{"id":1224283,"date":"2026-02-24T06:50:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oAj3of2FkefAd4ZDwGrRMg"},"modified":"2026-02-24T06:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:50:53","slug":"dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Dispatch is the first Telltale-style game I&#8217;ve played that&#8217;s delivering on the promise of playing a TV show, and it&#8217;s even got a compelling management sim tucked inside, too"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LJt-4YgRAng\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dispatch is the first game out of AdHoc\u2014a studio that contains <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/former-telltale-devs-launch-new-studio-hint-at-bandersnatch-like-project\/\">several directors and developers<\/a> from Telltale Games&#8217; height of popularity. Featured in our own <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/strategy\/when-people-need-help-you-answer-the-call-and-then-send-out-a-superhero-while-you-stay-safely-behind-your-desk-in-strategy-adventure-dispatch\/\">PC Gaming Show<\/a>, Dispatch also has a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3674060\/Dispatch_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\">demo out for Steam Next Fest<\/a>, and after playing it, my only complaint is that I want to see more.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always had a soft spot for the golden age of Telltale: The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us were both supremely compelling dramas that came out at a time where &#8220;your choices matter&#8221; was still novel. Whether they actually delivered on that promise is a touch debatable, but I was still very much enthralled.<\/p>\n<p>There was always one problem, though\u2014their animation was, uh, just okay. This isn&#8217;t meant as a slight, mind. Good animation is both extremely expensive and difficult, and likely outside of the budget of most studios: But they didn&#8217;t quite deliver on the promise of a playable movie or TV show.<\/p>\n<p>Well, if the demo is to be believed, Dispatch hasn&#8217;t just nailed it, it&#8217;s also got a really compelling dispatch management sim inside it\u2014an actual proper <em>game <\/em>wrapped up in a bundle of genuinely excellent animation. This isn&#8217;t just aping Telltale&#8217;s golden age, it&#8217;s making an active effort to improve on it.<\/p>\n<p>In Dispatch, you play washed-up superhero Robert, formerly known as Mecha-Man. His power suit broke and he can&#8217;t replace it, so he&#8217;s been brought into the SDN, a company that dispatches squads of super-powered convicts to help deal with crimes around the city.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the Telltale-y-ness of it all, Dispatch is pretty much best-in-class. This thing looks gorgeous, like an honest-to-Superman TV original animated with a solid heft of budget and skill. Characters are expressive and vibrant, the environments are colourful, and the facial expressions could be lifted from comic book stills.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"9MXMWDrSumnsVZJPVARFf9\" name=\"20250611140644_1\" alt=\"Robert, the protagonist of Dispatch, looks over his shoulder while in conversation with a superheroine.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: AdHoc Studio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The voice-acting&#8217;s top-notch, as well. There&#8217;s a mix of seasoned videogame acting talent like Laura Bailey mixed with TV stars like Aaron Paul\u2014mind, the latter&#8217;s already proven he can handle voice acting just fine, starring in shows like Invincible. There&#8217;s also a couple of fun streamer cameos: JackSepticeye and MoistCr1TiKaL make some solid appearances, too.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know what sorcery AdHoc uses to sell it, but Dispatch makes dialogue choices buttery-smooth. In your normal Telltale game, there&#8217;s always the slightly-awkward jilt between choosing a dialogue option and the resulting impact. So far, Dispatch simply flows right into the next line of script\u2014to the point where if you stripped back the UI elements, you wouldn&#8217;t notice someone&#8217;d made a choice at all.<\/p>\n<p>Dispatch&#8217;s demo, however, also shows off the other half of its game structure. When it&#8217;s not charming your pants off with quips and washed-up superheroes, it&#8217;s putting you in the role of a dispatcher. Robert&#8217;s thrown into a call that feels like stumbling into the wrong Discord channel in a gaming server\u2014with a fleet of funny ne&#8217;er-do-wells who immediately start riffing you about your probably-fake appellation, Robert Robertson.<\/p>\n<p>What follows is a surprisingly great dispatch management sim. Each member in your band of screw-ups\u2014who&#8217;ll distract you from your administrative duties with banter\u2014has a different array of stats. Some are smarter, some are more charismatic, some are more agile, and so on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery carousel-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"J8DmL7XJeTq86H2HpQijrG\" name=\"Dispatch Character Bios\" alt=\"Several character bios from Dispatch, a game by AdHoc studios, going over ex-convict superheroes and their various strengths\/weaknesses.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: AdHoc Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ANGPdaCKQM3yX9xtqpLtrG\" name=\"Dispatch Character Bios\" alt=\"Several character bios from Dispatch, a game by AdHoc studios, going over ex-convict superheroes and their various strengths\/weaknesses.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: AdHoc Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"uoECi3QZZzZBMHqry4porG\" name=\"Dispatch Character Bios\" alt=\"Several character bios from Dispatch, a game by AdHoc studios, going over ex-convict superheroes and their various strengths\/weaknesses.