Despelote

Despelote is a first-person adventure video game released on 1 May 2025. Despelote is slice-of-life set in Quito during Ecuador's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where the player is able to explore and play with a soccer ball in the city. The game is autobiographical and from the perspective of an eight year old Julián Cordero, one of the developers.^[2][3][4][5]

Despelote
Developer(s)	Julián Cordero ebastián Valbuena
Publisher(s)	Panic
Producer(s)	Gabe Cuzzillo
Programmer(s)	Julián Cordero
Composer(s)	Sebastián Valbuena
Engine	Unity[1]
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch
Release	May 1, 2025
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

The two developers of Despelote in March 2025: Julián Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena.

Awards

The game won the award for "Excellence in Audio" at the Independent Games Festival Awards, and was nominated for the "Excellence in Narrative", Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Nuovo Award, all of which went to Caves of Qud and Consume Me.^[6]