Dispatch

Like any good superhero, Dispatch has a secret identity. On the surface, it’s a goofy, Office-style visual novel stuffed with fart jokes and the occasional bit of casual nudity. But that’s just the costume. Step closer, actually engage with the narrative, and it transforms into something much more sincere. It’s a story about the weight of our pasts, and what it means to finally move forward from them. It’s about choosing who you want to become instead of quietly accepting the role Fate hands you. I’m not even a little embarrassed to admit this game made me cry—yes, the same game where a drug-addicted bat monster gets handcuffed to a weight rack because he thought the angelic assassin was going to show him her boobs. Beneath the absurdity and the superpowers, it’s the real people who break through: the flawed, messy, painfully human characters who reach out and connect with you. That’s where Dispatch truly shines.

After years of tired formulas and disappointing attempts within the genre, Dispatch arrives as a genuine breath of fresh air. It is captivating, tense, and surprisingly sharp in how it tells a story about heroes. Every character is written with clear motivation and emotional weight, and the narrative shines thanks to a gameplay structure that is simple on the surface yet deeply effective. The balance between watching cinematic moments, making meaningful choices, and remaining actively engaged is the best the genre has offered in a long time. In short, Dispatch is one of the strongest hero-focused experiences I have played in years and one of the most pleasant surprises of 2025.

It understands that humans are at the heart of superheroics, and that a magical suit is less important than a desire to uplift everyone around you, and to help them realise their potential. To see past their flaws, to see what they can become. To save the world, one person at a time.

Dispatch isn’t a triumph of mechanical innovation. It doesn’t reinvent the narrative adventure game, but it doesn’t pretend to. On the other hand, it delivers one of the most compelling interactive dramas in years, an adult animated superhero story with the emotional punch of prestige television and a script that truly shines. I didn’t want to stop playing just because I needed to know what happened next; I kept playing because I cared who it was happening to.

Dispatch is one of the best-written games of our generation and another proof that AdHoc studio are the best in what they do. From gameplay to characters, everything is as it should be - only if the pacing allowed it all to develop fully.

A clever and often funny take on the superhero genre, with a tight narrative that pulls you in and refuses to let go throughout its eight episodes.

So why, despite jokes about this not being the golden age of comics any more, does Dispatch feel like a retrograde step? [Issue#419, p.118]

One of the best superhero stories in gaming! You get to play as a retired hero, down on his luck guy with a grudge that gets a second chance by supporting other heroes. You do that by dispatching the right person for the job and min/maxing the team. And the team doesn't want to work together. It's up to you how to manage things. The workplace drama and romance mixed with action packed events makes every episode of this game memorable. You get to choose and shape the way the story goes and how you get to shape those around you. Great animation paired with well written dialogue elevates this above the small studio that made it. Fantastic game!

I am a big fan of the old Telltale games like Walking Dead/Tales of Borderlands and after the first chapter of Dispatch wrapped up I was fully invested and excited to see what’s next. However, by the end credits I was a little disappointed. The visuals are fantastic, the character designs are great and the concept is an original take on the superhero genre. But the dialogue and humor I found unbelievably cringe (99% Borderlands 3 level scatology) and the choices just didn’t feel high stakes enough. The dual gameplay was also a cool idea similar to 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim but the execution felt a little too random and simplistic. I hope we get more of these types of games but I really wanted more from the story and characters.

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Just watch it on YouTube. It's not a game. It's a cartoon. One that is written by edgelords. What little gameplay that is there, is kindergarten level puzzles. Two of the voice actors are good. The rest are very hard to listen to.

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