Dispatch Control: What It Is, Co-op and Release Date (Oct 2026)

Dispatch Control is listed on Steam as released October 24, 2026 at $1.19, developed by Tom Holscher.

VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 3752410), checked 2026-10-25

You can choose from 30 prepared cities across all 16 German federal states or search for another location, with OpenStreetMap providing the roads, buildings and mapped stations.

VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 3752410), checked 2026-10-25

The game is playable solo with simulated support or in online co-op through Steam with up to six players in total, in free play or 16 campaign chapters.

VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 3752410), checked 2026-10-25

What the game is

Dispatch Control puts you in the dispatcher's seat for fire and ambulance operations: question callers, confirm locations, send suitable crews and follow incidents through to completion.

Calls come through selectable questions and responses, where you establish the address and access route, identify hazards and calm distressed callers.

New information goes into the incident file, and you handle callbacks and adjust your response as the situation develops while another call may already be waiting.

The store page frames the loop as one emergency call, limited information and your decision.

Real maps and vehicle routing

Thirty prepared cities across all 16 German federal states are included, and you can also search for another location, with OpenStreetMap as the foundation for roads, buildings and mapped stations.

Detailed routing uses available road data and simulation rules to account for vehicle dimensions, one-way streets, bridge clearances and railway crossings.

Simulated roadworks and accident scenes can force detours, and weather, turnout times and units already committed elsewhere affect your planning.

Fuel, water, breathing apparatus, breaks and maintenance turn every dispatch into a resource decision, and a vehicle can move straight to another incident only if its crew and equipment are ready.

Co-op, major incidents and who it is for

In online co-op through Steam with up to six players in total, you handle every task yourself or divide call-taking, dispatch and radio duties between your team, and can change that division mid-session (BOUNDED: official Steam description, checked 2026-10-25).

Calls and incident files have assigned owners and can be handed over, while the map, vehicles and incident status stay synchronised (BOUNDED: official Steam description, checked 2026-10-25).

Beyond fires and medical emergencies you coordinate technical assistance, additional unit requests, patient transport and hospital handovers, and keep coverage elsewhere in the region.

Major incidents need triage, staging, hospital allocation and evacuation, and if the phone system, radio network or dispatch computer fails you continue through a backup control centre, emergency power and paper dispatch.