History VideoGame / Postal4NoRegerts

** The house you wake up in ''Thursday'', not only has massive ''Film/TexasChainsawMassacre''-esque decor but also has a ''Series/TwinPeaks''-based room on the basement. It's even called the Dark Lodge, making the ''Twin Peaks'' reference all the more apparent.

* HillbillyHorrors: The Mountain Men of the Dark Lodge on Thursday. The fact that their homes look like something out of the ''Film/TexasChainsawMassacre'' franchise, gory furniture and all, is pretty telling.

''Postal 4'' sees everyone's favourite hapless everyman, the Postal Dude (now voiced by Creator/JonStJohn, AKA VideoGame/DukeNukem) and his trusty companion Champ lose their car, trailer, and all of their worldly possessions, leaving them homeless and forcing them to make ends meet in the gambling city of Edensin, Arizona. Along the way, he spends yet another week doing errands for a number of strange individuals, making a number of friends and enemies, all leading to a chance meeting with whoever's pulling the strings behind the scenes...

Running With Scissors released the game on Platform/{{Steam}}'s Early Access platform to avoid making the same mistakes that befell ''Postal III'' during its development, as well as making it a way to involve the community in the development process.

The game was first released in Early Access on October 14th, 2019 with Monday. Further major updates were released on August 19th, 2020 (Tuesday), January 27th, 2021 (Wednesday), June 19th, 2021 (Thursday), and November 22nd, 2021 (Friday). The game left Early Access on April 20th, 2022 with Version 1.0, and continues to be frequently updated. Ports for the Platform/PlayStation4 and Platform/PlayStation5 were released on March 21st, 2023.

* DemotedToExtra: Krotchy. After having a big role in ''VideoGame/Postal2'' and it's expansion pack and even ''VideoGame/Postal3'', he is reduced to collectible plushies, a hint-giver of sorts, his face being on pins and graffiti, and appearing as a TV gif. Kunny ends up [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute taking his role as the mascot in Edensin]].

* HomemadeFlamethrower: The Dude's local FireBreathingWeapon this time around is a large, plastic watergun named the [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/postal/images/a/a1/Spurt%27N%27Squirt_9000.png/ "Spurt'N'Squirt 9000"]]. It not only has one of its large tanks filled with gasoline but also has a pilot light as well! The weapon has alternate ammo types, like water and urine (originally vomit). Amusingly the inventory icon for it shows the barrel of the watergun partially melted.

* InkSuitActor: As above, played straight with Carter Cruise, Vince Desi, and Mike J. Downplayed with Zack Ward, however, who only provides one possible voice for the Postal Dude, as well as an outfit based on his appearance from the Uwe Boll movie.

** '''Pacifist Ending''': [[spoiler: Unlike the first one, this ending has no narration and is mostly the Dude talking to Champ (and himself). After being dejected on not being able to find their stolen home, the mysterious stranger approaches the two and gives them their home with no strings attached even complimenting the Postal Dude's ability to make it through Edensin's insanity without causing too much carnage. This ending also as has an interesting amount of {{Surprisingly Creepy Moment}}s in comparison to the normal ending]].

** The Thursday Update added the Rattler, a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/postal/images/0/08/P4_RattlerHUDIcon.png/revision/latest?cb=20210621015653 sickle and mace]] strung together by a chain, based on the cover art for ''Postal X'' (the 10th anniversary collection).
** Version 1.1.1 introduced the Dilbow, a counterpart to the Penetrator from ''Postal: Brain Damaged''.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Shotguns obviously make a return and are just as devastating as ever. Joining the arsenal is The [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/postal/images/3/3f/P4_QuadBarrelHUDIcon.png/ Fournicator]], which is a ''quad-barreled'' shotgun and probably one of the most destructive weapons in the Postal Dude's arsenal, being classified as a ''Heavy'' weapon at that too.

** El Plago is an obvious parody of ComicBook/{{Bane}} having the exact same respirator (over his luchador mask) as Tom Hardy's portrayal of the character in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''.

Running With Scissors released the game on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}'s Early Access platform to avoid making the same mistakes that befell ''Postal III'' during its development, as well as making it a way to involve the community in the development process.

The game was first released in Early Access on October 14th, 2019 with Monday. Further major updates were released on August 19th, 2020 (Tuesday), January 27th, 2021 (Wednesday), June 19th, 2021 (Thursday), and November 22nd, 2021 (Friday). The game left Early Access on April 20th, 2022 with Version 1.0, and continues to be frequently updated. Ports for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5 were released on March 21st, 2023.

* HandCannon: The [[CoolGuns Desert Eagle]] returns as the game's basic handgun and alongside it is the Revolver, now based on a Smith & Wesson 629 Stealth Hunter.