Check out new food games that are changing the narrative

Mario ate mushrooms. Pac-Man ate everything. Minecraft players have had to make do with a pixelated block of cake. But food in video games has come a long way. They’re now shaping up as a way to represent complex concepts of love, loss, and identity, to tell deeper, personal stories about culture. Venba, by the Toronto-based Visai Studios, is a narrative cooking game that puts the spotlight on the everyday challenges of immigrant families and the richness of Tamil culture through food. Dive into the delicious world of games driven by food, to take a look at other such narratives too.