Postal III is a third-person shooter video game developed by Trashmasters and Running with Scissors, and published by Akella.

The gameplay is much more linear and mission based, also unlike Postal 2, though an open-world game mode was later added in an update.

The player, taking the role of The Postal Dude, uses various firearms and melee weapons to defeat enemies, with the option to attack them either lethally or non-lethally.

The game also contains characters depicting Uwe Boll (director of the 2007 Postal film),[5] Sergei Mavrodi, Osama bin Laden and Hugo Chávez.

[8] There are three endings to the game as Postal Dude must escape from the impending Venezuelan invasion with Hugo Chávez leading the charge.

"[14][18] In a much more positive review, QJ.Net stated that the game was "one of the most interestingly written, psychotic and harmful games I've ever played" and that the developers had "ended up with a product that looks good, sounds great and is often funny", but also complained that their "experience was marred with constant crashing and a lot of graphical glitches" as well as complaining that it often comes off as "mean spirited and lacking in heart".

The reviewer praised its storyline, wide variety of weapons, and creativity while deriding the game's "linear level design and gameplay" and complaining that it takes "a while to get to the meat of the title".

"[22] In an interview about a month after release, Vince Desi, the head of Running with Scissors, admitted that the "fan reaction has been mixed" to Postal III, as well as stating that most of the complaints centered around the game having "too many bugs."

[24] This came after revelations that Running with Scissors' relationship with Akella had broken down and that they no longer had any real involvement with the future development of Postal III.

They also added that "after the disaster that was Postal III due to the mistake of outsourcing it, we have decided to make the next game 100% in house.

"[9] Vince Desi summarized the situation in a 2013 interview by saying that "some deals work, some don’t, PIII failed for many reasons.

Historically we had a great relationship with Akella, our Russian publisher, and for the record the folks there were good people and I consider them my friends regardless of the fiasco PIII ... Again, it is a testimony to POSTAL fans around the world who have shown their loyal support beyond all odds and hurdles that allows us to keep on going.