Venba
Release date: Jul 31, 2023
Developers: Visai Games
Publishers: Visai Games
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

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.

Press reviews: “A must-play experience, an enthralling tale of immigrants across multiple generations, all backed by a brilliantly absorbing puzzle game in the form of cooking.” 4.5/5 – GamesRadar+ “Captures something wonderful and mysterious to those of us in the diaspora, which is the real and imaginary conversations our parents and grandparents must have had about moving to the west” 4/5 – Eurogamer “Beautifully depicts the struggle of the first-generation immigrant experience — fighting to give your family better opportunities while holding true to your roots.” 9/10 – Shacknews