Getting the “H4ck3d by R0b3rt” achievement in Dispatch is one of the toughest challenges in the game. You must complete all 28 hacking minigames in a single playthrough. Since many of these hacks are hidden behind specific dialogue choices, team compositions, or are easily missable, a single mistake can ruin your run. This guide covers every hacking event and the cheat codes to solve them quickly.
Table of Contents:
Quick Hacking Codes and Solutions
This list contains every known passcode and sequence required for the hacking puzzles. Use this for quick reference during timed events.
| # | Episode | Mission / Hack | Solution / Key Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ep 1 | Shroud’s Hideout | Tutorial (Cannot fail) |
| 2 | Ep 2 | Cray Cray Bidet | Puzzle (Fix Bidet) |
| 3 | Ep 2 | Museum Robbery | Select “Hack into the system” (Missable) |
| 4 | Ep 2 | Granny’s Donuts (Cameras) | Up, Down, Left, Left |
| 5 | Ep 2 | Granny’s Donuts (Sprinklers) | Up, Down, Left, Up |
| 6 | Ep 3 | Hero Sabotage (Tank) | Left, Down, Down (Don’t send Prism!) |
| 7 | Ep 3 | Hack the Scammer | Select “Hack the Scammer” (Missable) |
| 8 | Ep 3 | Bank Robbery (Vault) | Down, Right, Right, Up > Right, Right, Up, Right > Down, Right, Down, Right, Up, Right, Up. |
| 9 | Ep 3 | Jewelry Store (Cam 1) | Puzzle / Navigation |
| 10 | Ep 3 | Jewelry Store (Cam 2) | Activate 2 tracks to bypass Antivirus |
| 11 | Ep 3 | Jewelry Store (Lights) | Puzzle / Navigation |
| 12 | Ep 4 | Superhero Squabble | Activate 3 sprinklers sequence |
| 13 | Ep 4 | Discern the Target | Left, Left, Up, Right, Right, Down |
| 14 | Ep 5 | Stalker (Delete Files) | Left, Right, Right > Right, Right, Left, Left |
| 15 | Ep 5 | Power: West Torrance | Tutorial (Power Nodes) |
| 16 | Ep 5 | Power: Central Torrance | Up, Left, Right |
| 17 | Ep 5 | Power: East Torrance | Destroy 3 Antiviruses (Good for Achievement) |
| 18 | Ep 6 | Cyberbully | Up, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left |
| 19 | Ep 6 | Warehouse: Signal | Up, Up, Right |
| 20 | Ep 6 | Warehouse: Door | Left, Left, Up, Right |
| 21 | Ep 6 | Warehouse: Speaker | Timed Task |
| 22 | Ep 6 | Warehouse: Crane | Left, Left, Left, Right |
| 23 | Ep 6 | Warehouse: Safe | Down, Right, Right > Left > Right… (See Guide) |
| 24 | Ep 7 | Runaway Car | Left, Right, Right, Left |
| 25 | Ep 8 | Locate Tracker (Flambae) | Frequency Matching (Vertical alignment) |
| 26 | Ep 8 | Locate Teammate | Find Sonar/Coupe OR Waterboy/Phenom |
| 27 | Ep 8 | Lockdown | Left, Left, Right, Up |
| 28 | Ep 8 | Final Boss (Mindf**ker) | Stall the physical fight to trigger! (Critical) |
Pro Tip – Accessibility Mode: If the hacking minigames are frustrating you or the timer is too fast, you can disable the failure condition. Go to Settings > General > Unlimited Hacking Attempts and toggle it ON. This allows you to retry instantly without penalty.
Complete Walkthrough: All 28 Hacking Events
Below is the chronological list of every hack required for the achievement.
Episode 1: Pivot
Total Hacks: 1
1. Shroud’s Hideout (Tablet): This is a story-related tutorial hack found at the start of the game. You cannot miss it.
Episode 2: Onboard
Total Hacks: 4
2. Cray Cray Bidet: Appears at the start of the shift (3rd task). You simply need to fix the caller’s malfunctioning bidet. It is impossible to fail.
3. Museum Robbery [MISSABLE]: During the alert, you will be given a choice. You must select “Hack into the system”. If you choose to just send a hero, you will miss this minigame entirely. Completing this quickly earns the “Burning Chrome” achievement.
4. Granny’s Donuts (Cameras): This occurs during the fight scene.
- Solution: Up, Down, Left, Left
5. Granny’s Donuts (Sprinklers): Immediately follows the camera hack.
- Solution: Up, Down, Left, Up
- Tip: If you wait until the timer almost runs out before finishing, you get the “Time’s Running Out” achievement.
