- Special Delivery: Postal Strike 1.0! - 17 March 2026
Dear Reader,I am happy to announce that Postal Strike has left Early Access and has released in 1.0! It's been a wild ride... I knew nothing about pixel art or coding when I started on this game. The GdQuest coding tutorial and a quick play on Aseprite convinced me to give it a go.... and here we are.The game will go on sale with 25% off in the Spring Sale (that was the next time I could schedule a discount), but hopefully you agree the price is fair.My last post covers this, but during Early Access I've added:11 new enemies (for a total of 20 varieties)5 extra letters (for a total of 26)15 extra food items (for a total of 43)Enemy hordes that spawnLOADS of balancingLOADS of bugfixingA few spelling corrections3 new music tracksAnd more!In the 1.0 update I've finally added ITEMS to the game. Here are the full patch notes, but the headline is that I've added 6 items that dead enemies can…
- Postal Strike 1.0 Is Coming Soon! - 10 March 2026
Dear Reader,I've come with exciting news: Postal Strike will release in 1.0 at some point before the end of March!A bit vague I admit but we're nearly there. So far in Early Access I've added:0.7: 11 new enemies (fox, hedgehog, swan, snail, wasps, bird, dog x2, postbox x3)0.8: 5 news letters (First Class, Second Class, Large Letter, Package and Snail Mail)0.9: 15 new items to buy in the shop (and hordes that spawn each day!)In the upcoming final update before 1.0 release I've made a bunch of bugfixes, balance tweaks and added in items that enemies have a chance of dropping! This is something that I've been wanting to add from the start (I remember an early review mentioning them missing). They'll be the classic bomb and magnet style items along with an item that makes you invincible and a couple that give you temporary stat boosts. Also you may have noticed the pigeon that flies above y…
- Postal Strike Update 0.9.2 - 6 March 2026
Dear Reader, Here's a very small update fixing the 16:10 resolution setting. The should automatically default to 16:10 ratio when on fullscreen on a 16:10 monitor now. I've tested on my Steamdeck and PC and it's working great for me, but let me know if not for you! Kind regards, Jimmy
- Postal Strike Update 0.9.1 - 4 March 2026
Dear reader, This is a small patch to fix a few issues and add in an extra community-requested resolution! Please see full patch notes below:Rebalanced the price of several food itemsAdded in a new 16:10 resolutionMade standard letters a little fasterApplied a new fix for Large Letter sometimes despawningMade the bird enemy slightly strongerFixed a rare crashing issue when levelling up as the day endsKindest regards, Jimmy
- Postal Strike 0.9 (The More Food Update) - 2 March 2026
Dear Reader,Another day, another update - this one was MUCH faster to finish.I've updated the game to 0.9, adding lots more shop items in the process. I wanted to add in more healing food and food with trade offs into the shop to help make that side of it more interesting. Alongside that we have a new mechanic for each day...When half the day has passed a swarm of enemies will appear around you - they will pause for a couple of seconds before attacking so you have a chance to thin the herd. I added this to give you a little XP boost and also increase the challenge. During the first couple of days wasps will spawn around the player, but on the later levels you will see postboxes or even the scary geese... be wary! Update patch notes:Added in 15 new shop items with various helpful and not so helpful effectsA horde of enemies will now spawn around the player once per day (halfway through t…
- Postal Strike 0.8.1 Beta Update - 25 February 2026
Dear Reader,I've made some fixes and tweaks to the 0.8 beta. Here are the fixes and balances in this patch:Large Letter should more reliably make it's way across the whole screen nowLarge Letter is larger!Large Letter's hit box has been tweakedBoss Health has been boosted (especially on higher difficulties)Lockboxes are strongerSnail Mail damage is UPPackage damage is UPPackage now flies fasterSecond Class Mail now moves fasterSecond Class Mail now fires slightly fasterThe XP curve has been smoothed out - you'll level slightly slower early on, but slightly faster later onA few other minor bug fixes like dogs not moving in very specific conditionsWork on the 0.9 FOOD update progresses and should be with you quite soon. Thanks again for all your support, I am aiming to fully release the game in 1.0 within the next 2 months.Warmest regards, Jimmy
