The 25 Best Games to Play if You Loved Dispatch

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1 The Wolf Among Us

2 Life is Strange

3 Tales from the Borderlands

4 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

5 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series

6 Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

7 Heavy Rain

8 Oxenfree

9 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

10 Beyond: Two Souls

11 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

12 Road 96

13 A Way Out

14 Until Dawn

15 Detroit: Become Human

16 Erica

17 Batman: The Telltale Series

18 The Dark Pictures Anthology

19 Night Call

20 Slay the Princess

21 911 Operator

22 Heaven’s Vault

23 Persona 5 Royal

24 Baldur’s Gate 3

25 Mass Effect Legendary Edition

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Last Updated: June 22, 2026 Fact Checked

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Are you absolutely obsessed with Dispatch and thirsty for another, similar game to sink your teeth into? We’ve got you covered. There’s nothing quite the same as Dispatch; part of the reason it’s so popular is that it’s one of a kind! That said, there are plenty of titles that share similar elements, be it Dispatch’s choice-based narrative, episodic structure, ongoing mystery, or focus on team dynamics and relationships. So, we’ve put together a list of games that fans of Dispatch are sure to enjoy. Look no further for your next video game obsession!

An Overview of the Best Games Like Dispatch

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Games like Dispatch include Telltale titles such as The Wolf Among Us, The Walking Dead, and Tales from the Borderlands. Similar narrative-heavy games include Life is Strange, Heavy Rain, Oxenfree, and Stray Gods. Games that emphasize relationships (like Dispatch) include Persona 5 Royal and Baldur’s Gate 3.

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The Wolf Among Us

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   The Wolf Among Us is designed like a stylized comic book, with a noir detective vibe all wrapped up around a sinister mystery. The game follows one Bigby Wolf, the sheriff of a New York borough made up exclusively of fairy-tale characters. Throughout the game, players must unravel a murder mystery through a series of branching decisions that influence the story’s future events—and even its climactic ending.

   • Genre(s): Mystery, Adventure, Narrative
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Mac, iOS, Android
   • Release year: 2013
   • Developer: Telltale Games
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy a noir atmosphere and impactful moral choices
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Life is Strange

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   Life is Strange is a supernatural narrative game starring Max Caulfield, a teenage photography student who, upon witnessing something terrible, discovers that she can rewind time—and, in doing that, change reality’s timeline. She—with her old friend, Chloe—begins to unravel a mystery that seems to be culminating in a devastating, life-altering storm. And Max’s choices will determine who is saved…and who is lost.

   • Genre(s): Adventure
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Mac, Linux, Switch, iOS, Android
   • Release year: 2015
   • Developer: Don’t Nod
   • Recommended for: Fans of Dispatch’s impactful, emotional choices and intriguing cast of characters
   • If you end up loving the series, we’ve got another list of games like Life is Strange, too!

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Tales from the Borderlands

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   Tales from the Borderlands is set in the same universe as the popular Borderlands video game series. It stars Hyperion employee Rhys and con artist Fiona as they embark on a journey full of chaos, danger, and betrayal. And, of course, the game incorporates Borderlands’ fun, playful tone; like Dispatch, there’s just as much humor and mayhem as there is emotion and drama, all mixed up with a storyline that changes drastically based on your choices.

   • Genre(s): Interactive, Graphic adventure
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Mac, Switch, iOS, Android
   • Release year: 2014
   • Developer: Telltale Games
   • Recommended for: Fans of Dispatch’s comedic storytelling and choice-based narrative
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Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

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   Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is basically what it says in the name: a musical adventure involving the Greek gods. And that’s already enough to set the game apart from most others, considering there really aren’t any other “musical video games” out there! As far as similarities to Dispatch go, Stray Gods is also story-rich and relies heavily on player choice, while also emphasizing the main character’s (Grace’s) relationships with her friends and allies.

   • Genre(s): Adventure, Musical
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Switch
   • Release year: 2023
   • Developer: Summerfall Studios
   • Recommended for: Fans of Dispatch’s complex characters and normal-world setting (plus superpowers), as well as romance options

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The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series

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   The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is one of Telltale’s most popular and beloved game series, set in the Walking Dead universe. There are four distinct seasons (although the Definitive Series contains all of them), each with a main protagonist and supporting cast of characters—and, in each season, you’ll have to navigate a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies. The game balances exploration, puzzles, and quick-time decisions to create a long-running adventure with lots of heart!