Episode 3: Turnover
Total Hacks: 6
6. Hero Sabotage (The Tank) [CRITICAL WARNING]: This is the most common reason players miss the achievement. You must dispatch Flambae on a mission. Do NOT send Prism with him. If Prism is present, she fixes the tank automatically and the hack never happens. Send Flambae alone or with anyone else. When prompted, choose “Open the tank”.
- Solution: Left, Down, Down
7. Hack the Scammer [MISSABLE]: You will be forced to choose between arresting a suspect or hacking them. You must select “Hack the Scammer” to trigger the minigame.
8. Bank Robbery [MISSABLE]: During the second shift, select “Trap the robbers inside the vault”. There are hidden chain elements here.
- Path: Down, Right, Right, Up > Right, Right, Up, Right > Down, Right, Down, Right, Up, Right, Up.
9, 10, 11. Jewelry Store Sequence: These three hacks (Camera 1, Camera 2, Light System) are story-related and happen in sequence. For Camera 2, remember to activate two tracks in advance to bypass the Antivirus.
Episode 4: Restructure
Total Hacks: 2
12. Superhero Squabble (Aisle 9): Your objective is to activate the sprinkler system. You must activate three sprinklers in sequence: Open the path for the antivirus, block it, and then create a safe path for yourself.
13. Discern the Target [MISSABLE]: In the second shift, you must successfully complete the “Stop the Assassination” event first to unlock this.
- Solution: Left, Left, Up, Right, Right, Down
- Warning: The antivirus attacks immediately. Plan your retreat before entering the code.
Episode 5: Team Building
Total Hacks: 4
14. Stalker Film Shoot [MISSABLE]: During the mission resolution, you must pick the option “Delete all of his files”.
- Solution: Left, Right, Right > Right, Right, Left, Left
15, 16, 17. The Blackout Sequence: The next three hacks are part of the story-related city-wide blackout. The order you tackle them does not matter.
- West Torrance: Tutorial for Power Nodes.
- Central Torrance: Password is Up, Left, Right.
- East Torrance: This is the best place to get the “Anti-Antivirus Club” achievement (Destroy 3 Antiviruses in 15 seconds).
Episode 6: Moving Parts
Total Hacks: 6
18. Cyberbully: A random shift event where you must identify a hacker.
- Solution: Up, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left
19 – 23. The Warehouse Finale: These 5 hacks happen in rapid succession during the Invisigal mission:
- Trace the Signal: Up, Up, Right
- Hack the Door: Left, Left, Up, Right
- Speaker Tower: Timed task.
- The Crane: Left, Left, Left, Right
- The Safe: This is a complex puzzle involving multiple antiviruses. Start by going Down, Right, Right to the electric point. Move Left to charge. Go Right, Right, Up, Right to reset the top antivirus. Get the code, move Left, then back Up. Finally, trigger the bottom antivirus safely.
Episode 7: Retrospective
Total Hacks: 1
24. Runaway Car: This puzzle introduces “Electric Towers” which act as traps. You must lure the Antivirus into the towers to destroy them.
- Solution: Left, Right, Right, Left
- Strategy: Do not go through the back door immediately after the first kill. Run to the password slot, enter the code, and be ready to lure the second antivirus that spawns into the next tower.
Episode 8: Synergy
Total Hacks: 4
25. Locate the Tracker (Flambae): Uses the Frequency Matching mechanic. The second frequency point is usually located directly vertical from the first one.
26. Locate the Teammate (Choice): You will have a choice to locate Sonar/Coupe OR Waterboy/Phenomaman. You only need to do one of these to count for the achievement. You do not need to replay the episode to get the other one.
27. Lockdown: Objective is to unlock the doors. This puzzle requires constant backtracking, you often need to take power charges out of bulbs you just lit to move them to the next section.
- Solution: Left, Left, Right, Up
28. Defeat Mindf**ker (Final Boss) [CRITICAL MISSABLE]: This is the most common reason people miss the achievement. During the physical boss fight against Sonar/Coupe, DO NOT defeat them quickly. You must stall the fight. Reduce their health bar to the lowest point but stop attacking. Keep dispatching heroes to other random missions until the hacking event manually triggers.
- Invisible Paths: If a path looks like a dead end, walk into the void; it might be invisible.
- Inverted Controls: Halfway through, your controls will flip (Up becomes Down, Left becomes Right). Take it slow.
More Dispatch Guides
If you are stuck on a different part of the game, we’ve got you covered with our other Dispatch guides.
- Dispatch Episode 8 Walkthrough
- Dispatch Episode 7 Walkthrough
- Dispatch Episode 6 Walkthrough
- Dispatch Episode 5 Walkthrough
- Dispatch Episode 4 Walkthrough
- Dispatch Episode 3 Walkthrough
- Dispatch Episode 1-2 Walkthrough
- Dispatch Brainteaser Answers
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