despelote invites you into the sun-warmed streets and parks of Quito through the eyes of eight-year-old Julián, where a simple soccer ball becomes the key to friendship, mischief, and discovery. Rooted in a semi-autobiographical childhood memory, this first-person adventure blends the joy of physics-based ball control with a tender, bittersweet narrative about growing up in Ecuador on the brink of World Cup qualification.