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Games like Dispatch

If Dispatch is your kind of game, the closest matches are Life is Strange: Double Exposure, The Wolf Among Us and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cinematic and comedic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Dispatch: Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!

2025ActionStrategyIndieAdventureCasual23.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 87Windowsby AdHoc Studio
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Choices shape trivial but satisfying outcomesHigh quality art style and atmospheric musicMultiple playthroughs to see different story branchesAtmosphericCinematicComedic

Players who liked Dispatch also play

Steam players who put hours into Dispatch also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Life is Strange: Double Exposure

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Dispatch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.

    When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?

    2024ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Wolf Among Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dispatch.

    Second-strongest match for Dispatch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.

    From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Dispatch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.

    From Earth to the Milano to Knowhere and beyond, and set to the beat of awesome music, this five-part episodic series puts you in the rocket-powered boots of Star-Lord in an original Guardians adventure.

    2017AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dispatch.

    Ranked #4 for Dispatch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dispatch.

    You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Batman - The Telltale Series

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events and branching narrative with Dispatch.

    Ranked #5 for Dispatch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.

    Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cinematic mood with Dispatch.

    Ranked #6 for Dispatch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.

    Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.

    2021ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Life is Strange 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative and an atmospheric mood with Dispatch.

    Ranked #7 for Dispatch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.

    After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.

    2018AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Tales from the Borderlands

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative, dialogue choices and a cinematic mood with Dispatch.

    Ranked #8 for Dispatch fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.

    Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

    2021Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Dispatch

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Detroit: Become Human

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events, branching narrative and a cinematic mood with Dispatch.

    Reviewers of Dispatch cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.

    Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.

    2020ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tales from the Borderlands

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative, dialogue choices and a cinematic mood with Dispatch.

    Reviewers of Dispatch cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.

    Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

    2021Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dispatch.

    Reviewers of Dispatch cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dispatch.

    You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Henchman Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative and a comedic mood with Dispatch.

    Reviewers of Dispatch cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dispatch.

    Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. This Is the Police

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dispatch.

    Reviewers of Dispatch cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dispatch.

    This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Walking Dead

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events, choice driven narrative and an atmospheric mood with Dispatch.

    Reviewers of Dispatch cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dispatch.

    A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

    2012Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Baldur's Gate 3

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dispatch cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Dispatch.

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Wolf Among Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dispatch.

    Reviewers of Dispatch cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.

    From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dispatch at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dispatch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dispatch.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Dispatch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Dispatch.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dispatch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dispatch.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dispatch on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dispatch.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Dispatch on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Dispatch.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dispatch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dispatch.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dispatch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dispatch on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dispatch.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dispatch.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dispatch.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dispatch.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dispatch.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dispatch.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dispatch.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dispatch.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dispatch.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dispatch

Is Dispatch verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Dispatch is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Dispatch cost?
Dispatch is listed on Steam at 23.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dispatch?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dispatch are Life is Strange: Double Exposure, The Wolf Among Us, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.
Who developed Dispatch?
Dispatch was developed by AdHoc Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Dispatch.

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