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Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow

Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow is a fantasy visual novel game with a colorful cast of playable characters, each with their own unique mechanics, and all of whom are necessary in solving this mystery. But be…

28 August 2026

Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow is an adventure developed by Spicy Bread Productions, released 28 August 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow is

Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow is an adventure game developed by Spicy Bread Productions and released in 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A grief-centered murder mystery told in six chapters, where your choices determine how many clues are available for the final protagonist, the detective, as she questions all the previous playable characters. Each chapter of this emotional story-driven game features a unique protagonist, game mechanics, story, and narrative, all tied together by the murder of Ret and Flaire Avidine. Ventreville’s narrative has been lovingly crafted, and all of its characters are thoughtful, enjoyable, and complex. It is a game that acknowledges life’s many pains, yet through them, wishes to connect people in our hope for a more gentle, beautiful, and empathetic story. Our first chapter explores the shocking…
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How it plays

Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for x86_32 CPU with SSE2 instructions, or any x86_64 CPU, 4 GB RAM and Integrated graphics with full OpenGL 3.3 support. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow launched on 28 August 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow — frequently asked questions

When did Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow come out?
Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow was released on 28 August 2026 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow?
At minimum, Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow needs x86_32 CPU with SSE2 instructions, or any x86_64 CPU, 4 GB RAM, Integrated graphics with full OpenGL 3.3 support graphics, 800 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "800 MB available space" and the recommended line says "1 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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