Dispatch captivates with an unusual premise and drew players into its demo. The game now finally has a release date for Steam and PS5.
When and how will Dispatch be released? The first part of Dispatch is set to release on October 22, 2025, for PC and PS5. This will kick off the “superhero comedy strategy game” with the release of 2 episodes per week over a span of 4 weeks.
You won’t be able to play Dispatch in its entirety at launch, but instead, you will experience it like a series over a certain period. And there is a specific reason for this, says Creative Director Nick Herman:
“The episodic format makes it easy to dive into the story, keep track of it, and share it with friends. We want the release of Dispatch to be a ‘scheduled gaming’ experience, but with the weekly cadence of a TV show, rather than asking people to wait months between releases.”
You can also test the game on Steam in a demo that has been well received not just by us.
Or you can take a look at the trailer here:
As a former superhero at the desk
What kind of game is Dispatch? Dispatch is a wild mix that the developers describe as a “superhero workplace comedy where decisions matter.” You take on the role of former superhero Robert Robertson, who can no longer work as such and instead takes a desk job in a dispatch center.
You lead a team of former villains who are supposed to help citizens in emergencies. Emergency calls are answered, cats are rescued from trees, and thieves are caught – sometimes more successfully than others. You decide which team member goes on which mission while keeping an eye on their skills, abilities, and personalities.
You will also collect experience points and can upgrade your team. The game is filled with vulgar, sharp, and quirky humor, a charming comic art style, and well-known voice actors like Aaron Paul, Jeffrey Wright, and Laura Bailey. In the cinematic story, you will also have to make various decisions that change the course of the narrative.
Dispatch was developed by AdHoc Studio, which consists of several former Telltale developers who have worked on games like “The Wolf Among Us” or notable spin-offs of Batman or The Expanse. Their ideas were so well received by some well-known individuals involved in the development of Dispatch that they are now planning the next game with them: The probably most famous streamers of Dungeons & Dragons are making their own game, revealing the studio behind it now
