Venba
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 12 reviews are negative (8%); after 3h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 93% of games we track.
- 72% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Put Chutney” (Successfully make idlis) and “Agni Prithvi Puttu” (Successfully “Launch” puttu): from 100% to 88% of starters.
- 92% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 3,927 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 1.8h for positive, 1.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (91.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Put Chutney Successfully make idlis. 100%
- Agni Prithvi Puttu Successfully “Launch” puttu. Most players quit here 89% −11
- Hair off the Head Complete the park level. 82% −6
- Family Beef Successfully make the biriyani. 79% −4
- Arambikalama? Make the dinner spread. 75% −3
- Taking Stock Successfully finish cooking the Chicken Rasam. 73% −2
- Fermented Feelings Successfully finish cooking the Dosas. 72% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (15)
story milestone ending side
- Put Chutney Successfully make idlis. 100%
- Agni Prithvi Puttu Successfully “Launch” puttu. 89%
- Like it was Yesterday Complete one recipe without messing up. 84%
- Hair off the Head Complete the park level. 82%
- Family Beef Successfully make the biriyani. 79%
- Arambikalama? Make the dinner spread. 75%
- Taking Stock Successfully finish cooking the Chicken Rasam. 73%
- Fermented Feelings Successfully finish cooking the Dosas. 72%
- Vada Poche "Launch" a crumbling puttu. 40%
- Doomscroll Read all the texts in Kavin's phone. 39%
- Silicon Heartbreak Read all the texts in Venba's phone. 31%
- Annanukku oru Oothappammm! Make an oothappam without chillies. 16%
- Queen of the Six Tastes Complete every recipe without messing up once. 13%
- Flavor Text Read the flavor text in every level. 12%
- Paavalan Would Be Proud Get Silicon Heartbreak, Doomscroll, Flavor Text achievements. 11%