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Venba

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4.3/5

( 88 Reviews )

4.3

88 Reviews

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Venba
Description
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 Cook (and learn!) authentic dishes from...
Genre:
Adventure - Visual Novel - Puzzle
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Exploration, show 11 more... Puzzle, Simulation, Female Protagonist, Casual, Choices Matter, Visual Novel, Crafting, Narrative, Emotional, Cozy, Cooking
Critics reviews
85 %
Recommend
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4.5/5 stars
Eurogamer
4/5 stars
Digital Trends
4.5/5 stars
User reviews

4.3/5

( 88 Reviews )

4.3

88 Reviews

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Product details
2023, Visai Games, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz or faster processor, 2 GB RAM, Direct X 9.0c compatible video card, Version 9.0c...
DLCs
Venba Soundtrack
Time to beat
1.5 hMain
1.5 h Main + Sides
2 h Completionist
1.5 h All Styles

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Description

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


Cook (and learn!) authentic dishes from regional South Indian cuisine

 

 
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!

Discover a heartfelt story of family, love, and loss

 

 
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.

Jam to catchy tunes inspired by Tamil music

 

 
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!

Feast your eyes on delicious visuals

 

 
Venba's warm, stylized art brings the game's food and story to life! So good you can almost taste it.

Copyright 2023, Visai Games Inc

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Contents
Standard Edition
Deluxe Edition
Venba
Soundtrack (MP3)
Soundtrack (WAV)
System requirements
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
1.5 hMain
1.5 h Main + Sides
2 h Completionist
1.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Visual Novel - Puzzle
Tags:
Adventure, Indie, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Exploration, show 11 more... Puzzle, Simulation, Female Protagonist, Casual, Choices Matter, Visual Novel, Crafting, Narrative, Emotional, Cozy, Cooking
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2023-07-31T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Visai Games / Visai Games
Size:
606 MB
Links:
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Game features
Controller support
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
DLCs
Venba Soundtrack
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Critics reviews
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Top Critic Average
85 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
GamesRadar+by Hirun Cryer
4.5/5 stars
"Venba perfectly melds together a story of generational anxieties and dreams"
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Eurogamerby Emad Ahmed
4/5 stars
Food and family converge in this beautiful slice-of-life tale.
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Digital Trendsby Giovanni Colantonio
4.5/5 stars
Venba delivers an elegantly nuanced story about cultural identity through sharply written dialogue and meaningful cooking interludes.
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Posted on: July 25, 2025

jorlin

Verified owner

Games: 2171 Reviews: 9

Tasty visual novel with some cooking

The story is charmingly relatable and the art style is vibrant. The protagonist is a Tamil woman from India emigrated to Canada along with her husband. You follow her through the stages of her life and whenever there is a eventful change, it's spiced up with a cooking mini game featuring real recipes. It's rather short, but the atmosphere is great. She does not have an easy life, so in that sense the subject matter can be considered mature. I had hoped for a bit more cooking lore, but I did enjoy a taste of a culture I'm not familiar with. The recipes are included with the game as an extra from the menu, which is a nice touch. One star deduction for sometimes having to guess during cooking and I would love it to be a bit longer.

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Posted on: June 8, 2025

Mjauv

Games: 1037 Reviews: 79

More emotion than gameplay

I just finished playing Venba, a narrative story about a tamil family that has emigrated to Canada and tries to hold on to their cultural origin. Besides cutscenes (with dialogue options), the gameplay is essentially trying to cook indian (tamil) dishes (such as dosa) by following instructions from the torn pages of a family cookbook. You heat the stove, mix the ingredients etc. in a handful of (easy) mini games which aren't exactly challenging but immersive enough to make me hungry. Besides authentic sound effects consisting mainly of the fizzing from cooking oil, the game sports a nice soundtrack with tamil music I can only assume is 'authentic' - I enjoyed it at least. The story is pretty straight forward about the challenges of migrating to a culturally different place and how it feels to be different - it's not exactly deep but with enough impact to make the game feel worthwile. All in all, Venba is a great way to spend ~2 hours when you want a relaxing gaming experience.

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Posted on: July 31, 2025

detoxandretox_7793

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Games: 12 Reviews: 1

too much dialogue

it's more a movie/book than a game

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Posted on: July 27, 2025

ApolloJustice2017

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Games: 180 Reviews: 1

Amazing game.

Very great game. Wholesome and heartwrenching at times. Heavily recommend.

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Posted on: July 28, 2025

murilohoias

Verified owner

Games: 86 Reviews: 1

Well executed cultural piece

It`s nice to touch inner details from cultures that are usually hidden from the mainstream.

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