Cantera

Start at sixteen. No name, nobody watching.
What happens next, nobody has ever played the same way.

Empiezas con dieciséis años, sin nombre y sin nadie mirando. Lo que pase después no lo ha jugado nunca nadie igual.

Cantera is a football (soccer) career roguelike. Every preseason you face decisions with no obvious right answer, choose what to train, shop, sign or stay — and the pitch decides the rest. A full career takes about an hour and saves between seasons. When you retire, it becomes a Legend Card.

Cantera es un roguelike de carrera futbolística. Cada pretemporada decides sin respuesta obvia, entrenas, compras, fichas o te quedas, y el campo decide el resto. Una carrera completa dura alrededor de una hora, se guarda entre temporadas y al retirarte se convierte en una Tarjeta de Leyenda.

How a season works · Cómo es una temporada

1. Preseason decisions (1–4 events). Real-football situations with no safe answer: an agent's offer, a new coach who doesn't count on you, a transfer that goes wrong.
2. Transfer window. If clubs want you, you get offers with salary and level. You pick one or stay. Your agent can hunt for a club or a rare item for you.
3. Shop. Boots, gloves, gear and amulets in five rarities. Money is limited: save for a legendary or buy now.
4. Training focus. Choose which attributes to train this season.
5. The season is simulated (38 league matches, cups, continental). You get minutes, goals, assists, a rating, the league table and the awards: league, cup, continental, MVP, Golden Boot, Ballon d'Or.

Pretemporada con 1–4 decisiones, mercado de fichajes (ofertas con sueldo y nivel, o te quedas), tienda, foco de entrenamiento y la temporada simulada con minutos, goles, nota, tabla y premios.

• 122 events inspired by real football stories, with no real names: a penalty in a final, a drone over the rival's training, an agent with small print.
• No option is the safe one. Some choices pay off years later; some come back to bite you.
• Six characters with their own starting story: the Academy Kid, the Prodigy, the Late Bloomer and more.

122 eventos inspirados en historias reales del fútbol, sin nombres reales. Ninguna opción es la segura, y seis personajes con su propio arranque.

• 96 fictional clubs in 8 leagues (Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France), with full tables, cups, Golden Boots and Ballon d'Ors.
• A shop with five rarities. Legendary items break the game, on purpose.
• Transfers, loans, agents, injuries, and eight rivals from your cohort living their own careers next to yours.

96 clubes inventados en 8 ligas, tienda con cinco rarezas (los legendarios rompen el juego a propósito), fichajes, cesiones, representantes y ocho rivales de tu camada con su propia carrera.

• Every career ends in a Legend Card: rating, goals, titles, the clubs you played for and where you finished in your cohort.
• The Codex remembers what happened after each choice. Your second career is better because you know more, not because you're stronger.
• Seeds: share yours and a friend plays exactly the same career.

Cada carrera termina en una Tarjeta de Leyenda. El Códice recuerda qué pasó después de cada decisión, y con la semilla un amigo juega exactamente tu misma carrera.

• Retiring earns you credits for the wheel: origins, traits, nicknames and sticker albums to complete.
• Near misses, a legendary reveal, and duplicates that turn into stickers.
• Never permanent power. The wheel unlocks variety, not an easier game.

Al retirarte ganas créditos para la ruleta: orígenes, rasgos, motes y álbumes de cromos. Nunca poder permanente.

FAQ · Preguntas frecuentes

Do I play the matches? · ¿Juego los partidos?
Not yet: matches are simulated from your attributes, minutes and the coach's trust. You shape the career, not the ball. Short, optional playable moments (penalties, the 87th minute) are the next big update.
Todavía no: los partidos se simulan con tus atributos, tus minutos y la confianza del técnico. Tú decides la carrera, no cada jugada. Los momentos jugables (penales, el minuto 87) son la próxima gran actualización.

What makes it a roguelike? · ¿Por qué es un roguelike?
One career, no reloading. Every career rolls a hidden talent ceiling, a different club, different events and different rivals, so your 16-year-old might become a Ballon d'Or winner or retire at 24 with a broken knee. Between careers you keep knowledge (the Codex) and unlocks from the wheel (origins, traits, nicknames, stickers), never raw power.
Una sola carrera, sin volver atrás. Cada una sortea un techo de talento oculto, club, eventos y rivales distintos. Entre carreras conservas conocimiento (el Códice) y desbloqueos de la ruleta, nunca poder.

How long is a career? · ¿Cuánto dura una carrera?
From 16 to retirement, usually 14–20 seasons: about an hour. It saves after every season. Careers can also end early: a serious injury, a long ban, or four seasons without a club.
De los 16 al retiro, normalmente 14–20 temporadas: alrededor de una hora, con guardado en cada temporada. También puede acabar antes por una lesión grave, una sanción o cuatro temporadas sin club.

Positions and attributes · Posiciones y atributos
8 positions (GK, CB, FB, DM, CM, AM, winger, striker) and 8 attributes: technique, finishing, passing, pace, physical, stamina, defending, mental. Each position weighs them differently. Hidden stats (talent ceiling, fragility, reputation, morale, coach trust, fan affection, discipline) decide a lot, and you only feel them.
8 posiciones y 8 atributos que pesan distinto en cada puesto, más estadísticas ocultas (techo de talento, fragilidad, reputación, moral, confianza del técnico, cariño de la afición, disciplina).

Can I be a one-club local legend? · ¿Puedo ser ídolo de un solo club?
Yes, and it's one of the hardest careers to pull off. Refuse every offer, win the fans, and see if your club is good enough to win anything.
Sí, y es de las carreras más difíciles: rechazar todas las ofertas y ver si tu club da para ganar algo.

Does the world move without me? · ¿El mundo avanza sin mí?
Eight rivals from your cohort play their own careers, win awards, get transferred and retire; new ones take their place. League tables are simulated every season.
Ocho rivales de tu camada tienen su propia carrera, ganan premios, cambian de club y se retiran. Las tablas se simulan cada temporada.

Real clubs? · ¿Clubes reales?
No. 96 fictional clubs in 8 leagues (Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France), inspired by football nicknames.
No: 96 clubes inventados en 8 ligas, inspirados en apodos del fútbol.

Is it on mobile? · ¿Funciona en el celular?
It's designed for PC (browser or download). Phone support is on the roadmap.
Está pensado para PC (navegador o descarga). El celular está en la hoja de ruta.

Cantera is in development and it will keep changing, with new events, minigames and a shareable Legend Card on the way. If something breaks or reads oddly, leave a comment with your seed (it's on your Legend Card). I read every one.

Cantera está en desarrollo y va a seguir cambiando: vienen más eventos, minijuegos y la Tarjeta de Leyenda para compartir. Si algo se rompe o suena raro, déjalo en los comentarios con tu semilla (sale en la Tarjeta de Leyenda). Los leo todos.

Controls · Controles: mouse, or 1–4 to choose · Enter / Space to continue · Esc pause · F11 fullscreen · M mute.

Languages · Idiomas: English and Spanish, in Options → Game. / Español e inglés, en Opciones → Juego.

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Clubs have invented names and crests inspired by popular football nicknames. None is official. · Los clubes tienen nombres y escudos inventados, inspirados en apodos populares del fútbol. Ninguno es oficial.

A game by Gutiba · Un juego de Gutiba — Bogotá, Colombia.