despelote
A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.
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About This Game
despelote is a adventure/sports game designed for single-player, developed by Julián Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena and released in 2025. With an estimated 15,000 copies sold, it is considered a niche release on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 95.3/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 1.77 hours, with side content bringing that to 1.92 hours, and a completionist run can reach 2.79 hours. Players commonly describe it as Adventure, Football (Soccer), Emotional, Sandbox and Story Rich.
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User Reviews
95.3
Overall Score / 100
9.5/10
Steam (872 rev)
Playtime Estimates
1.77h
🎯 Main Story
1.92h
⭐ Main + Sides
2.79h
💯 Completionist
Based on 13 player submissions
DLCs (1)
despelote Soundtrack
$9.99
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Game Information
Release Date
May 1, 2025
Developer
Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena
Publisher
Panic
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Controller
Full Support
Price
$14.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
15K
(12K - 18K) VRI ScoreLearning
86.2
Early data shows positive opinions outweighing the negative.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Adventure
Sports
Categories
Single-player
Full controller support
Family Sharing
Tags
Adventure
Football (Soccer)
Emotional
Sandbox
Story Rich
Interactive Fiction
Exploration
Immersive Sim
3D
Cinematic
Comic Book
First-Person
Stylized
Hand-drawn
Foreign
Conversation
Funny
Walking Simulator
Singleplayer
Sports
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
Spanish - Latin America
Text Only
English
French
German
Portuguese - Brazil
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Spain
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i7-7700HQ or AMD FX-8350, 4.2 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050, 4 GB or AMD RDNA 3 GPU 12 Cus
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1660, 6 GB or Radeon RX 580, 4 GB
- Storage: 8 GB available space