A snappy, well-designed shooter, sturdier than you'd expect from the POSTAL license. The provocative humor won't please everyone, but the level design and speed will delight boomer-shooter fans.
Your verdict
Category
First-Person Shooter1 player18+
Description
A boomer shooter spun off from the POSTAL series, published by Hyperstrange on Switch in 2024. Inside the Postal Dude's mental breakdown, you tear through labyrinthine, over-the-top levels with unhinged weapons and trashy humor. Speed, verticality and level design inspired by Doom and Quake, in a deliberately provocative package for a mature audience.
POSTAL: Brain Damaged review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾3,5 GB📅02/02/2024
Published by Hyperstrange
POSTAL: Brain Damaged (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
The bosses push excess and bad taste all the way, in snappy arena fights. Their owned outrageousness fits the game's provocative tone perfectly, and their hallucinatory design provides the adventure's most memorable moments.
Is POSTAL: Brain Damaged still worth playing in 2026?
Arriving on Switch in 2024, this spin-off fully embraces the POSTAL series' provocative spirit while delivering a genuinely snappy, polished retro FPS. Carried by the current 'boomer shooter' wave, it offers fast action, over-the-top humor and unhinged bosses that will appeal to genre fans. It's an uninhibited outlet, for a mature audience only. On Switch, its high-tempo levels suit short, cathartic sessions well, wherever you are.
