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Microsoft has announced that three games will be removed from Xbox Game Pass on July 31, 2024: A Short Hike, Venba, and Train Sim World 4. Subscribers can purchase these titles at a 20% discount before they leave the service.
Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass will lose three games—Venba, A Short Hike, and Train Sim World 4—on July 31, 2024, to make way for new titles like Flintlock: Siege of Dawn and Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess.
Venba is a unique cooking game that uses food as a means to explore the culture and memories of an immigrant mother named Venba. The game combines visual novel segments with cooking puzzles, where players fill in recipe gaps using memories and a well-loved family cookbook. Through its short but powerful runtime, Venba tells a touching story about the complexities of an Indian Canadian family, showcasing the beauty of Tamil culture alongside the struggles of immigrant parents and their child. The game will be released on multiple platforms on July 31.
Xbox Game Pass adds the narrative cooking game Venba as a day-one addition, where players take on the role of an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada in the 1980s. The game allows players to cook various dishes, restore lost recipes, engage in branching conversations, and explore a story about family, love, and loss. Venba is the last July addition to Xbox Game Pass, with four games already confirmed for August.
Here are some notable video game releases from July that you might have missed: Disney Illusion Island, a 2D side-scrolling platformer with a unique art style; Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals, a direct sequel with a mysterious narrative and a radio frequency tuning mechanic; Gylt, a spooky adventure game now available on multiple platforms; Viewfinder, a meditative puzzle game where you solve puzzles by lining up photographs; Venba, a cooking game that explores Tamil Nadu culture; and The Expanse: A Telltale Series, a decision-based game based on the popular TV show.
Venba, a narrative cooking game centered on an Indian family that immigrated to Canada from Tamil Nadu, focuses on the importance of sound in capturing the essence of Tamil cuisine. The game's developers committed to cooking all the recipes themselves multiple times to understand the taste, texture, and sound of southern Indian food. Sound designer Neha Patel recorded the sounds of cooking each step of the way, using foley techniques to ensure authenticity. The game also features an in-game radio with a soundtrack scored to the sounds of Tamil cinema from different eras, paying homage to specific music directors.
Venba, a narrative cooking game set in the 1980s where players take on the role of an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada, is coming to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One on July 31. The release date was confirmed during the Wholesome Direct showcase. The game features South Indian dishes, restored recipes, and a beautiful art style with a soundtrack inspired by Tamil music.