Venba is a narrative cooking game about family, love, and loss. Play as Venba, a South Indian immigrant mother connecting with her son through the language of food. It is a short and sweet cinematic experience that you can enjoy in a 1 to 2-hour sitting
Idlis, dosas, and biriyani! Whether you’re a new or regular enjoyer of South Indian cuisine, there’s something delectable to discover Venba's cooking puzzles. As you piece together a tattered recipe book, cook authentic dishes inspired by real-life cuisines. Once you've cooked them in-game, try cooking them in real life with the brand-new in-game Cookbook!
As you restore lost recipes, discover the story of a family over the years as they grow and change through a journey of love and loss. Join a mother, father, and their son as they reckon with culture, self-discovery, and acceptance.
Move over lo-fi beats! Cook along to Venba's unique original soundtrack, inspired by Tamil music throughout the ages. And when you can't get enough, return to the newly-added in-game radio to listen to the OST on-demand!
Venba's warm, stylized art brings the game's food and story to life! So good you can almost taste it.
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Posted on: August 17, 2025
AHRii1
Verified ownerGames: 40 Reviews: 1
you have to play this game
I loved this game, and it made me cry a lot. Honestly, I can't say if it's a good representation of what most immigrants have to face because it's not something I've experienced, but I think it's one of the best games out there because it raises awareness about what many people who are just looking for a better life for themselves and their families have to go through.
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Posted on: August 20, 2025
ZilliWilli
Verified ownerGames: 15 Reviews: 1
An amazing, yet short experience
Venba is a great narrative game with some puzzle features. One of the very few games that made me cry, but in a good way. Quite touching. Its only fault it's been too short
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Posted on: August 20, 2025
kiddinbluejeans
Verified ownerGames: 3 Reviews: 1
A simple yet touching story
A connection between roots, and finding your own path. This game, through its storytelling, showed the connection between self discovery and your roots through the different and fun dishes that you get to cook. Bonus for adding the recipes for everything cooked in the game. Very sweet.
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Posted on: August 21, 2025
FijiwaraGryffin
Verified ownerGames: 39 Reviews: 1
wow story short tho
The story was really emotional and amazing but way too short for the greatness of it!
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Posted on: August 21, 2025
Elisefinder
Verified ownerGames: 12 Reviews: 1
Venba game
I really liked this game and the cooking featured and the story it explored. I enjoyed extra little details like getting to scroll back through phone messages even though that wasn't needed for gameplay, it added to the game world for me. I liked that the cooking part was intuitive and I only got stuck for a little while and figured it out after a bit.
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