# Games like despelote

> The closest matches to despelote: Many Nights a Whisper, Wednesdays, Goodnight Universe, The Berlin Apartment, and Deer & Boy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Many Nights a Whisper](https://imho.run/games/3541130/many-nights-a-whisper) — Shares environmental storytelling and exploration with despelote. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/)
2. [Wednesdays](https://imho.run/games/2747770/wednesdays) — Shares exploration with despelote. 88 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/)
3. [Goodnight Universe](https://imho.run/games/2416100/goodnight-universe) — Shares environmental interaction and character interaction with despelote. 1,013 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2416100/)
4. [The Berlin Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2280430/the-berlin-apartment) — Shares environmental storytelling and mini games with despelote. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/)
5. [Deer & Boy](https://imho.run/games/1803140/deer-boy) — Shares environmental interaction and exploration with despelote. 368 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803140/)
6. [Last Time I Saw You](https://imho.run/games/1909750/last-time-i-saw-you) — Also Emotional, like despelote. 126 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909750/)
7. [The Midnight Walk](https://imho.run/games/2863640/the-midnight-walk) — Also Cinematic and Emotional, like despelote. 1,576 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863640/)
8. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like despelote. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
9. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Shares environmental storytelling with despelote. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
10. [If Found...](https://imho.run/games/1041920/if-found) — A frequent pick in despelote players' libraries, and another Indie. 947 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041920/)
11. [Venba](https://imho.run/games/1491670/venba) — A frequent pick in despelote players' libraries. 1,652 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491670/)
12. [Forgotten Fields](https://imho.run/games/1296980/forgotten-fields) — Shares mini games with despelote. 57 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296980/)
13. [Herdling](https://imho.run/games/3047750/herdling) — Shares environmental interaction and exploration with despelote. 449 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3047750/)
14. [Sumire](https://imho.run/games/1335230/sumire) — Shares character interaction with despelote. 347 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/)
15. [A Plague Tale: Requiem](https://imho.run/games/1182900/a-plague-tale-requiem) — Shares environmental interaction with despelote. 7,151 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182900/)
16. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares mini games with despelote. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
17. [Fall of Porcupine](https://imho.run/games/1710540/fall-of-porcupine) — Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like despelote. 317 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1710540/)
18. [No Longer Home](https://imho.run/games/651490/no-longer-home) — Shares environmental interaction with despelote. 171 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651490/)
19. [Once Alive](https://imho.run/games/2336440/once-alive) — Shares environmental storytelling and exploration with despelote. 70 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336440/)
20. [South of the Circle](https://imho.run/games/1811040/south-of-the-circle) — A frequent pick in despelote players' libraries, and another Adventure. 325 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811040/)
21. [Harold Halibut](https://imho.run/games/924750/harold-halibut) — Also Cinematic and Emotional, like despelote. 669 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924750/)
22. [INDIKA](https://imho.run/games/1373960/indika) — Also Cinematic, like despelote. 2,313 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373960/)
23. [Koira](https://imho.run/games/1626620/koira) — Also Emotional, like despelote. 139 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626620/)
24. [Thank Goodness You're Here!](https://imho.run/games/2366980/thank-goodness-you-re-here) — Shares environmental interaction and character interaction with despelote. 5,582 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366980/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2367820&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2367820&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2367820&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2367820
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2367820
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About despelote

A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2367820
- **Developer:** Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena
- **Publisher:** Panic
- **Genres:** Sports, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 1, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 89
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2367820/despelote)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2367820&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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