- Postal Strike 0.8 (The More Letters Update) - 17 February 2026
Dear reader,Thanks for your patience on the new update.I'm happy to present Postal Strike 0.8 to you - now with even more letters!I've always been aware that before you've bought extra letter types from the Upgrades menu, the pool of weapons is a little limited... therefore these new letters are all useable from the start of the game - adding more variety to your builds!But what's been added? Let's find out:The slow-moving, piercing Snail Mail. It fires out in random directions but will slow any enemies it hits The high-damage, slow firing First Class mail. This one's like a sniperThe low-damage, fast firing Second Class mail. Think machine gun with this oneThe chaotic, explosive Package. You can add loads of extra projectiles with this one to fling at enemiesThe huge Large Letter. This one moves from left to right taking out any enemies it touches and can get massiveSeveral new bug fix…
- Postal Strike 0.7.4 Beta Update - 23 January 2026
Greetings dear reader and Happy New Year! It's been a minute. I had some lovely time off but don't worry - I haven't been idle. Work has been progressing on the weapons update! Turns out adding new weapons can break a LOT in the game, but I'm at a place where I'm happy with two new additions, so here they are. They've been added in beta for now, so switch to the NEW beta branch (no password required any more!) to give them a go. Not sure what happened to the old beta branch but it won't update now...The new letters are:First Class Post - this sniper type letter hovers over your head for a second before firing off at super speed towards an enemy. It's high damage and fires faster as it upgrades.Snail Mail - a very slow, low-medium damage letter that can pierce enemies. It fires off all the time (not just when you're near enemies) and moves in a random direction but, to balance it, it fir…
- Postal Strike 0.7.3 Update - 20 December 2025
Dear reader, Here's another update ironing out some issues! The fixes/tweaks of this patch are: Reduced later day lengthsMade confused enemies invulnerable (so you can't accidentally kill them)Reduced initial Hate mail damageMade sure Red Letter consistently appears when unlocked! Reduced Wasp XP (as that was bugged to be crazy high)Made XP gain a little slower at first, but quicker later onBoosted Bubblewrap damage, knockback and protectionGoose sped upDogs are now a bit biggerGain 2 hp per level up now (rather that 5), but.......Health pick ups are now more common!The Bird enemy is strongerGave Love Letter more knockbackThanks again for a fun launch, and please let me know if you have more feedback. I'm currently working on the 0.8 patch which will add some fun new content. Look out for that in early 2026! If we don't speak again then MERRY CHRISTMAS!Yours festively,Jimmy
- Postal Strike 0.7.2 update - 12 December 2025
Dear reader,I've pushed out a few more fixes from issues I saw after watching my brother play!They are:Made sure the stats on the pause, shop and level up menus properly matched upTweaked some of the XP drops from enemies (let me know if levelling up is too fast/slow now!)Red and blue rats now have a shadow (like normal rats do)Reduced the Leaflet knockback amountMade sure that the Goose and Wasp's movement patterns worked properlyBoosted Doctor's Note's Level 5 and max level upgradesBoosted Bill's Level 5 and max level upgradesAdding a safeguard against a softlock after levelling up just as you enter the shopYours sincerely, Jimmy
- Postal Strike 0.7.1 update - 11 December 2025
Dear reader, I've pushed out a small update to mop up a couple of issues from the latest update.The fixes are: Made sure the boss actually spawns again on SundayFlipped the wasps around (they were flying backwards!)Patched a bug that made Leaflet being completely overpowered (oops)Yours sincerely, Jimmy
- The Big More Enemies Update - 10 December 2025
Dear reader,Thanks for the feedback so far on the enemies update - I've chosen to release it into the main game so more people can play it and added a couple of extra enemies compared to the beta.This update adds 11 new enemies. They are:The weak but damaging HedgehogThe speedy FoxThe slow but strong SnailThe swarming Wasps2 new Dog varieties (white & grey, unlocked on Day 2)A strong Strong Postbox (unlocked on Day 3)A speedy but unpredictable Goose (unlocked on Day 3)A stronger Reinforced Postbox (unlocked on Day 4)A very angry Bird (unlocked on Day 4)An even stronger and damaging Evil Postbox (unlocked on Day 5)I've also added in a few extras and fixes:The player will now be invincible for 2 seconds after levelling upThe player will now pushback enemies on levelling upThe game will now ask 'are you sure' when you quit from the pause menuThe watermelon should (finally!) heal as well as…
