Initial release date: 22 October 2025
Artist(s): Derek Stratton
Director(s): Nick Herman, Dennis Lenart, Chris Rebbert
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch 2
Developer: AdHoc Studio
Genres: Adventure, interactive film
Mode: Single-player
Publisher: AdHoc Studio
Engine: Unreal Engine 4
Plot: The plot of Dispatch follows Robert Robertson (Mecha Man), a superhero whose mech suit is destroyed while hunting his father’s killer, Shroud, forcing him to take a desk job at the Superhero Dispatch Network (SDN). He manages a dysfunctional team of reformed villains and heroes, balancing office politics, personal relationships, and navigating the messy complexities of the superhero world from behind a screen, all while trying to get his suit repaired for revenge, with player choices shaping the story and character outcomes.
I glad I got this game on Christmas day.
This game was amazing.
Pros: I’m glad to get back into these types of games again. Each decision the player chooses does affect the stories outcomes. I like when your dispatching each hero/villain to each assignment. Visi’s plot I played through to see how it developed. How the Z-team became a family throughout the game. It is writing, music, casting, action & animation are all well done & Shroud was good as the main villain.
Cons: I wish the episodes were a bit longer. Or explore the environment more of. the hacking is annoying when your doing missions & there wasn’t a lot of development for the characters.
Casts & Crew:
Main
- Aaron Paul as Robert Robertson III / Mecha Man – A third-generation superhero who lacks powers but possesses a mechanical suit with various weaponry. After the destruction of his suit and being forced into retirement, he secures a job at SDN as a dispatcher to earn finances to repair it. Rahul Kohli was originally in consideration for the role by the studio.
- Billy Cristos Jr. as Young Robert
- Laura Bailey as Courtney / Invisigal – An asthmatic, rebellious former villain formerly known as Invisibitch and the lowest-ranking member of the Z-Team who can turn invisible while holding her breath.
- Erin Yvette as Mandy / Blonde Blazer – A corporate superhero for hire, the manager of SDN’s Los Angeles division, and Phenomaman’s ex-girlfriend who wears an amulet that grants her the power of flight, super-strength, energy blasts, and a resistance to toxins. Without it, she loses her superhuman physique and becomes a brunette.
- Fahim Anwar as Chad / Flambae – An Afghan former supervillain turned hero, former nemesis of Mecha Man, and member of the Z-Team who possesses pyrokinesis and flameproof skin.
- MoistCr1TiKaL as Victor / Sonar – A highly intelligent man/bat hybrid, Harvard graduate, recovering cocaine addict, and member of the Z-Team who can transform into a large monstrous bat.
- Alanah Pearce as Malevola Gibb – A broadsword wielding half-demoness, Sonar’s Narcotics Anonymous (NA) sponsor, and member of the Z-Team who can create portals.
- jacksepticeye as Colm / Punch Up – An Irish former carnival strongman, Coupé’s ex-boyfriend, and member of the Z-Team who acquired the strength of ten men and an immunity to pain from a sorceress in exchange for half of his height.
- Thot Squad as Alice / Prism – A pop star influencer and member of the Z-Team who possesses photokinesis, the ability to control and manipulate light.
- Mayanna Berrin as Janelle / Coupé – A former assassin and ballerina, Punch Up’s ex-girlfriend, and member of the Z-Team who can fly and possesses umbrakinesis, the ability to generate and manipulate shadows, and an assortment of daggers.
- Yung Gravy as Bruno / Golem – A magical construct made of dirt and clay and member of the Z-Team.
- Travis Willingham as Katon-Ur / Phenomaman – A once highly-regarded hero-for-hire from a distant planet, public face for SDN, Blonde Blazer’s ex-boyfriend, and member of the Z-Team who can fly, possesses super-strength, and suffers from bouts of depression.
- Joel Haver as Herman “Herm” / Waterboy – An insecure SDN janitor who can produce water from his mouth and body.
- Tanoai Reed as Roy / Royd – A muscular member of the Phoenix Program who was arrested by Robert’s father, became a mechanic for SDN, and helps repair Robert’s Mecha Man suit.
- Matthew Mercer as Elliot Connors / Shroud – A former member of the Brave Brigade who became a supervillain and leader of the Red Ring who killed Robert’s father and possesses a mask that grants predictive abilities and various cybernetic augmentations.
- Jeffrey Wright as Chase / Track Star – A speedster, former member of the Brave Brigade, old friend of Robert’s father, and Robert’s dispatching mentor who recommends him for the job. Due to his powers causing him to age 50 times faster than normal while in use, leading him to appear 80-years-old at 39, he is forced to retire and work at SDN as part of their hero records database and a dispatcher.
- Elijah Wright as Young Chase
Recurring
- Nimesh Patel as Galen – An experienced SDN dispatcher who possesses super hearing.
- Jared Goldstein as Toxic – A high-ranking member of the Red Ring who possesses the power of acidity, flight, and self-healing.
- Liam O’Brien as Kellen Sebastian / Lightningstruck – A minor villain and member of the Red Ring with electroshock blasters.
- Frankie Quiñones as Armstrong – A high-ranking member of the Red Ring who possesses a cybernetic second pair of arms.
- Ashley Johnson as Ashley Rhiness – A reporter for San Pedro Daily who often reports on SDN.
Jenn An, Brian Dobson, Liv Hamilton, Taliesin Jaffe, Isaac Jay, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Kelly Sheridan, Vincent Tong, and Sam Vincent all provide additional voices to the game.
I highly recommend buying this game digitally from the PlayStation Store.
Rating: 10 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident Video Game reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe