"It was crushing how hard it was" – The chaotic development of Dispatch, and what AdHoc Studio plans next

By Lewis Packwood · GamesIndustry.biz · Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 16:15 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the first episode of Dispatch from AdHoc Studio, which went on to become one of the biggest surprise successes of 2025. Last November, the studio said Dispatch was on track to beat its three-year sales target after just three months.

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