(Image credit: Peter Soerensen)

With the World Cup just weeks away, it's tempting to fire up a footie sim at the same time. But just like Despelote managed to find a more personal way of framing the beautiful game along with a unique blend of aesthetics, Kick is another game that offers a different take on virtual football.

This anime-style side-scrolling action-platformer is the debut of Switzerland-based solo indie developer Peter Soerensen, also known as nospacelost , who has no prior experience in game development, though judging by his Instagram account, you would assume Destiny was his preoccupation.

(Image credit: Peter Soerensen)

(Image credit: Peter Soerensen)

The Cyberpunk 2077 influence

As for what kicked off (pun intended) the desire to make Kick, Soerensen admits that making a game had always been a dream of his, but he just didn't know where to start.…