Venba (video game)

Venba is a narrative cooking game developed and published by Visai Games. Released in 2023, it centers around an Indian immigrant mother named Venba, who immigrates to Canada with her husband in the 1980s.

The core gameplay revolves around cooking traditional South Indian recipes, specifically from Venba's family cookbook. Players must decipher recipes that have been damaged and altered over time. Success in cooking each dish unlocks new story segments, revealing more about Venba's life, her challenges adapting to a new country, and her relationship with her son.

Venba explores themes of family, immigration, cultural identity, and the preservation of heritage through food. The narrative is delivered through dialogue, cutscenes, and the act of cooking itself, with each dish representing a connection to Venba's past and a way to share her culture with her son. The game is known for its emotional storytelling and focus on authentic South Indian cuisine.