Happy One-Year Anniversary, Dispatchers!

Exactly one year ago today, you punched in for your first episode of Dispatch. Since then, more than five million players have joined the roster, a number that still leaves us a little dazed.

First things first: thank you. 💙

Now hold on tight: we have plenty to share. There are fresh ways to experience Dispatch, a first peek inside the physical edition, a collector’s art book, the announcement of the Dispatch mobile release, details on getting tickets to a live concert of the soundtrack, new merch, and a full month of giveaways.

Skim the infographic below for the quick version, then keep reading for everything else.

As of this very moment, owners of the Deluxe Edition DLC receive two new behind-the-scenes game modes at no extra cost. If you don’t have the Deluxe Edition yet, you can pick it up at 20% off.

Enjoy more than 16 hours of commentary spread across every episode, with two tracks to pick from in Settings: Cast or Crew. Your choices in the story unlock different commentary, so each playthrough can reveal fresh insights. You’ll hear from Aaron Paul, Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, and other members of the cast, as well as the people who wrote, directed, and designed the game.

Browse the episode list here to see which cast and crew members appear in each episode. Bear in mind that your choices determine which commentary you unlock, so your lineup may differ from the one listed.

Experience all of Dispatch as it was first sketched. Watch every episode from beginning to end as the original storyboard animatics, and see how scenes and characters took shape before a single frame was animated.

• Already own the Digital Deluxe Edition? It’s yours for free. Update the game, open Settings, and choose your mode.

• Haven’t upgraded to Deluxe yet? Upgrade for $10.99 to receive Storyboard and Commentary Modes, along with the digital art book and all four digital comics.

• Platforms: Every platform that sells the Digital Deluxe Edition.

• Price: Free for Deluxe owners; $10.99 for the Deluxe upgrade.

Some months back, we revealed Dispatch: The Album, a collaboration with Lost In Cult. Today, we’re deepening that partnership with Dispatch: Design Works, a hardcover book and collectible box that explores the entire game behind the scenes, drawing on hours of interviews with the cast, the developers, and others.

If you’re the type who reads art books from cover to cover, this one is made for you.

• What it is: A hardcover Design Works book paired with a collectible box.

• Where: Register for alerts at Lost In Cult to be among the first to know.

• When: Further details, including pre-orders, arrive at the end of November. The planned release is in 2027.

For a single night, AdHoc Studio and Banter Events are bringing the music of Dispatch to the stage at AVALON Hollywood. THOT SQUAD, Bershy, Primer, Caroline Kingsbury, and Fartbarf will perform tracks from the game alongside selections from their own albums.

Throughout the evening, Dispatch composer Andrew Arcadi and the SDN Company Band will perform the score live, on a stage designed to draw you into the hum of SDN headquarters well after closing time. And somewhere in the haze, the night is hiding a few secrets…

• When: Thursday, December 3, 2026. Doors open at 6pm, with the show running from 7pm to 10pm.

• Where: {LINK REMOVED}AVALON Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA.

• Age: Night Shift is a 21+ event. Please bring a valid ID.

• Tickets: Supply is extremely limited, and AdHoc email subscribers get first access. VIP table seats will be offered. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on November 2.

• Pre-Sale: Join our email list before October 28. On that date, every subscriber will receive a unique code by email that unlocks pre-sale tickets on TicketWeb. We’ll post on our socials as soon as those emails begin to go out.

We’re also creating exclusive Night Shift merch for the event, so you’ll go home with more than just a great story.

Need a refresher? Revisit the full soundtrack on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Music.

We’ve produced a limited line of collectible merch inspired by Derek Stratton’s album art, sold directly through our shop. And by popular demand, all four Deluxe Edition comics are finally available in print for the first time. They’re sold as a set, with brand-new interlocking covers that connect to form one sweeping battle scene.

• Deluxe Comics: All four Deluxe Edition comics as physical issues, offered as a complete set.

• Apparel: All-over print hoodie, Beef hoodie, Trio hoodie, Trio shirt (unisex and feminine cut), and Beef shirt.

• Posters: The vinyl album concert art, Trio art, and Team Synergy comic art.

• Vinyl Slipmats: Available in Mecha Man and Shroud designs.

• For the Collectors: 100 album art posters, numbered and signed by Art Director Derek Stratton, printed on premium giclée paper.

• A little extra: The first 1,000 orders ship with a never-before-seen, limited edition, numbered collectible card, and every order arrives in anniversary-themed packaging.

Where: The official AdHoc Studio merch store. Quantities are limited, so grab yours while you can.

New Dispatch items have just arrived in the Steam Points Shop! Dress up your profile with Team Invisigal, Team Blazer, or Mecha Man, or mix and match avatars, frames, stickers, and animated backgrounds.

Points Shop items are yours to keep, and Steam determines the point costs.

Head to the Steam Points Shop to learn more about how Steam Points work.

A celebration wouldn’t feel complete without a few giveaways, would it? From today (the anniversary of the first episode) through November 22, we’re hosting giveaways on Discord and teaming up with the superhero admins and moderators of r/DispatchAdHoc to put free goodies into players’ hands.

During a rare in-person gathering earlier this spring, the whole AdHoc team got together to unwind after launch. Between team dinners and karaoke nights, every member of the studio signed a batch of posters to give to our community.

Now we’re running a sweepstakes for 10 of them on the AdHoc Discord. Visit the #dispatch-giveaway channel to enter.

Read the full terms and conditions here.

Last but certainly not least, we’re supplying merch boxes and digital codes for a community-run giveaway over on \[r/DispatchAdHoc]https://(https://www.reddit.com/r/DispatchAdHoc/). If you haven’t already, pop over there for the full details on how it works.

You might also spot the AdHoc team there in a few weeks for a good old-fashioned AMA, so stay tuned for details.

A year ago, we had no idea whether anyone would turn up for Dispatch. More than five million of you have so far, so we must have done something right. You’ve stayed to debate choices, cosplayed as every member of the Z-Team, and sent more kind words to our inboxes than we know what to do with. Everything above is our way of saying “thank you.”

Here’s to whatever comes next, Dispatchers.

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