Gaming's most unhinged FPS franchise is making a VR comeback

When it comes to the most offensive game franchises, games like Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt, and perhaps South Park come to mind. However, often forgotten is the Postal series, which is known for being one of the most deliberately offensive, nihilistic and chaotic game franchises in existence. Better yet, you'll be able to experience it in VR.

Postal 2: VR was announced at the VR Games Showcase. Almost twenty years after its controversial release, the 2003 first-person shooter will be reimagined for Steam VR, PlayStation VR2, and Meta Quest, developed in collaboration with Flat2VR Studios and Running With Scissors.

The game comes packed with all the features you'd expect from a VR iteration of a Postal game. Players can use motion controls to flip off pedestrians on the street, engage in over-the-top violence, and utilize the game's urination mechanic to their heart's content.

Postal 2: VR also comes with new NPC reactions, an overhauled virtual reality inventory system, and a new HUD and compass to help navigate the world. Each of the weapons has also been tailored for the VR format, with new reload systems and interactivity - for example, when you're using a cat as a silencer.

Every aspect of the story experience is preserved, from encounters with the Taliban, to the journey to retrieve Gary Coleman's autograph. For gamers new to the franchise, you take on the mantle of "the Postal Dude", an everyman who starts his journey embarking on chores like buying milk, and returning an overdue library book. The game quickly spirals into dark, satirical mayhem.

Running With Scissors has not provided a release date for the title, but its expected to arrive some time in 2025.