Slice-of-life adventure game Despelote coming to Nintendo Switch

Panic, Julián Cordero, and Sebastian Valbuena confirmed today that they’re putting Despelote on Nintendo Switch. The game is scheduled to arrive in 2025.

Despelote is a slice-of-life adventure game with a soccer focus. Players will explore Quito through the eyes and ears of eight year old Julián.

Here’s further details:

Despelote is a soccer game about people. Get immersed in the streets and parks of Quito through the eyes and ears of eight year old Julián. Dribble, pass and shoot your soccer ball around town, and see what happens when you kick it someone’s way. Feel the city change as Ecuador comes closer than ever to qualifying for the World Cup.

Key Features

• A bittersweet and sometimes dreamy semi-autobiographical tale of youth.
• Explore a dense town space at your leisure, full of activities, interactions, and mischief to get up to.
• A physics-based soccer ball that feels good to kick around in a first-person perspective.
• A vibrant world full of characters that have funny, and genuine conversations.
• Photos and audio recorded on location in Ecuador are used to create a strong sense of place.

See a trailer for the game below.

Official Trailer