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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive14.99 €

Venba tells the moving story of an Indian mother emigrating to Canada in the 1980s. Recipe-restoring cooking puzzles are woven into a warm family narrative about home, love and loss.

Cosy, great for unwinding
Strong, story-driven narrative
Distinctive, stylised art style
Lavish presentation

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The closest matches for Venba are Florence, When the Past Was Around and Old Man's Journey. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Venba special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Florence

95 %Match

2018PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified93 % positive5.59 €

Strong, story-driven narrative
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style

Florence is a short interactive picture book about a first great love, told through small intuitive mini-games instead of dialogue. Its illustrations and music make the highs and lows of the relationship feel deeply personal.

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When the Past Was Around

Distinctive, stylised art style

A gentle point-and-click adventure about love, loss and letting go, told without words through hand-drawn art and a lot of music. Light puzzles guide you through a touching story of a relationship.

Old Man's Journey

Lavish presentation

A short, calm puzzle adventure where you reshape the landscape to guide an old man on a journey full of memories. Handpainted visuals and a touching, wordless story about loss and reconciliation set it apart.

Assemble With Care

Lavish presentation

A gentle puzzle game from the Monument Valley studio in which you repair old objects as a restorer in the town of Bellariva, getting to know the people and their stories along the way. The tactile taking-apart and rebuilding carries a warm, thoughtful narrative.

Unpacking

Distinctive, stylised art style

A meditative pixel-art puzzle about emptying moving boxes and arranging belongings across several homes. Without a single line of dialogue, it tells a touching life story purely through the objects you unpack.

Letters: A Written Adventure

Puzzles and brain teasers

A gentle word-puzzle adventure where you walk through Sarah's letters to her pen pal, removing letters from words to create new ones that get you past obstacles. Her personal life story unfolds as you progress.

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

Puzzles and brain teasers

A calm point-and-click puzzle game where you play a painter who collects, fixes and completes scenes. Its hand-painted look and gentle emotional story make it a relaxing, charming experience.

A Little Lily Princess

Accessible and relaxed

A story-driven visual novel adaptation of the classic tale of Sara Crewe in Victorian England, where a girl who loves books and storytelling builds friendships and holds on to hope after losing everything.

Coffee Talk: Episode 2 - Hibiscus & Butterfly

Accessible and relaxed

You run a late-night coffee shop in an alternate Seattle, brewing drinks for fantasy creatures and listening to their troubles. A calm, warm visual novel with lo-fi music and pixel art where conversation takes center stage.

Rooster

Puzzles and brain teasers

A lovingly hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure celebrating ancient Chinese culture. Mixing cooking, hidden object scenes and paper crafting, it tells a warm tale about family and love.