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2025PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified95 % 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
  • Emotional impact
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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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

2022PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch94 % positive16.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Despelote: emotional impact, a cosy mood to unwind and a relaxed difficulty.

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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Cosy, great for unwinding

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 soundtrack

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.

The First Tree

Emotional impact

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.

Flower

Strong soundtrack

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.

That Dragon, Cancer

Strong soundtrack

A deeply personal, poetic narrative game about a family's fight to save their young son from cancer. Short and intimate, it centers on faith, hope and loss, and is emotionally powerful.

Afterlove EP

Strong soundtrack

A narrative slice-of-life adventure set in Jakarta, where you play musician Rama dealing with grief, love and self-discovery. Dialogue, choices and music take center stage in a stylish presentation.

Forgotten Fields

Emotional impact

You play a struggling author returning to his childhood home one last time, wandering through memories of his youth and old friends. It's a calm, nostalgic narrative game about the passage of time, with no combat and no pressure.

Mineko's Night Market

Emotional impact

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.

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