   • Genre(s): Adventure, Interactive drama
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Switch
   • Release year: 2020
   • Developer: Telltale Games, Skybound Studios
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy episodic storytelling, impactful choices, and a compelling cast of characters (much like Telltale’s other games)
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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

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   Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is yet another Telltale entry. If you’re noticing a lot of Telltale games on this list, that’s because Dispatch’s developer, AdHoc, was founded by industry veterans from Telltale Games (among other studios); thus, Dispatch is, in some ways, an evolution of Telltale’s games! Guardians of the Galaxy follows Star-Lord and his friends on a galaxy-wide adventure that’s perfect for fans of the Dispatch superhero formula.

   • Genre(s): Adventure, Narrative
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, iOS, Android
   • Release year: 2017
   • Developer: Telltale Games
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy Dispatch’s team dynamics, humor, and episodic structure

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Heavy Rain

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   Heavy Rain is more than just an interactive drama game—it’s one of the first of its kind, and considered one of the best video games ever made! It had a huge influence on the genre…and, of course, it’s just a fun mystery game in its own right. It follows four different protagonists, each of whom is involved with the case of the Origami Killer (a serial killer who drowns victims with rainwater). But how does the mystery end? Only you can decide that.

   • Genre(s): Interactive drama, Thriller
   • Platforms: PlayStation, PC
   • Release year: 2010
   • Developer: Quantic Dream
   • Recommended for: Fans of heavily branching narratives (and consequences)
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Oxenfree

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   Oxenfree is another game made by some of the same people behind Dispatch, as veterans of Night School Studio also joined up to form AdHoc. It’s a graphic adventure game inspired by teen coming-of-age films, following a teenage girl named Alex on her weekend trip to a nearby island. Along the way, strange supernatural things start happening, leading Alex and her friends to investigate the island’s hidden secrets.

   • Genre(s): Graphic adventure
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Mac, Linux, Switch, iOS, Android
   • Release year: 2016
   • Developer: Night School Studio
   • Recommended for: Fans of coming-of-age stories and story-driven games with free-roam environments

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

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   Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is another title from Don’t Nod, the same studio behind Life is Strange. It’s a narrative-heavy adventure game with decisions that shape the journey of Swann, Nora, Autumn, and Kat—four teenage girls who make a discovery so grave that they promise never to speak again, only to reunite 27 years later. And its storytelling has some impressive emotional depth (and a little romance, as well) that’s sure to satisfy Dispatch fans.

   • Genre(s): Adventure, Mystery
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC
   • Release year: 2025
   • Developer: Don’t Nod
   • Recommended for: Fans of narrative decision-making and consequences with an ensemble cast
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Beyond: Two Souls

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   Beyond: Two Souls is another title from Quantic Dream, the studio behind Heavy Rain. Like Telltale and AdHoc, Quantic Dream specializes in story-rich games with a lot of important choices and a distinctly cinematic feel. And Beyond: Two Souls is no exception; it follows Jodie Holmes from childhood into adulthood, exploring her connection to a supernatural entity called “Aiden,” with intrigue and a strong impact as players explore Jodie’s memories.

   • Genre(s): Interactive drama, Action-adventure
   • Platforms: PlayStation, PC
   • Release year: 2013
   • Developer: Quantic Dream
   • Recommended for: Fans of branching narratives with consequences and emotional storytelling

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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   The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a game for those interested in horror titles. Dispatch doesn’t exactly fit that description, but the two titles do share an air of mystery and an intriguing storyline that unfolds over the course of the game. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter follows a paranormal investigator looking into the deaths of the Carter family, using special abilities to reconstruct the timeline of events and solve the mystery at hand.

   • Genre(s): Adventure, Mystery
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Switch
   • Release year: 2014
   • Developer: The Astronauts
   • Recommended for: Fans of eerie mystery games that unravel slowly, encouraging steady exploration
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Road 96

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   Road 96 is an adventure game following a group of teenagers trying to flee the country following political tensions in the authoritarian nation of Petria. The journey, however, is procedurally generated—meaning no road trip is the same! That makes the game very replayable, and its different outcomes—success, arrest, or death—are unlocked based on actions taken throughout each journey.

