About Despelote
Despelote is a semi-autobiographical first-person adventure developed by Julián Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena and published by Panic. Steam release date: 1 May 2025.
It is 2001 and Ecuador is closer than ever to its first World Cup. As eight-year-old Julián you wander Quito's parks, streets and schoolyards with a ball at your feet, kicking it at friends, cones and strangers while the whole country holds its breath. The game is short, playful and observational, mixing real recorded audio and photographed locations into a distinctive, grainy art style. There are no scores or stats, only small moments that add up to a portrait of a city and a childhood.
Key Features
- Set in Quito – real streets and parks.
- Kick anything – the ball is your tool.
- Memoir story – a childhood in 2001.
- Unique visuals – photographed, stylised scenes.
- Short and sweet – a few hours long.
PC Version and Compatibility
Minimum requirements: Windows 10, Intel Core i7-7700HQ / AMD FX-8350, 8 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 1050 (4 GB), 8 GB storage. Available in English, Spanish, French, German and other languages. Polish and Italian are not supported.
Global Activation & What You Receive
You receive a digital Steam key for the standard game. It is a Global key with no regional restriction, so it works on a Steam account in any country. In the Steam client choose Games → Activate a Product on Steam, enter the code and the game is added to your library permanently.
Why Buy This Game?
Despelote suits players who enjoy personal, slice-of-life stories and anyone who grew up with a ball at their feet. The key is available at Urazon. Age rating: USK 12.
Related Games
If the gentle, everyday storytelling of Despelote stays with you, A Space for the Unbound is a natural next stop: it is another coming-of-age tale rooted in a real place, this time a small Indonesian town in the late 1990s. Gone Home trades the streets of Quito for a single empty family house, yet it shares the same patience for ordinary objects that slowly reveal a life. For the pure joy of messing about outdoors as a kid, Lil Gator Game turns a playground of hills and beaches into an adventure you invent as you go. And Arcade Paradise carries that warm turn-of-the-millennium nostalgia into a 1990s arcade, where small routines become the whole point.
