- Simulator, Sport, Adventure, Indie
Despelote is a soccer game about people. Get immersed in the streets and parks of Quito through the eyes and ears of eight year old Julián. Dribble, pass and shoot your soccer ball around town, and see what happens when you kick it someone's way.
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Contemporary, contemplative, character-led and warm.
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- effortlessdemanding
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EurogamerChris TapsellMay 20255/5Despelote's creators tell a remarkable, pseudo-autobiographical tale about football, Ecuador, and community - but also one about the act of remembering, and the creative act itself.
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Digital TrendsMoises TaverasMay 20255/5 starsDespelote is a moving and masterfully rendered game about soccer, growing up, and so much more.
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GuardianMay 20255/5 starsSet during Ecuador's 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign, this fascinating, semi-autobiographical game gives you control of the life of a soccer-mad eight-year-old
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Push SquareLiam CroftMay 20255/10Like the drive back home from an away day loss, you’re left wondering: what was the point? Despelote laudably captures the emotion surrounding Ecuador’s qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but it struggles to craft a satisfying video game about it.
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SmashPadDanreb VictorioMay 20252.5/5 starsdespelote is a chill experience, and chill can mean a lot of things. It can be good, it can be bad, and it can be boring. There’ll be plenty of times in life you’ll be chilling with people you don’t know, doing things you don’t care about, but they’ll still be memorable. That’s exactly what despelote is.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena
- Publisher
- Panic
- Released
- May 1, 2025
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person, Text
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 2 h main story · 3 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.1/10 from 10 ratings.
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