- More Enemies Beta Update - 8 December 2025
Dear reader,Thank you for all the feedback on the game so far! I've been working away on a new enemy update all week, and we're looking good to release it before the end of the year I hope!You can access this enemy update now in beta - the beta code is PostiesRule123The beta update adds 9 new enemies. They are:Hedgehog (check out the cute sprite sheet below)FoxSnailWasps2 new dogs (unlocked on Day 2)Reinforced Postbox (unlocked on Day 3)Goose (unlocked on Day 3)A very angry bird (unlocked on Day 4)I hope these enemies are fun to dispatch and add some much needed variety! THERE WILL BE BUGS so let me know if you play the beta and encounter one. Yours sincerely, Jimmy
- Postal Strike 0.6.1 - 3 December 2025
Dear player,Hope you're having a lovely time living your enemy-dispatching-Postie-dream. Your feedback will make this game much better and with that in mind I've just pushed out the first Postal Strike patch. It's only a small one but fixes the following:Changed some annoying collisions on the environmentFixed the invisible well collision (sorry!!)Slightly reduced manuscript crit chanceSlightly increased apple spawn chanceSlightly reduced Doctor's note chance to spawn apple Made rerolls a little cheaper in upgrades menuMade complaint a little cheaper in upgrades menuBoosted spam fragment damage by about 5%Made chain mail move about 10% fasterMade rats 1hp weakerMade those sneaky rats stand out moreMade hate mail move about 10% fasterWatermelon should now correctly heal AND boost healthIf you buy a bargain item it now correctly updates unaffordable shop itemsThank you once again for your…
- Postal Strike is out! - 1 December 2025
Dear Potential Posties, ːsteamhappyːI'm super excited to announce that Postal Strike is out NOW in early access! ːshockedstar2022ːIt's my take on the Survivor-like genre. The whole game making experience has been super fun and I hope you enjoy playing my first attempt. Early Access features include:11 Posties to play as10 difficulty levels21 letters to fire63 goals to complete9 enemy types to dispatch28 shop items to buyOver 100 upgrades to unlock63 achievements to unlockThere will be bugs but hopefully nothing major - please let me know if you find one and I'll fix ASAP. Expect balancing patches over the next few days too!I've discussed the road map in another post but I'm aiming to release major updates with more enemies, letters, items and food going forward, as well as general polish and fixes.Have a great time on your Postie journey , I've had a lovely time making the game and appr…
- Special Delivery 2! Postal Strike's Release Date - 11 November 2025
Dearest reader,Hope you're well. Just a quick one to say that the release date is LOCKED IN:Monday 1st December 2025 ːluvːI've been working away on several new features including:The final unlockable Postie (for now)2 new letter weapons (Complaint and Leaflet)A tutorial menuA 'Goals' section -> this is a biggie and unlocks loads of fun ways to strengthen your postieA new enemy spawning systemAn extra food item for the shopLOADS of bug fixes and balance tweaksP.s here's a sneak peak at the final postie just for reading this far. He's super.If you haven't already wish listed please do - it really helps!Kind regards,Your pal Jimmy ːsteamthumbsupː
- Special Delivery! The First Postal Strike Update - 19 October 2025
Dear reader,My name's Jimmy and I'm the solo dev for Postal Strike. ːluvːTurns out making a game is HARD but It's so lovely to see so many wishlists, I really appreciate it! I've been working hard behind the scenes getting the game ready for release and I wanted to give a quick rundown of what I've added:Added 6 new letters to unlock (including my favourite: Pen Pal which spawns a little French friend to fight by your side - see the gif below of him running about on the right)Added 2 extra enemiesAdded 2 more music tracksDone a LOT of balancingFixed about 2 million bugsThings I still have to do:Improve the progressionAdd the final unlockable REDACTED postiePolish polish polishI'm hoping to release the game before the end of year, thanks for your patience and let's do this again!Kind regards,Your pal Jimmy ːsteamthumbsupː
