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Despelote

Despelote

Released: 5/1/2025

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. Feel the city change as Ecuador comes closer than ever to qualifying for the World Cup. Features: A bittersweet and sometimes dreamy semi-autobiographical tale of youth. Explore a dense town space at your leisure, full of activities, interactions, and mischief to get up to. A physics-based soccer ball that feels good to kick around in a first-person perspective. A vibrant world full of characters that have funny, and genuine conversations. Photos and audio recorded on location in Ecuador are used to create a strong sense of place.

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. Feel the city change as Ecuador comes closer than ever to qualifying for the World Cup. Features: A bittersweet and sometimes dreamy semi-autobiographical tale of youth. Explore a dense town space at your leisure, full of activities, interactions, and mischief to get up to. A physics-based soccer ball that feels good to kick around in a first-person perspective. A vibrant world full of characters that have funny, and genuine conversations. Photos and audio recorded on location in Ecuador are used to create a strong sense of place.

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. Feel the city change as Ecuador comes closer than ever to qualifying for the World Cup. Features: A bittersweet and sometimes dreamy semi-autobiographical tale of youth. Explore a dense town space at your leisure, full of activities, interactions, and mischief to get up to. A physics-based soccer ball that feels good to kick around in a first-person perspective. A vibrant world full of characters that have funny, and genuine conversations. Photos and audio recorded on location in Ecuador are used to create a strong sense of place.

Critics
80
Steam
95
Metacritic
62

Score Breakdown

80.5

Critic Average

37 reviews

95

Steam User Score

1,082 reviews

62

Metacritic User Score

98 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-14.3
Metacritic Disparity
+18.5
Combined Disparity
+2.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

29 launch window (78%)8 late (22%)