   • Genre(s): Adventure
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Switch
   • Release year: 2021
   • Developer: DigixArt
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy choice-based games with branching narratives like Dispatch

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A Way Out

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   A Way Out presents an interesting challenge for players, as it’s a cooperative game requiring two players; it can’t be played solo. The protagonists are a pair of men—Vincent and Leo—who resolve to escape from prison together. As the game goes on, players must work with one another while helping Vincent and Leo work together in-game. Making it through the game requires cooperation and careful decision-making!

   • Genre(s): Action-adventure
   • Platforms: PlayStation, Xbox, PC
   • Release year: 2018
   • Developer: Hazelight Studios
   • Recommended for: Players who want a story-rich game in which the narrative is shaped by mutual choices
   • Like the idea of two-player games? We’ve got more suggestions to look at!
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Until Dawn

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   Until Dawn takes the story-rich, choice-based game formula and throws it into a terrifying horror setting! The game follows eight teens who become stranded on Blackwood Mountain and are surrounded by monsters. They must survive until dawn while unraveling the mystery of their friend’s disappearance…and navigate their relationships with one another along the way.

   • Genre(s): Horror, Interactive drama
   • Platforms: PlayStation, PC
   • Release year: 2015
   • Developer: Supermassive Games
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy a chilling atmosphere and split-second decision-making with lasting consequences

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Detroit: Become Human

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   Detroit: Become Human is one of Quantic Dream’s more recent titles, and this one follows the same formula of interactive storytelling and complex branching narratives. Story-wise, it takes place in a recent version of the future in which androids have been introduced for public sale—but are slowly becoming sentient. It follows three androids, Kara, Connor, and Markus, in their intersecting journeys, and each choice affects their ultimate fate.

   • Genre(s): Interactive drama, Adventure
   • Platforms: PlayStation, PC
   • Release year: 2018
   • Developer: Quantic Dream
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy making quick, important decisions that shape the game’s narrative
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Erica

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   Erica takes the cinematic aspect of some video games and takes it to another level; it’s actually an interactive film video game! Players are presented with choices at key story points, and each choice causes a different branch of the narrative to play out like a movie (something that Dispatch does at times, albeit in animated form). For those interested in a fusion of film and games, Erica could definitely be a compelling option.

   • Genre(s): Interactive film
   • Platforms: PlayStation, PC
   • Release year: 2019
   • Developer: Flavourworks
   • Recommended for: Fans of Dispatch’s cinematic storytelling and elements of mystery

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Batman: The Telltale Series

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   Batman: The Telltale Series is yet another title with all the hallmarks of a Telltale game: episodic action, lots of deep choices with consequences, and action sequences that get resolved with quick-time events. And, as a bonus, Batman is a beloved superhero—so it fits in with the superhero genre that Dispatch also falls into (although Batman is definitely a bit more serious!).

   • Genre(s): Graphic adventure
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Switch, iOS, Android
   • Release year: 2016
   • Developer: Telltale Games
   • Recommended for: Fans of the superhero genre (and Batman), and games with a complex, branching narrative
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The Dark Pictures Anthology

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   The Dark Pictures Anthology is actually a series of five games—as the name suggests, an anthology—each of which is a unique experience inspired by a different horror genre. There are five different protagonists to meet, and their survival all comes down to choice; like Dispatch, there are significant player decisions to make along the way that determine each story’s outcome!

   • Genre(s): Interactive drama, Survival, Horror
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Switch
   • Release year: 2019
   • Developer: Supermassive Games
   • Recommended for: Fans of episodic drama and choice-based games featuring an ensemble cast

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Night Call

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   Night Call goes all-in on noir detective vibes, with a rich setting and a murder mystery that involves pursuing a dangerous serial killer. Players take on the role of a Parisian taxi driver and survivor of the serial killer’s attack. It’s part interactions with passengers, part managing resources, and part investigation, giving it some similarities to Dispatch for those who enjoyed managing the Z-Team as Robert, while on dispatch shifts.

