 is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: third-person shooting and procedural generation.

If POSTAL 2 worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and game mode: co-op play.

What brings it close to POSTAL 2 is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and progression. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in world — its own ground is strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics.

It comes from the same genre as POSTAL 2 and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on progression and world: this one brings crafting mechanics.

What brings it close to POSTAL 2 is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: an isometric view.

Shelved next to POSTAL 2 for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings co-op play.

The genre is the same as POSTAL 2’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is co-op play and skill tree progression.

If POSTAL 2 worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus.

Its point of contact with POSTAL 2 is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in world — its own ground is horror tension and strong narrative focus.