Dispatch Reviews
Dispatch has practically everything going for it. From the audiovisual setting, through the excellent technical condition and superb voice acting, to the phenomenally written characters and a story that completely captivates the player's attention and heart. It is undoubtedly one of the best titles of the year, and certainly the game with the most interesting story we have seen in 2025. I wholeheartedly recommend it and eagerly await the second season and future productions from AdHoc studio.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Video games that are genuinely funny don’t come around all that often; one that can also have your heart pumping with adrenaline — or silent tears streaming down your face — is almost unicorn rarity. Dispatch is that game.
Dispatch takes the foundation built by Telltale Games and runs with it, creating one of the best games in the genre and one of the best titles released this year. The incredible cast of characters, brought to life by great writing, a beautiful art style, and a fantastic team of voice actors, is so charming and lovable. Even if the gameplay is kind of lacking, the dispatching mini-games and emphasis on player and dialogue choice are so much fun to engage with. In a time when the superhero genre is more oversaturated than ever, Dispatch manages to go above and beyond, delivering an unforgettable experience.
Dispatch is fantastic. Packed with excellent writing, memorable characters, and beautiful animation, Your choices matter and lead to satisfying payoffs thanks to the weekly TV-like structure.
While not revolutionary, Dispatch stands out for recapturing the charm and enjoyment of following a narrative story filled with characters who have something to offer, be it chaos or good company.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Setting a new high bar for interactive storytelling games, Dispatch takes the Telltale formula, refines it and matures it into an essential experience. With world class voice acting bringing a top quality script to life, this game is a surprise GOTY contender.
Dispatch is a refreshing piece of gaming. Bringing back the Telltale-style choose your own adventure is great, but doing so with such brilliant style, technical proficiency and excellent script and performances has won me over entirely. Engaging from start to finish, Dispatch is easily one of my favourite games of the year, and a new standard in the genre.
Dispatch isn’t a game about saving the world. It’s about trying to hold it together when everything falls apart, both personally and professionally. It’s weird, stylish, and self-aware in the best way. showing that found family is even more powerful than blood, and that not all heroes wear capes. An interactive series that makes you laugh, think, and sometimes second-guess your choices. If you’ve missed that classic Telltale style of rich storytelling energy that once defined the genre, this one deserves a spot at the top of your playlist. Definitely a recommended narrative play.
Dispatch features an incredibly engaging story and well-written characters. The hero-dispatching system adds a uniquely flavorful touch to the experience, but the player’s influence over major events in the story feels noticeably limited.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
With Dispatch, the team at AdHoc embraces a dialogue-driven choice-based game with light mechanics, elevating the experience through a fantastic superhero story where friendship, redemption and emotions are the strongest superpowers.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
While Dispatch doesn’t offer the most advanced gameplay loop, it combines a diverse array of elements that sets a high bar for future games in the interactive narrative genre.
Dispatch is a masterclass in interactive storytelling and a must-play for absolutely everyone who can appreciate quick, witty writing, and it should absolutely be considered a late addition to the Game of the Year conversation.
If there’s any title worth playing this year, regardless of whatever gamer you are, it’s gotta be Dispatch. There’s something for everyone in it and, whether you like the acting, comedy, or gameplay, you’ll be satisfied. The journey from start to finish is one of the most memorable you’ll go on in 2025.
Having not been all that good at video games for most of my life, I fell in love with games that focused on great stories, usually with interactions a bit more limited than in fully fledged RPGs and the like. It’s why I still adore series like Life is Strange and (most of) the Telltale games. AdHoc Studios takes the foundations of those games and brings them up to the next level. The polish is astounding, with perfect performances, brilliant art and music, and fantastic, thoughtful writing hidden underneath a heap of swear words. Dispatch is brilliant, and you should play it.
Dispatch is honestly an amazing piece of storytelling. Probably the best we’ve had about superheroes in a long time. The game honestly had me gripped. I have been fully invested in the story and characters since first playing episode 1. For some that statement might mean nothing, but to those who played episode 6 it hits hard. I can’t wait to see where this will end and hope we might get a sequel. All I have to say to all our readers is, Keep Up. Here’s to more amazing storytelling games from AdHoc Studio in the future. In the meantime, I give Dispatch the Thumb Culture Platinum Award.
Dispatch is absolutely “phenomamal!” Much like a good TV show, its weekly release schedule had me waist-deep in fan theories and discussions, a feat owed largely to the game’s consistently sharp writing and compelling characters. Sure, the pacing is slower than I’d like at times, and the illusion of player choice starts to fade once you notice the train tracks. Even so, I adore how the gameplay is always tied to the story and how the plot feeds back into the dispatch calls. When the credits rolled and all was said and done, I could do nothing more than raise my arms and mutter, “absolute cinema!”
Now that every episode is available, it’s clear that AdHoc Studio’s hard work and dedication made Dispatch stand out in all the best ways possible. Dispatch is the result of learning from mistakes made in the genre, while doing just enough to make it special.
With smart, witty writing delivered by top tier talent, Dispatch tells a gripping story that will have you laughing out loud and gawping at the consequences of your decisions in equal measure.
Dispatch is a fantastic take on the familiar adventure game formula that anyone who digs superheroes will find plenty to love. It has a couple of small things that could be improved upon, but it’s an overall refreshing adventure.
Dispatch is, above all, a narrative experience. It doesn't try to deceive the player with promises of mechanical depth, nor does it get lost in complex systems. It wants to tell a story of flawed superheroes, with biting humor, choreographed action, and choices that shape relationships without ever punishing the player for "making mistakes."
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