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''Post Scriptum'' is a [[TacticalShooter tactical]] FirstPersonShooter developed by Periscope Games and published by Offworld Industries, the developers and publishers of ''VideoGame/{{Squad}}''. Originally developed as a mod for the former game, ''Post Scriptum'' was eventually made into a standalone title after Periscope Games was made into an official development company. It was released on August 10, 2018 on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, on UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows.

Set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, specifically the WorldWarII/WarInEuropeAndAfrica's Western Front, the game is divided into four main campaigns, each released per chapter. The first chapter, "The Bloody Seventh", focuses on Operation ''Market-Garden'' in the Netherlands, with British, American, and German forces introduced. The second chapter, "Plan Jaune", adds the French Army, with its maps set during the Battle and Fall of France to the Germans. The third, "Day of Days", adds the Battle of Normandy, introducing new American infantry uniforms. The fourth, and most recent, chapter, "Watch on the Rhine", was released on September 14th, 2022, adding a new winter map Foy, plus a number of new vehicles and uniforms for the American and German factions.

Compare with ''VideoGame/HellLetLoose'' and ''VideoGame/DayOfInfamy'', two similar TacticalShooter games set during WWII in Europe.

!''Post Scriptum'' contains examples of:
* AntiVehicle: Several weapons issued to players are capable of destroying enemy light vehicles and armor, ranging from the rifle GrenadeLauncher with AT rounds, to handheld rocket launchers like the Bazooka, Panzerfaust, and Panzerscheck. In some cases, these can even be anti-tank guns like the 5cm Pak 38 or even the 88mm Flak 36.
* AwesomePersonnelCarrier: Several armored troop carriers like the German Sdkfz 251, [=M3=] Half-Track, and Universal Carrier appear. Armed with machine guns and having sufficient armor to protect them from small arms fire, they're essential in both attack and defense, being able to go where "light" vehicles would be shredded to pieces and tanks wouldn't fit.
* CombatMedic: Medics in-game, in addition to their morphine syringes and field dressing kits, are also equipped with a standard-issue rifle and handgun, allowing them to participate in combat against enemies on the frontline.
* CrewOfOne: Averted. To properly man tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery guns, 2 or more people are necessary in order to fully utilize them.
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Hitting a vehicle enough times with an anti-tank weapon or explosive will eventually cause it blow up, causing anyone unlucky enough to be in or near the vehicle to get killed or wounded.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Several of the units featured in-game, such as the Waffen-SS Panzer Divisions and Airborne/Fallschirmjager units, are this, complete with unique uniforms and access to additional weapon loadouts.
* GameMod: The game itself originally started out as one for ''VideoGame/{{Squad}}'', before Offworld Industries took interest in the title and made the modders an official development team.
** Following release, in addition to having Steam Workshop support, the game also has several community-made chapters, with the most notable of these being Operation ''Mercury'' between the German Luftwaffe and ANZAC forces, and the North African Campaign between the German Afrika Korps and British 8th Army.
* GrenadeLauncher: Certain soldiers are given access to rifle grenade launchers, which allow them to fire either frag or anti-tank grenades using their primary weapons.
* ItsRainingMen: British, American, and German paratroopers are featured on several maps, with the first two in particular being the focus of the maps set during Operation ''Market-Garden''. On some maps, the paratroopers even drop from transport aircraft, all the while being fired upon by waiting German forces on the ground.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Averted. Getting even slightly wounded by gunfire, shrapnel, or an explosion will eventually kill you via bleed out if you don't bandage yourself or receive treatment from a medic.
* PinnedDown: Near-misses from gunfire and nearby explosions will blur the player's vision, forcing them to TakeCover in order to avoid getting picked off.
* SatchelCharge: Available for the Engineer classes are Satchel Charges, which can be used to clear enemy defenses and structures or take out enemy artillery guns and vehicles. To detonate them, they're on a wick-based timer, and must be planted and set up beforehand.
* SniperRifle: The sniper classes of each faction are issued a scoped version of their nation's respective service rifle.
* StormingTheBeaches: The Utah Beach map involves the US 4th Infantry Division landing on the beach of the same name, while the Germans defend from various beach defenses, beach houses, and inland fortifications in an attempt to contain the American onslaught.
* TankGoodness: Several American, British, French, and German tanks are available for use by their respective factions, and can prove devastating to both enemy infantry and tanks when crewed by skilled members.
* UrbanWarfare: The vast majority of maps in-game have villages, towns, and cities in them, forcing players to traverse their way through to their objectives while avoiding enemy ambushes, mortars, and tanks in the process.
* WinterWarfare: Chapter 4: "Watch on the Rhine" adds two winter maps into the game, Foy and Hagenau, both of which are set in the winter of 1944-45, with the American 101st Airborne fighting elements of the German Wehrmacht in frozen Belgian and French countrysides.
* WarIsHell: Among other things depicted here, deaths are violent, instantaneous, and oftentimes unexpected, bullets and explosions will suppress you, and non-lethal damage will eventually kill you if you're not healed by a medic or bandage your injuries.

* ItsRainingMen: British, American, and German paratroopers are featured on several maps, with the first two in particular being the focus of the maps set during Operation ''Market-Garden''.

* GameMod: Originally started out as one for ''VideoGame/{{Squad}}'', before Offworld Industries took interest in the title and made the modders an official development team.

Set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, specifically the WorldWarII/WarInEuropeAndAfrica's Western Front, the game is divided into four main campaigns, each released per chapter. The first chapter, "The Bloody Seventh", focuses on Operation ''Market-Garden]'' in the Netherlands, with British, American, and German forces introduced. The second chapter, "Plan Jaune", adds the French Army, with its maps set during the Battle and Fall of France to the Germans. The third, "Day of Days", adds the Battle of Normandy, introducing new American infantry uniforms. The fourth, and most recent, chapter, "Watch on the Rhine", was released on September 14th, 2022, adding a new winter map Foy, plus a number of new vehicles and uniforms for the American and German factions.

* OnlyAFleshWound: Averted. Getting even slightly wounded by gunfire, shrapnel, or an explosion will eventually kill you via BleedOut if you don't bandage yourself or receive treatment from a medic.

* ItsJustAFleshWound: Averted. Getting even slightly wounded by gunfire, shrapnel, or an explosion will eventually kill you via BleedOut if you don't bandage yourself or receive treatment from a medic.

!''Post Scriptum'' contains examples of:

Set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, specifically the WorldWarII/WarInEuropeInAfrica's Western Front, the game is divided into four main campaigns, each released per chapter. The first chapter, "The Bloody Seventh", focuses on Operation ''Market-Garden]'' in the Netherlands, with British, American, and German forces introduced. The second chapter, "Plan Jaune", adds the French Army, with its maps set during the Battle and Fall of France to the Germans. The third, "Day of Days", adds the Battle of Normandy, introducing new American infantry uniforms. The fourth, and most recent, chapter, "Watch on the Rhine", was released on September 14th, 2022, adding a new winter map Foy, plus a number of new vehicles and uniforms for the American and German factions.

Compare with ''VideoGame/HellLetLoose'' and ''VideoGame/DayOfInfamy'', two similar TacticalShooter games set during WWII in Europe.