Venba

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.

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

Loved this game so much! My family is from Bangladesh so I know the struggle of balancing your culture with a different one and really relating to each character in different ways. Play this game! You'll love it! Music, story, heartbreak and great cooking games that will make you want to make some biryanis or curries immediately after!

This is like if Cooking Mama had a deep story and genuine soul. The artstyle and music is lovely and the inclusions of the recipies is a very nice touch. Easy recommendation!

The game offers a perspektive into the emotions and experiences of a first generation immegrant family and makes you consider aspects of your daily life you didn't before. The wonderfull recipies and the recipie book are a wonderfull touch on top. Can highly recommend investing an hour of time into this game.