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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
Lots to discover

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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.

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Wayward Strand

90 %Match

2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch94 % positive16.79 €

Cosy, great for unwinding
Accessible and relaxed
Distinctive, stylised art style

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

Lavish presentation

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

Cosy, great for unwinding

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.