Diner Dash (facebook)

DINER DASH on facebook was a strategy and time-management social Diner Dash game developed by PlayFirst and published and released on Facebook (App) in January 25, 2011. It is the 7th installment and the 10th release in the Diner Dash series. The game was shutdown on August 29, 2011, merely 8 months after having being launched.

When explaining the reason for shutting down the game on their blog, PlayFirst commented that: "the game is no longer performing at a level that can be supported". Going by App statistics, in January 2011 the game peaked over 2.5 million monthly active users and by July 25th the game had only around 1 million monthly active users.

After this, PlayFirst started pushing more towards the mobile market, securing around $9.2 million to fund that.

It is possible that the concept behind this game was later repurposed for 2019 Diner DASH Adventures - nearly 8 years later, which included similar city building elements in addition to Hotel Dash inspired Hotel venues.

Plot
The basic premise of Diner Dash on Facebook follows Flo and her continuous battle against the evil Mr. Big. Mr. Big has polluted the DinerTown park forcing most restaurants to close. Players must help Flo take on Mr. Big and use their tips earned in the restaurant to fix the park, allowing other restaurants to be unlocked.

Gameplay
The game follows a similar traditional gameplay of other Diner Dash games in the series and uses graphical art style of Diner Dash 5: BOOM! and features a bunch of well known diners from Diner Dash and Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue. In this game, players were able to to work as many shifts as their daily quote of energy permits, collect points while doing so to buy boosts for Flo, upgrades for the diners, and to utilize money earned in-game to decorate a park and other, and future attractions with their friends as they progress with the game.