Adventure

Venba

Single Player

Critic · IGDB

4.1

Users · RAWG

2023

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateJuly 30, 2023

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

AdventureSimulationArcadeCasualIndie

Playable on

PCXboxNintendo

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PCXbox Series S/XNintendo Switch

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About this game

Venba is a narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom, who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Players will cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations and explore in this story about family, love, loss and more.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Tamil diaspora identity and family life representation.
Family story about cultural memory and generational relationships.
Cooking and recipes connect cultural heritage with home.
Accessible recipe puzzles follow clear, understandable steps.
Colorful hand-drawn art features expressive character animation.

Cons

Campaign ends after only a few hours.
Cooking mechanics mainly involve following recipe steps.
Brief, linear story and recipes leave little replay variation.
Compressed runtime leaves the final act rushed.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

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Adventure

Venba

Single Player

Critic · IGDB

4.1

Users · RAWG

2023

Released

Platforms

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateJuly 30, 2023

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

AdventureSimulationArcadeCasualIndie

Playable on

PCXboxNintendo

Show all 3 versions ▾

PCXbox Series S/XNintendo Switch

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Tamil diaspora identity and family life representation.
Family story about cultural memory and generational relationships.
Cooking and recipes connect cultural heritage with home.
Accessible recipe puzzles follow clear, understandable steps.
Colorful hand-drawn art features expressive character animation.

Cons

Campaign ends after only a few hours.
Cooking mechanics mainly involve following recipe steps.
Brief, linear story and recipes leave little replay variation.
Compressed runtime leaves the final act rushed.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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