Venba

Item: Venba
Rating: 86
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-26

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Summary

Compelling, emotional story drives the experience
Engaging cooking mechanics with real recipes
Stunning art style and visuals
Minimal and simple gameplay
Game is too short for its price
Primarily a visual novel experience

Emotions

Satisfaction20%Appreciation9%Disappointment9%Sadness6%Admiration5%

Reviews (sample size): 1225
Helpful reviews: 86%
Unhelpful reviews: 14%
Protest reviews: 0%

86%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
14%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3443
Negative points: 1056
Gameplay points: 908
Perf. points: 12
Rec. points: 512
Misc points: 1044

Point	Description	Importance
Beautiful, Emotional, Engaging Experience Description Players overwhelmingly praise the game for its overall beauty, emotional depth, and engaging experience. It's frequently described as a 'gem' and a 'masterpiece' that offers a unique and heartwarming narrative, often compared to an interactive movie or visual novel. Importance 100%	Players overwhelmingly praise the game for its overall beauty, emotional depth, and engaging experience. It's frequently described as a 'gem' and a 'masterpiece' that offers a unique and heartwarming narrative, often compared to an interactive movie or visual novel.	100%
Compelling & Emotional Story Description The game's story is consistently highlighted as its strongest element. Reviewers found it deeply touching, relatable, and impactful, often leading to tears and reflection. The narrative is praised for its emotional depth, realistic portrayal of characters, and effective pacing despite its short length. Importance 91%	The game's story is consistently highlighted as its strongest element. Reviewers found it deeply touching, relatable, and impactful, often leading to tears and reflection. The narrative is praised for its emotional depth, realistic portrayal of characters, and effective pacing despite its short length.	91%
Engaging Cooking & Real Recipes Description The cooking mechanics and the inclusion of real recipes are highly praised. Players enjoy the puzzle-like nature of the cooking segments, finding them immersive and satisfying. The availability of a real-life cookbook is a much-loved feature, inspiring many to try the dishes themselves, and the sound design for cooking is particularly lauded. Importance 66%	The cooking mechanics and the inclusion of real recipes are highly praised. Players enjoy the puzzle-like nature of the cooking segments, finding them immersive and satisfying. The availability of a real-life cookbook is a much-loved feature, inspiring many to try the dishes themselves, and the sound design for cooking is particularly lauded.	66%
Stunning Art Style & Visuals Description The game's art style and visual presentation receive widespread acclaim. Reviewers consistently describe the graphics as beautiful, charming, and unique, often comparing them to a hand-drawn picture book. The visuals are noted for enhancing the emotional atmosphere and overall immersion. Importance 42%	The game's art style and visual presentation receive widespread acclaim. Reviewers consistently describe the graphics as beautiful, charming, and unique, often comparing them to a hand-drawn picture book. The visuals are noted for enhancing the emotional atmosphere and overall immersion.	42%
Realistic Family Dynamics Description The game excels in its delicate and realistic portrayal of family dynamics, particularly the intergenerational and cultural conflicts within an immigrant family. It thoughtfully explores themes of tradition, adaptation, and the unspoken love that binds family members. Importance 20%	The game excels in its delicate and realistic portrayal of family dynamics, particularly the intergenerational and cultural conflicts within an immigrant family. It thoughtfully explores themes of tradition, adaptation, and the unspoken love that binds family members.	20%
Excellent & Culturally Rich Music Description The game's music and soundtrack are consistently praised for being excellent, culturally inspired, and perfectly fitting the game's mood and themes. It enhances the atmosphere, making the experience more immersive and emotionally resonant. Importance 11%	The game's music and soundtrack are consistently praised for being excellent, culturally inspired, and perfectly fitting the game's mood and themes. It enhances the atmosphere, making the experience more immersive and emotionally resonant.	11%

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