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"We were feeling like it was stale": Dispatch is styled like "a premium animated television show" because devs didn’t want players to reject it like Telltale’s Walking Dead

"We'd say, 'hey, you might really like this Walking Dead game or this Wolf Among Us game we're making,' and they would check it out and go 'Ah, it kind of looks like a video game'."

GamesRadar

Dispatch: how a game about a superhero workplace comedy became 2026's first must-play sleeper hit

Aaron Paul, ominous cat mascots and a team of misfit superheroes all combine to make this a must-play

Evening Standard

Dispatch being 'basically a live-service game for a month' did gangbusters, but leads say don't expect to copy it and get the same result

"If you think episodic alone is going to be the thing that dictates success for you, then good luck!"

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Dispatch's success shows a way forward for a struggling AA narrative genre

Opinion | Dispatch is an adventure game that ditches age-old "adventure" gameplay – and it shows how similar titles could re-find their purpose

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead uses award win to say play Dispatch, a superhero comedy from ex-Telltale devs with The Boys vibes: "It's very very cool and has a very good story"

Dispatch's first season just ended

GamesRadar

Telltale Games veterans' superhero comedy game Dispatch uses a familiar system to track your choices, helping players painstakingly map out how to get every single ending

The Robert Mentor Counter is tracking your every move

GamesRadar

Dispatch proves the death of Telltale-style games was a mere mirage, as it rakes in 2 million players: 'Wouldn't be here without you'

We could be (2 million) heroes.

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Dispatch review: "Critical Role fans rejoice – episodic gaming has been superheroically saved by this incredibly charming band of misfits"

GamesRadar

Dispatch desperately needs a second Season, and by how it’s selling, we might just get it

A good prospect.

Destructoid

The Boys-like superhero comedy Dispatch from former Telltale devs is set to hit a 3-year sales target in 3 months, to the surprise of its executive producer

"We were confident that people would like it. I think the degree to which it would be successful is something that I certainly didn't anticipate."

GamesRadar

Dispatch is set to hit its fantasy 'Bull case' 3-year sales target in just 3 months, and players have gone gaga for its episodic release structure

Turns out old-fashioned TV was onto a good thing.

PC Gamer

Ubisoft turned a new Splinter Cell game into the failed live-service shooter xDefiant in an effort to chase live service hits and Call of Duty, former devs say

"You realize that all of the things you care about, they don't anymore"

GamesRadar

Dispatch review

AdHoc Studio's first game is my new favourite superhero show.

PC Gamer

The Best Superhero Game Of The Year Succeeded Against All Odds

In an exclusive interview, 'Dispatch's writer talks about the game's success, crafting a superhero world, and the future of narrative titles.

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Dispatch developers talk about the game’s future, fan content, and why working on a Hades game would be ‘a dream’

"I hope someone writes a side story."

PC Gamer

A Dispatch sequel is a whole lot more likely now that Dispatch season 1 is such a big hit: 'We're going to have to at least think about season 2 now'

Ad Hoc Studio wasn't sure whether more Dispatch would be possible before it came out.

GamesRadar

After selling 1 million copies in just 10 days, devs behind story-driven episodic superhero game Dispatch need to "think about" season 2: "That was a question mark 3 weeks ago"

Dispatch season 2 is suddenly looking likely

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Telltale-style adventures are back: Dispatch has sold more than a million copies in 10 days

You will believe a man can sit at a desk.

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Windows Central

Viral superhero game Dispatch already sold over 1 million copies — and that's without Xbox support

AdHoc Studio's superhero-focused game Dispatch has already sold over a million copies across PlayStation 5 and Windows PC.

Inverse

A Narrative Superhero Game Is A Breath Of Fresh Air From Binge Culture

'Dispatch' is a brilliant twist on the superhero genre that finally feels like the true spiritual successor to Telltale Games.

PC Gamer

You can get every single one of Telltale's The Walking Dead seasons for $5—which is around $1 per 10 hours of game

It won't cost you an arm.

PC Gamer

Dispatch's superheroic efforts have changed my mind about its episodic release schedule

I love instant gratification, but AdHoc and Critical Role's superhero comedy has shown me the value in waiting.

PC Gamer

AdHoc and Critical Role's superhero comedy Dispatch cuts right to the best bits of Telltale's greatest games

The two-episode premiere converted this sceptic.

GamesRadar

Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul has "always wanted" to be in a game, but The Boys-esque superhero comedy Dispatch was the first truly irresistible role: "Nothing really felt like the right fit"

Interview | The Telltale-style game sees Aaron Paul play a hero-turned-dispatcher for an invisible asthmatic and a man-bat who does investment fraudI

PC Gamer

Telltale-esque superhero management sim Dispatch was originally going to be a live-action TV show before it became a videogame, but then 'a thing called Covid hit'

That didn't stop The Bear and Barry from inspiring the script, though.

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