Diner Dash

Diner Dash
Cover art for the Xbox 360 version
Developer(s)Gamelab
Publisher(s)PlayFirst
Designer(s)Nicholas Fortugno
Peter Lee
Eric Zimmerman
Artist(s)Strategy Art
Bon Art Studio
SeriesDiner Dash
Dash
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X 10.2 or later, mobile phone, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation Portable, iOS, Android
ReleasePC
Nintendo DS
  • NA: May 13, 2007
Genre(s)Strategy, time management
Mode(s)Single-player

Diner Dash is a strategy and time management video game initially developed by Gamelab and published by PlayFirst. It is now owned and published by Glu Mobile. It was one of the top-selling downloadable games of all time,[1] available in multiple platforms such as PC, Mac, consoles, and mobile.

An Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions were released in November 2009, while the WiiWare version was released in 2010,[2] but this version is no longer available for the WiiWare service. Diner Dash later became a mobile game when ported to mobile phones by Glu Mobile, given a retail release, and made available via a 100% advertising-supported download. Versions have been created for the platforms PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and iOS.[3]

Diner Dash is also used to refer to the Diner Dash franchise, which has spawned numerous sequels. Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue was released in early 2006, Diner Dash: Flo on the Go in late 2006, Diner Dash: Hometown Hero in late 2007, Diner Dash 5: Boom! in early 2010, the first free-to-play Diner Dash went live in late 2014, and the latest installment, Diner Dash Adventures, was released in 2019.[4]

  1. ^ Takahashi, Dean (2010-09-21). "With Diner Dash, PlayFirst has a game that goes everywhere". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. ^ Brudvig, Erik (March 23, 2009). Diner Dash on Consoles Archived 2012-01-24 at the Wayback Machine, IGN.
  3. ^ Gibson, Ellie (2006-06-29). "Diner Dash coming to handhelds". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  4. ^ "Diner Dash Adventures". iTunes App Store. 30 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.