Despelote

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Despelote
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Developer(s) Julián Cordero
Sebastián Valbuena
Publisher(s) Panic
Producer(s) Gabe Cuzzillo
Programmer(s) Niall Tessier-Lavigne
Composer(s) Ian Berman
Platform(s)
Release2025
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single player

Despelote is an upcoming video game scheduled to be released in early 2025. Despelote is a first-person 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. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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