Despelote is a new first-person, soccer-based adventure game where you step into the cleats of eight-year-old growing up in Quito, Ecuador in 2001, and it’ll be coming to PS5 sometime in 2024.
It’s being created by Julián Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena, and published by Panic, the same publishers behind titles like Firewatch, Untitled Goose Game, and the upcoming Nour: Play With Your Food.
Along with the game’s announcement trailer, which you can see below, a PlayStation Blog post from Panic’s head of publishing, Nick Suttner spoke about the kind of experience players will have with Despelote.
“Despelote is a beautiful slice-of-life adventure about childhood, and the magical grip that soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001. Right from their first pitch, we were instantly transported by the work of its creators, Julián Cordero & Sebastian Valbuena.
As a semi-autobiographical story of Julián’s childhood, it feels deeply authentic to a specific time and place – while also managing to feel universal in many respects, as you wander the streets of Quito, getting caught up in mischief and soaking in the local culture.”
Source – [PlayStation Blog]