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: AdHoc Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"TrWcHZt5DCMcuoGJMCi3sG\" name=\"Dispatch Character Bios\" alt=\"Several character bios from Dispatch, a game by AdHoc studios, going over ex-convict superheroes and their various strengths\/weaknesses.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: AdHoc Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t just your Telltale-style minigame to try and keep things flowing, it&#8217;s genuinely quite involved. Each member of your squad comes with their own passives. Some work better as lone wolves, some have team-up perks. The funniest one by far is arsonist jerk Flambe&#8217;s &#8220;Hot Streak&#8221;\u2014if he succeeds on a mission, he gets a stacking bonus that vanishes into thin air if he messes up. You can also level up these characters to increase their individual stats.<\/p>\n<p>You need to match your zeroes&#8217; stat arrays to the mission&#8217;s\u2014the catch being, you have to guess what a mission requires based on vibes. If a kid&#8217;s cat needs to be rescued from a tree, and you don&#8217;t want to make that kid cry, you need to send someone with good mobility and charisma.<\/p>\n<p>Once you complete a mission, the hidden stat array is revealed to you, and serves as the walls to contain a victory ping-pong ball that bounces around. The array you sent out becomes a sort of &#8220;victory zone&#8221;. If it lands in the zone your array created, you win\u2014it&#8217;s kind of like a roulette wheel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"H3EcVxsQVmXzLjNFREVn8P\" name=\"20250611142047_1\" alt=\"An example of a completed mission in AdHoc Studio's Dispatch.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: AdHoc Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other complications can arise. Your heroes might wander off on their own to start a fire somewhere, or they might insist they get put on certain jobs to peddle crypto to your clients. Occasionally, you&#8217;ll be interrupted by dialogue choices, and if you put a particularly suitable hero on the job\u2014say, Invisigal on a mission where you need to sneak past some art thieves\u2014you&#8217;ll be given an auto-success.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s surprisingly mechanically dense, and it shows that Dispatch is more than just a highly polished Telltale-style game from seasoned developers\u2014it&#8217;s promising to be a very competent emergency dispatch sim with a cinematic, choose-your-own adventure wrapped around it.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t say whether Dispatch will stick the landing in its full version, and its <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3674060\/Dispatch_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\">demo<\/a> is sadly quite bite-sized, but AdHoc well and truly has my attention. Dispatch doesn&#8217;t have a full release date yet, but it&#8217;s angling for a 2025 release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"3594cdc3-747b-4b08-9667-c3b249b95ee9\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Steam sale dates\" data-dimension48=\"Steam sale dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:550px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"dmLfcTEceHMYUpsciYxiDT\" name=\"steam rpgs\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too-6.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/steam-sale-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"3594cdc3-747b-4b08-9667-c3b249b95ee9\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Steam sale dates\" data-dimension48=\"Steam sale dates\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Steam sale dates<\/strong><\/a>: When&#8217;s the next event?<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/epic-games-store-free-games-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Epic Store free games<\/strong><\/a>: What&#8217;s free right now?<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: The best freebies you can grab<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-free-games-on-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free Steam games<\/strong><\/a>: No purchase necessary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/adventure\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dispatch is the first game out of AdHoc\u2014a studio that contains several directors and developers from Telltale Games&#8217; height of popularity. Featured in our own PC Gaming Show, Dispatch also has a demo out for Steam Next Fest, and after playing it, my only complaint is that I want to see more. I&#8217;ve always had a soft spot for the golden age of Telltale: The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us were both supremely compelling dramas that came out at a time where &#8220;your choices matter&#8221; was still novel. Whether they actually delivered on that promise is a touch debatable, but I was still very much enthralled. There was always one problem, though\u2014their animation was, uh, just okay. This isn&#8217;t meant as a slight,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dispatch-is-the-first-telltale-style-game-ive-played-thats-delivering-on-the-promise-of-playing-a-tv-show-and-its-even-got-a-compelling-management-sim-tucked-inside-too\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1224284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[130,748],"class_list":["post-1224283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-adventure","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dispatch is the first Telltale-style game I&#039;ve played that&#039;s delivering on the promise of playing a TV show, and it&#039;s even got a compelling management sim tucked inside, too | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dispatch is the first game out of AdHoc\u2014a studio that contains several directors and developers from Telltale Games&#039; height of popularity. 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