Dispatch hits iPhone and Android Dec 9, four episodes free

Dispatch, AdHoc Studio's episodic comedy about a former superhero working the phones at a hero dispatch centre, is coming to phones. In its one-year anniversary post, the studio says the game will launch on iOS, Android and Google Play Games on PC on 9 December 2026.

The details

• Price: the first four episodes are free; the full game unlocks for a one-time $19.99 (prices vary by region).
• What you get: the base game, rebuilt for touch and vertical play.
• Where: every region where the PC and console versions are sold, except China and Japan.
• Pre-orders: pre-registration is open on Google Play; App Store pre-orders are "coming soon".

AdHoc also says Dispatch has passed five million players in its first year. Deluxe Edition owners get two new modes free today: Commentary, with more than 16 hours of cast and crew tracks, and Storyboard, which plays the whole game as its original animatics. Others can buy the Deluxe upgrade for $10.99.

Our take

Dispatch is a natural fit for phones. It is a choice-driven story with light management in between, not a twitch shooter, and vertical play suits short sessions on a commute. Making half the game free is a smart hook: by episode four, most players know whether they want to see how the shift ends. The big unknown is performance on older phones, since AdHoc hasn't published minimum specs yet.

Planning to play long sessions? Our guides on why phones overheat and choosing a power bank will help, and if you'd rather play on PC, see our PC game controller buying guide.