Postal III

Trashmasters · 2012 · $5.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-09-23 11:49 UTC, 12 days ago. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $1.1k to $1.6k per month
• Opportunity: $2.2k per month at x1.60 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 363.0k
• 47% positive across 6271 reviews · 42.0 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 2.7 years
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-08-25; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

Postal III is a 2012 action-comedy shooter that extends the irreverent Postal franchise with third-person combat, multiple story branches, and notoriously janky gameplay.

Postal III generates solid four-figure monthly residuals from a committed niche audience despite widespread technical problems and middling reviews. The title's cult following has partially stabilized around community patches (notably the Ultra Patch), suggesting there is latent demand for a polished rerelease or enhanced port rather than a ground-up remake. However, the game's troubled legacy, modest player counts, and dependency on third-party IP make acquisition primarily viable for legacy-catalog builders or the franchise owner seeking to consolidate or revive the series through a targeted publishing intervention. Most realistic play: licensing.

• Risk: Postal III may depend on expired music licenses, celebrity likenesses, or corporate parody rights; verify with original publisher Akella and Rights Holders International before proceeding.
• Risk: Engine stability, save-file corruption, and camera bugs remain unresolved in vanilla builds; the Ultra Patch is community-maintained, not official, creating long-term support liability.
• Risk: Player base is extremely small (under 15 concurrent) and sentiment is volatile; revival investment carries high risk of poor return on a title with inherent reputational friction.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.