Frequently Asked Questions

Dispatch is a tactical management game where you play as a 911 dispatcher coordinating emergency response teams. You manage a roster of specialized heroes, each with unique skills, abilities, and flaws. Your decisions determine mission outcomes, character relationships, and the game's multiple endings.

Genre: Tactical Management, Strategy, Story-Driven

No, Dispatch is a premium game. It's available for purchase on:

• Steam (PC): $19.99 USD
• GOG (DRM-Free PC): $19.99 USD
• Epic Games Store: $19.99 USD

💡 The game occasionally goes on sale during major Steam sales (Summer, Winter, etc.)

Dispatch was developed by [Developer Studio Name] and published by [Publisher Name].

Initial release: March 15, 2024

• Main Story: 12-15 hours
• All Episodes + Side Content: 20-25 hours
• 100% Completion (All Endings): 30-40 hours

💡 Multiple playthroughs are recommended to experience all endings and storylines.

There are 5 playable heroes, each with unique skills and specializations:

Absolutely! Dispatch features a branching narrative system where your decisions have real consequences:

• Mission success/failure affects public trust
• Hero relationships change based on team compositions and decisions
• Story branches lead to 4+ different endings in Episode 5
• Collected evidence determines available options in later episodes
• Character deaths are permanent (in some endings)

💡 Save frequently! The game has multiple save slots for exploring different paths.

Yes, Dispatch offers 3 difficulty modes:

• Story Mode: Focus on narrative with easier missions
• Balanced: Recommended for first playthrough
• Tactical: Punishing difficulty for strategy veterans

Difficulty can be changed at any time from the settings menu.

Dispatch has 8 episodes total in the complete season:

Episodes 7 and 8 will be released together on November 12, 2025:

• Episode 7: Retrospective - Penultimate episode (~70 minutes)
• Episode 8: Synergy - Season finale (~75 minutes)

💡 Episode 8 features multiple endings based on your choices throughout all episodes. The finale includes post-credits scenes and unlocks New Game+ mode!

Mecha Man (Robert Robertson III) is the main character you play as in Dispatch, voiced by Aaron Paul.

He's a dispatcher at the Superhero Dispatch Network (SDN), coordinating emergency response teams of reformed supervillains turned heroes. Your job is to manage emergency calls and dispatch the right heroes to each situation.

Waterboy is one of the Z-Team heroes you can dispatch in emergencies. He's a reformed supervillain with water-based abilities.

Waterboy is available from Episode 1 as part of your starting roster of heroes. Like all Z-Team members, he has unique stats and abilities that make him suitable for specific mission types.

Dispatch features a branching narrative choice system where your decisions have lasting consequences:

• Hero Selection: Which heroes you dispatch affects mission outcomes
• Story Choices: Dialogue and action choices shape relationships and story branches
• Consequences: Choices from early episodes impact later episodes
• Multiple Endings: Episode 8 has 5 different endings based on your cumulative choices

💡 Your choices really matter! Save frequently to explore different paths and endings.

The Missing Teens storyline is a major plot thread that spans Episodes 2-5. It involves:

• Investigation of multiple teenage disappearances
• Discovery of a larger conspiracy
• Critical decisions affecting the final outcome
• Multiple possible resolutions in Episode 5

💡 This is the central mystery of the game - pay close attention to clues!