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Video Game Venba Review
Venba (2023) is a narrative-cooking game about an Indian mother who emigrated to Canada in the 1980s. You cook various traditional Indian dishes and restore the lost recipes which were damaged in the move to Canada. As you talk to your mother's family you learn about her life through branching conversations and explore challenges that she faced in her day-to-day life.

Our examiner, Hannah Robertson, first checked Venba 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Ellen Robertson and updated 6 weeks ago.

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Venba is a narrative-cooking game about an Indian mother who emigrated to Canada in the 1980s. You cook various traditional Indian dishes and restore the lost recipes which were damaged in the move to Canada. As you talk to your mother's family you learn about her life through branching conversations and explore challenges that she faced in her day-to-day life.

Along with the narrative and conversations, Venba offers cooking puzzles where you repair the recipes, fill in the missing ingredients and instructions, and then put together the dishes by clicking and dragging the utensils and ingredients and preparing the meal. Each day brings a new recipe and you cook a variety of Southern Indian dishes that tie in with the narrative.

This game explores cooking traditional Indian cuisine and the stories behind the mother's recipes that create a world of family, love, and loss.

Play StylePlay Style

This is a Narrative and Puzzle game with Collecting and Communication elements. This is a single-player game.

DurationDuration

We haven't documented duration data for this game yet.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 7 for Implied Violence.

Skill Level

8+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. The simple storied nature of the game makes it good for quite young children. You need to decipher instructions for different dishes and work with obscured text. Very young children could play with the help of an adult or sibling.

CostsCosts

Venba usually costs £12.79.
 

Venba

Steam Store PC £12.79 Free

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There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 31/07/2023

Out Now: PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Content Rating: PEGI 7

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative, Puzzle (Collecting and Communication)

Accessibility: 28 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Developer: Venba Game (@VenbaGame)


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