# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Many Nights a Whisper](https://imho.run/games/3541130/many-nights-a-whisper) — Also Narrative and Conversation, like Venba. 392 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/)
2. [Midnight Ramen](https://imho.run/games/2543030/midnight-ramen) — Also Cooking and Conversation, like Venba. 89 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543030/)
3. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Also Narrative and Emotional, like Venba. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
4. [Last Time I Saw You](https://imho.run/games/1909750/last-time-i-saw-you) — A frequent pick in Venba players' libraries, and another Indie. 126 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909750/)
5. [Closer the Distance](https://imho.run/games/1991300/closer-the-distance) — Also Narrative and Emotional, like Venba. 139 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991300/)
6. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Narrative and Emotional, like Venba. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
7. [Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery](https://imho.run/games/1634150/behind-the-frame-the-finest-scenery) — Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Venba. 1,711 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634150/)
8. [SEASON: A letter to the future](https://imho.run/games/695330/season-a-letter-to-the-future) — Also Narrative and Emotional, like Venba. 801 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/695330/)
9. [Once Again](https://imho.run/games/2025610/once-again) — Also Narrative and Emotional, like Venba. 204 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2025610/)
10. [Deer & Boy](https://imho.run/games/1803140/deer-boy) — Also Cinematic and Emotional, like Venba. 368 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803140/)
11. [1000xRESIST](https://imho.run/games/1675830/1000xresist) — Also Narrative and Cinematic, like Venba. 4,342 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1675830/)
12. [Neva](https://imho.run/games/2420660/neva) — Also Emotional, like Venba. 3,598 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420660/)
13. [despelote](https://imho.run/games/2367820/despelote) — A frequent pick in Venba players' libraries, and another Sports. 567 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/)
14. [Goodnight Universe](https://imho.run/games/2416100/goodnight-universe) — Also Narrative and Cinematic, like Venba. 1,013 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2416100/)
15. [Wednesdays](https://imho.run/games/2747770/wednesdays) — Also Conversation and Emotional, like Venba. 88 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/)
16. [Svoboda 1945: Liberation](https://imho.run/games/1076620/svoboda-1945-liberation) — Also Conversation and Cinematic, like Venba. 52 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076620/)
17. [Florence](https://imho.run/games/1102130/florence) — Also Narrative and Interactive Fiction, like Venba. 4,200 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102130/)
18. [Impostor Factory](https://imho.run/games/1182620/impostor-factory) — A frequent pick in Venba players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,403 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182620/)
19. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Narrative and Conversation, like Venba. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
20. [Far from Noise](https://imho.run/games/706130/far-from-noise) — Also Narrative and Conversation, like Venba. 90 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/706130/)
21. [Fall of Porcupine](https://imho.run/games/1710540/fall-of-porcupine) — Also Conversation and Emotional, like Venba. 317 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1710540/)
22. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Also Cooking and Interactive Fiction, like Venba. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
23. [Eternal Hope](https://imho.run/games/1162280/eternal-hope) — Also Cinematic and Emotional, like Venba. 108 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162280/)
24. [Unpacking](https://imho.run/games/1135690/unpacking) — Same nostalgic mood as Venba. 22,256 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1491670&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1491670&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1491670&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1491670
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1491670
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Venba

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1491670
- **Developer:** Visai Games
- **Publisher:** Visai Games
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 31, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1491670/venba)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1491670&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1491670/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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