Dispatch, the debut narrative-driven game from AdHoc Studio, is excellent. It’s a superhero workplace comedy with an all-star cast that boasts sharp writing and comedic chops. It’s also an adult game with a fair bit of nudity and sex scenes.
Dispatch has been available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox for a while now, and those versions of the game include a censorship toggle where you can tone down the R-rated content if you wish. But for the Switch 2 version that’s out today, it looks like the censorship toggle is completely missing. That would be because the game has been automatically censored for players.
In a statement issued to Eurogamer, AdHoc Studio confirmed that the Switch 2 version of Dispatch will indeed be censored. “Different platforms have different content criteria, and submissions are evaluated individually,” reads the statement from AdHoc, “We worked with Nintendo to ensure the content within the title met the criteria to release on their platforms, but the core narrative and gameplay experience remains identical to the original release.”
Despite the developer’s assurances that the core story will not be affected, I can’t help but feel that the forced censorship does take something away from the overall experience. After all, the sex jokes — while sometimes puerile — are part of Dispatch‘s charm, and it’s also part of what helps the characters feel more fleshed out and real. I can’t confirm first-hand what’s been censored (though it’s surely 100% confirmed that opening scene in episode 3 has been hacked up) but it’s definitely a strange restriction on Nintendo’s part, especially since games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 are available on the Switch, and those games certainly don’t shy away from nudity either.
Dispatch made it into my top five best games of 2025, featuring a star-studded voice cast including Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright. With how successful the game has been, there are already talks of a potential Season 2.
Dispatch is now available for PC and consoles.
