Despelote is heading to Swap, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox Collection X/S and PC on Could 1. Despelote is a brilliant fashionable soccer sport that's secretly about life within the Ecuadorian metropolis of Quito in 2001, and it comes from native builders Julián Cordero and Sebastián Valbuena, and published by Panic.
You play as 8-year-old Julián, and spend your time kicking the ball, assembly folks and exploring life throughout Ecuador's financial restoration simply forward of the unifying 2002 World Cup. The in-game metropolis includes precise pictures of locations round Quito, however the backgrounds are coated in a layer of high-contrast grit, whereas folks and the soccer ball stand out as stark line drawings. The audio was recorded on location, too, and the result’s a sport that appears and appears like a soothing reminiscence.
Despelote was introduced in 2023 and initially due to land in 2024, but it surely now has a agency date of Could 1. It's already picked up a handful of accolades, together with 4 nominations on the 2025 Unbiased Video games Competition. There's a demo on Steam, should you're intrigued.
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