The popular tabletop roleplay web series Critical Role is getting its own video game, developed in collaboration with Dispatch developers AdHoc Studio. The partnership will also see Critical Role assisting with future Dispatch brand development, including merchandise, tabletop games, and more.
The collaboration began when Critical Role’s CEO and veteran voice actor Travis Willingham received an audition for Dispatch, an upcoming interactive narrative game being developed by AdHoc. “Just from looking over the audition and game materials, I knew there was something special about what AdHoc was creating and I immediately reached out,” said Willingham.
“The design, tone, style and storytelling of Dispatch jumped off the page, and I knew given the pedigree of the folks at AdHoc, this was a team we wanted to collaborate with. Critical Role is always looking to build with people who are innovating around new ways to deliver story, character and worldbuilding, and AdHoc fits that perfectly.”
“It’s the kind of collaboration you hope for,” said Michael Choung, CEO of AdHoc. “We’ve known the Critical Role team for years, so when we finally started kicking around ideas, it all just clicked. It made sense in the best way possible, so we’re thrilled we get to team up and cause some trouble together.”
The upcoming Critical Role video game is said to be an original story set in the series’ universe, using the same interactive storytelling techniques that AdHoc used for Dispatch. No further details have been released thus far.
More updates will be made via Critical Role’s website and AdHoc Studio on Bluesky, X, and Instagram.
