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despelote
A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“As a Chilean, this game summons tender fragments of my mother’s family life: imperfect, at times marked by betrayal and flickers of violence, yet quietly sustained by an enduring warmth. I remember the backyard barbecues stretching into the night, with football always on and…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Julián did something we all wish we could do: bring our memories to life and experience them for a second time. I didn't feel like I was playing a game, it felt like I was experiencing the memories of another person - with all the flaws and half-truths that come with it. No…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“What a beautiful game. I must confess, I am neither Hispanic nor do I know much about soccer, and so I was concerned this story would be lost on me. I am pleased to say, at least a small part of the creator's feelings got through to me. I was moved by this piece of art. It's…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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despelote now available on mac!
hi! i have a few things to tell you about but the main thing is: despelote is now available on mac! the mac experts at panic helped us get a build ready. if you had been waiting for that to play it, n
New Patch - Tino Tini's Soccer 99' Freeplay Mode + Scene Select Menu
Hi! We released a new patch for the game a few days ago. The patch includes a bunch of bug fixes, plus two new features: Tino Tini's Soccer 99' freeplay mode: And, if you connect a second controller,
despelote is out now + a Firewatch bundle! ⚽
Hi everyone, despelote is out now! Feels good to finally say that. 🙂 The game is up on steam for $14.99 with a 10% launch discount AND if you own Firewatch, the fine folks at Campo Santo and Panic wor
⚽ despelote is coming May 1st - Demo out now!
Hello. This has been a long time coming.. despelote is coming May 1st! Check out our new trailer celebrating the news ! 🎉 Not only that, but the nice folks at Fellow Traveller have invited us over for
despelote is getting a demo for Steam Next Fest + we got 4 IGF noms?!
Hi everyone! It is now early 2025 and we’re going to have a lot of updates on despelote for you in the coming months. 🙂 First, we’re excited to announce that despelote will be getting a public demo fo
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Sports |
| Player tags | Adventure · Football (Soccer) · Emotional · Sandbox · Story Rich · Interactive Fiction · Exploration · Immersive Sim · 3D · Cinematic · Comic Book · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Latin America * , French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://despelotegame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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