Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
- Windows
- macOS
About this game
CHAPTER 1: A TALE OF TALL MEN
Our first chapter explores the shocking grief of a coming-of-age story in an industrial fantasy setting. As our eighteen-year-old protagonist meets the esteemed Ret Avidine, Orven has it all: his hero, his city, and his ideals. But when Ret’s project fails, Orven must come into his own adulthood and make difficult decision after decision as he maneuvers through punishing healthcare systems that pit his welfare against his goodness. As Orven’s resolve is tried, it is your choices that determine whether his hope can break through the pervasive smog.
INTERROGATE YOUR PLAYER CHARACTERS!
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.
Key Features
- Befriend the Victims: Get to know Ret and Flaire Avidine before their untimely demise!
- Choices with Consequences: Choose how you play Orven, and see the characters and story shift based on your choices.
- Butterfly Effect: Determine the fate of Ventreville and its inhabitants with branching routes, some silly and some dire.
- Multiple Stories: Three full side-stories that progress each time you return to them.
- Replay to find all the unique endings
- More than 75k words for 2.5 hours of gameplay per playthrough
- Enjoy the stylish character designs
- Live in Ventreville through the expressive backgrounds
- Hear the city through an original soundtrack
- First chapter of a six-chapter game
System requirements
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- x86_32 CPU with SSE2 instructions, or any x86_64 CPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Graphics
- Integrated graphics with full OpenGL 3.3 support
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Support links
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A Kind of Magic
Use the magic of laughter to open the door
5.8%Very Rare

ABP
Get the "ABP" ending
7.3%Very Rare

Spiceless
Order every single non-spicy bread item
0.0%Ultra Rare

Hungry for More
Order every food and beverage possible from GuGu's
0.0%Ultra Rare

Tootroot Farmer
Witness all of Tootroot's different crops
0.0%Ultra Rare

Orven Zanry
Get any of Orven's endings
29.4%Uncommon

Chef Orven
You’re the king of potlucks. You’ve made it all.
2.9%Ultra Rare

Home
Visit the Avidine home
0.7%Ultra Rare

Dearly Beloved
Learn about Bongeau Impoli
0.7%Ultra Rare

We Have Spicy Bread at Home
It’s somehow worse than you expected…
1.4%Ultra Rare

Is This a Crossover Episode?
Hang with the Avidine Kids and the Impolis
2.2%Ultra Rare

Dark ABP
It’s lights out for you, bub
0.7%Ultra Rare

Door
Get the "Door" ending
1.4%Ultra Rare

GuGu's Night
Get the "GuGu's Night" ending
9.5%Very Rare

She’s HER?
Learn Ms. Ma'am's true identity
17.6%Rare

Kind Magic
Be healed by Mr. Avidine
1.4%Ultra Rare

Mane Attraction
Hear all of Throck's puns
0.0%Ultra Rare

Who is she?
Learn about chapter 3’s protagonist
3.6%Ultra Rare

Orven to the Stars
Get the "Orven to the Stars" ending
17.6%Rare

Ouch!
That could’ve killed you
0.7%Ultra Rare

Spicy Bread’s Biggest Fan
Order every single spicy bread iteration
0.0%Ultra Rare

Screw You!
Don’t poke the bear
1.4%Ultra Rare

Thoughtless
Get the "Thoughtless" ending
10.2%Rare

Tootroot
Get the "Tootroot" ending
2.2%Ultra Rare