   • Genre(s): Mystery, Narrative
   • Platforms: Xbox, PC, Mac, Switch
   • Release year: 2019
   • Developer: MonkeyMoon, Black Muffin
   • Recommended for: Fans of story-rich games with interaction-driven mysteries
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Slay the Princess

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   Slay the Princess takes a turn into psychological horror, which is something Dispatch definitely doesn’t; nonetheless, we think it’s worth investigating because it’s a choice-based game with a multifaceted story that really sticks with you. It begins with an unnamed Hero, armed only with a knife and given a simple objective: to kill the Princess. But that task soon becomes anything but simple, and if you liked Dispatch’s multiple endings, you’ll be intrigued by the possibilities in Slay the Princess.

   • Genre(s): Psychological horror, Visual novel
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Mac, Linux, Switch
   • Release year: 2023
   • Developer: Black Tabby Games
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy compelling, branching narratives with many possible endings

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911 Operator

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   911 Operator is a game for people who want to focus on the “dispatch” side of Dispatch more than anything else, because it simulates being in a 911 operator’s chair. As you play, you’ll have to dispatch emergency response units and properly allocate resources as needed; there’s not much of an overarching narrative, but each emergency call has its own little story (and brings plenty of tension to the experience).

   • Genre(s): Simulation, Strategy
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Mac, Switch, iOS, Android
   • Release year: 2017
   • Developer: Jutsu Games
   • Recommended for: Fans of Dispatch’s superhero dispatching mechanics and gameplay
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Heaven’s Vault

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   Heaven’s Vault features an interesting blend of 2D characters and 3D interactive settings, and its puzzles are ideal for fans who enjoyed the logic-based problem-solving elements in Dispatch. It’s a game that follows archaeologist Aliya Elasra, but it’s not a historical game—it’s actually sci-fi! Aliya uncovers the history of an ancient nebula, decoding strange glyphs to discover the story behind a lost civilization.

   • Genre(s): Adventure, Narrative
   • Platforms: PlayStation, PC, Switch
   • Release year: 2019
   • Developer: Inkle
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy sci-fi games with non-linear narrative storytelling

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Persona 5 Royal

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   Persona 5 Royal is another relationship-driven game, much like Dispatch; in fact, Persona has an entire social link system driving its gameplay. Beyond that, Persona 5 Royal is a turn-based RPG that combines dungeon crawling with role-playing and social simulation, all while set in modern-day Tokyo! It follows a high school student codenamed “Joker,” who gains special powers and joins a group of vigilantes called the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

   • Genre(s): RPG, Social simulation
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Switch
   • Release year: 2022
   • Developer: ATLUS
   • Recommended for: Fans of games with in-depth relationship systems and meaningful interactions with characters
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Baldur’s Gate 3

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   Baldur’s Gate 3 might seem like a strange choice for this list, because at first glance, it’s a very different experience than Dispatch. But we’ve included it because the two share a fun, compelling cast of characters that are easy to fall in love with, and mechanics that encourage players to deepen their relationships with said characters. Beyond that, BG3 has fantasy action, swords and sorcery, and a sinister cult threatening to destroy the world—and it’s lauded as one of the best video games ever made!

   • Genre(s): RPG
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Mac, Linux
   • Release year: 2023
   • Developer: Larian Studios
   • Recommended for: Fans of story-rich games with complex characters and meaningful relationship-building
   • Love the game? We’ve got another list of games just like Baldur’s Gate 3 as well.

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition

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   Mass Effect Legendary Edition is actually a trilogy of games rolled into one—and like BG3, it’s very different than Dispatch on the surface. There’s considerably more action, and if you aren’t a fan of third-person shooters, MELE might not be your cup of tea. That said, MELE has Dispatch vibes in the way it builds up a team of superhero-like fighters and explores Commander Shepard’s (the main character) connections with them. And, as Shepard, you’ll set out to save the galaxy from a horde of all-powerful, sentient machines called Reapers.

   • Genre(s): RPG, Action-adventure, Third-person shooter
   • Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation, PC
   • Release year: 2021
   • Developer: BioWare
   • Recommended for: Players who enjoy Dispatch’s team dynamics, relationship-building, and sci-fi elements
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