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2025PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified98 % positive13.99 €

Despelote follows eight-year-old Julián through everyday life in Quito as Ecuador chases World Cup qualification. It is less about competitive football and more about kicking a ball around streets and parks and meeting the people along the way.

Historical setting
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
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The closest matches for Despelote are Wayward Strand, Lake and Venba. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Despelote special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Despelote

Best alternative overall: Wayward Strand 90% match – Cosy, great for unwinding
Newest alternative: Inkonbini: One Store. Many Stories 82% match – released 2026

Best match

Wayward Strand

90 %Match

2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch94 % positive16.79 €

As teenage journalist Casey, you spend a summer aboard an airborne hospital ship, freely following the intertwined stories of its residents as they unfold in real time. A calm, warm, hand-drawn narrative game about aging, friendship and farewells.

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Lake

Easy to pick up

Playing as mail carrier Meredith in 1986, you spend two laid-back weeks driving around a scenic lakeside town, meeting its quirky residents and deciding what comes next in her life. A calm, conversation-driven game with no combat and no pressure.

Venba

Strong, story-driven narrative

Venba tells the moving story of an Indian mother emigrating to Canada in the 1980s. Recipe-restoring cooking puzzles are woven into a warm family narrative about home, love and loss.

Flower

Cosy, great for unwinding

You play as the wind, sweeping petals across rolling fields and bringing faded landscapes back to vibrant life. A short, wordless and meditative experience from thatgamecompany, carried by a gorgeous score.

100 Istanbul Cats

Easy to pick up

You wander hand-drawn Istanbul locations on a relaxed hunt for 100 hidden cats. The charm lies in gentle discovery and small, lovingly drawn details.

The First Tree

Accessible and relaxed

A calm, emotional exploration game where you play a fox searching for her family while a parallel story about a grieving couple unfolds through collected mementos. It focuses on mood and narrative rather than challenge.

Shelter 2

Easy to pick up

You play a mother lynx raising her cubs through a painterly wilderness, hunting, protecting and feeding them. A quiet, emotional survival adventure with simple mechanics.

Inkonbini: One Store. Many Stories

Cosy, great for unwinding

A cozy slice-of-life game where you run a small convenience store in early-1990s Japan, stocking shelves and getting to know the regulars. Quiet everyday moments grow into personal stories.

Blackberry Honey

Historical setting

A short romantic visual novel about a love story between two women in Victorian England, set among maids and music.

Mineko's Night Market

Cosy, great for unwinding

You wander a lively night market in a small Japanese-inspired town, crafting whimsical items, sampling tasty snacks and meeting townsfolk and a great many cats. Its heartwarming story about friendship and tradition makes it a very relaxing, low-stress experience.