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

Venba is a cooking, casual and narrative game developed and published by Visai Games.
Released on July 31st 2023 is available on Windows, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.

It has received 2,577 reviews of which 2,379 were positive and 198 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.61€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Venba into these genres:

Cooking Casual Narrative Puzzle Female Protagonist Stylized 1980s Emotional Cinematic Interactive Fiction Visual Novel Indie Story Rich Choices Matter Soundtrack Atmospheric Crafting Hand-drawn Exploration

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz or faster processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compatible video card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Any

User reviews & Ratings

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2 hours played
Oct. 2026
this was such a beautiful game, i am so in love with it I grew up Mexican American and I rejected my roots because I just wanted to be normal, speak English in the house instead of Spanish, listen to American music, not wear the clothes my grandmother knitted me, not wear the traditional earrings or dresses my mother would get me from Queretaro, I rejected learning my language I couldn't speak to my cousins or my grandma, but I remember the warm feelings the food gave me, how my kitchen smelled on Sunday mornings, how the family would dance and sing late into the night around the kitchen, women chattering and laughing together, now in adulthood find myself trying to learn it all over again, I am recently moved out of my home and have realized just how important food really is to me I remember the flavors but I cant read the recipes, I don't know the ingredients, I wanted to begin making a cook book with my mother. I just love this game, its so incredibly beautiful and I understand exactly how this feels your entire team is amazing, I truly love this game and I need to go see my mom. thank you so much.
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3 hours played
Sept. 2026
Got this game after playing "a little to the left", thinking it would be a cute little cooking-Mama-ish game. Did not expect the absolute punch this game packs. I was crying 12 minutes into this game and did not stop for the entire playthrough. Beautiful game, short and sweet but woooow, did not expect it to hit that hard. Super adorable artstyle too and I love that they put the recipes for you to remake at home1 10/10 would buy again.
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2 hours played
Aug. 2026
This is such a beautiful game. I cried through 90% of it, hugged my mom a lot, and talked to her about her experience raising my brother and I alone after moving so far from her home. I think this story will hit home to anyone who has parents or family who have moved mountains for people they love in ways that are difficult for even their kids to understand. Finished this in one sitting, so make sure you have a few hours and napkins, because this game deserves the time. TIP: If you want to complete this game by obtaining every achievement the first time then check the guide. I had to replay the game quickly, skipping the dialogue this time around, to complete the achievements I missed the first time. The guides won't spoil anything, I'm pretty sure. For developers: the little icon when playing the game that pops up under discord rich presence is blurry and proportioned incorrectly. Otherwise, 10/10 phenomenal game.
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2 hours played
July 2026
What if I cried? What if I was moved? What if I cry while making dinner tonight??? It's a good experience, callyourmom/10
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1 hours played
April 2026
A truly spectacular, arresting adventure-stroke-light-puzzler about immigration, culture, and parenthood. We are Venba, a Tamil woman who immigrates into Canada along with her husband in search of a new life, but as the years go by she struggles with isolation both within Canadian culture as a whole and with the fragile relationship she has with her son. Much of her love of her home becomes expressed through food, leading the player through constructing some lavish, traditional Tamil recipes where the core gameplay element is puzzling out the steps and ingredients missing from her mother's tattered cookbook. Sometimes games are frankly just special and really stick with you, and for me Venba is one of those. Playing Venba was a deeply moving experience, and a privilege to play; the experiences dramatised in Venba are ones I've never felt and in all likelihood never will. To play it was a window into a world I'd never been exposed to or asked to consider, couched as I am in a gentle privilege endemic to people who share my background. It's a story that prompted self-reflection; it's an intimate, compelling story, and one which I think is more important than ever to share in these increasingly unfriendly times.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Venba is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

No, Venba is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Venba received 2,379 positive votes out of a total of 2,577 achieving a rating of 8.83.
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Venba was developed and published by Visai Games.

Yes, Venba is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Venba is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, Venba is not playable on Linux.

Yes, Venba is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.

Yes, Venba is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.

No, Venba does not support VR.

Venba is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Venba. Explore additional content available for Venba on Steam.

No, Venba does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Venba does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Venba is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Venba.

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Steam price 27 October 2026 04:07 UTC
Steam reviews 22 October 2026 15:54 UTC

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Rating
8.8
2,379
198
Game modes
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8
Developer
Visai Games
Publisher
Visai Games
Release 31 Jul 2023
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