Rank 01Why this
Also Narrative and Conversation, like Venba.
- $2.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Venba
- 25 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Venba also play
The closest matches to Venba: Many Nights a Whisper, Midnight Ramen, Leila, Last Time I Saw You, and Closer the Distance. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Cooking and Conversation, like Venba.
- $11.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Why this: Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Venba
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Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
- 94% of 1,711 reviews
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Also Cooking and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
- 93% of 679 reviews
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Visai Games
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 6
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 95% of 1,652 reviews
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Art style enhances immersion
- Culinary puzzles feel authentic
- Cultural identity explored with nuance
- Emotional
- Melancholic
- Nostalgic
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Venba at current Steam store prices.
Once Again
Why this: Also Narrative and Emotional, like Venba.
Florence
Why this: Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
Far from Noise
Why this: Also Narrative and Conversation, like Venba.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why this: Also Cooking and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
Sips and Sonnets
Why this: Also Cooking and Emotional, like Venba.
Coffee Talk
Why this: Also Conversation and Emotional, like Venba.
Road to Empress I
Why this: Also Cinematic and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
Evan's Remains
Why this: Same melancholic mood as Venba.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Venba, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Tell Me Why
Why this: Also Cinematic and Emotional, like Venba.
Press Any Button
Why this: Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
Why this: Also Conversation and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Many Nights a Whisper
Why this: Also Narrative and Conversation, like Venba.
VIDEOVERSE
Why this: Also Narrative and Emotional, like Venba.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Why this: Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Venba.
About Venba
The closest matches to Venba: Many Nights a Whisper, Midnight Ramen, Leila, Last Time I Saw You, and Closer the Distance. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Venba is your kind of game, the closest matches are Many Nights a Whisper, Midnight Ramen and Leila — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as emotional, melancholic and nostalgic, and single out its culinary puzzle solving and cultural identity exploration. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Venba is a narrative puzzle game developed by Visai Games in which players restore lost recipes while exploring an Indian immigrant family's journey in 1980s Canada. The gameplay combines culinary puzzle-solving with dialogue-choice-driven storytelling, progressing through a family timeline that examines cultural identity and heritage. Players interact with authentic South Indian dishes across short, sit-down sessions designed for a chill experience. Reviewers highlight that the emotional weight of immigrant family struggles resonates throughout, and they describe the narrative as melancholic and poignant, with the storytelling-through-food mechanic adding particular depth. Venba holds a 95 percent positive rating from 1652 Steam reviews and is verified for play on Steam Deck at a price of 14.99 USD.
About Venba: 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.
Is Venba worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 95% of 1,652 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 98% positive across 82 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Art style enhances immersion
- Culinary puzzles feel authentic
- Cultural identity explored with nuance
- Emotional weight of immigrant family struggles
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“these “puzzles” They’re not even puzzles. You have to cook dishes and parts of the cookbook are missing, leaving you to guess or use trial and error to make them. the art of the game is cute but i get very impatient with a lot of text that…”
People who play it also play: Many Nights a Whisper, Midnight Ramen, Leila
Frequently asked about Venba
Can I run it?
Is Venba verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Venba is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Venba cost?
Venba is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Venba?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Venba are Many Nights a Whisper, Midnight Ramen, Leila.
Who developed Venba?
Venba was developed by Visai Games.