Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ overview

PlayFirst | Aug 12, 2009 | game

Released

15players observed · 14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC

Simulation Time Management Casual Cooking Steam Store

Latest observed players15 · 14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak17
Units sold (VGI)8,839
Revenue (VGI)$68,923
Review score39% positive

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players15 · 14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak17
Units sold (VGI)8,839
Revenue (VGI)$68,923
Review score39% positive
Total reviews371
Release dateAug 12, 2009
DeveloperPlayFirst
PublisherNot available

Genres: Simulation

Company pages: Developer: PlayFirst

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Game overview

Overview

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ comes from PlayFirst and is published by the listed publisher. It arrived on Steam on Aug 12, 2009, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™'s latest SteamPulse observation recorded 15 players at 14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC, with a tracked peak near 17. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 39% positive across 371 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ is available in 1 languages including:

English

1 regional rating boards including esrb

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows® 2000, XP, Vista	Pentium III® 700 MHz minimum	128 MB	64 MB video RAM recommended Hard Drive: 30 MB	Not listed
macOS	Minimum	OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later	G4 800 MHz or faster Min Screen Resolution: 800x600 Hard Drive: 50 MB	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
macOS	Recommended	OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later	G4 800 MHz or faster Min Screen Resolution: 800x600	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ has sold up to 8,839 units and has 371 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $68,923. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ overview details

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

On a visit to her hometown, Flo and her Grandma Florence take a stroll down memory lane. Bring five restaurants back to life, and meet new customers like the Hungry Man and the Celebrity. Take special care of customers with reservations and place flowers at tables in order to make diners happier. Stuck with a 4-person group and no 4-person tables? Now you can move tables together to create a larger table. Help restore Flo's hometown now! 50 New Story Mode Levels 6 new customers New Reservations feature New Moving Tables feature 'Train' new waiters for each restaurant

SteamPulse editorial summary

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 15 players at 14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC, a tracked peak of 17, and 39% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™
Steam App ID	37240
Type	game
Release date	Aug 12, 2009
Developer	PlayFirst
Publisher	Not available
Price	$9.99
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	15 · 14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	17
Positive reviews	143
Negative reviews	228
Total reviews	371
Positive percent	39%
Review type	Mostly Negative
Recommendations	371
Average playtime	1,310 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Aug 12, 2009
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	16 November 2011 - 18:00:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC

Overview tags

Simulation Time Management Casual Cooking

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	© 2007 PlayFirst, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PlayFirst, Diner Dash, Diner Dash: Hometown Hero, and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of PlayFirst, Inc.. PlayFirst and DinerDash are registered in the U.S. and other countries. Any use is governed by the end user license agreement which restricts use, copying, or distribution and prohibits decompilation and resale.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/37240
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/37240/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/37240
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™?

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™'s latest SteamPulse observation records 15 players at 14 October 2026 - 00:28:54 UTC, with a tracked peak of 17 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 22 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 9 players; the highest observed daily value is 15 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (57.6%), Canada (6.1%), United Kingdom (6.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.2%), United Kingdom (5.6%), Canada (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (60.3%), United Kingdom (4.9%), Canada (4.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.4%), China (6.5%), United Kingdom (5.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™?

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ currently sits at 39% positive across 371 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 143 positive reviews and 228 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ have?

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ currently has about 968 tracked Steam followers as of 11 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™?

Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 371, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Negative

39% positive, 143 positive, 228 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 12 August 2009

DLC and packages

Diner Dash: Hometown HeroBuy Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™ #1981$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

OS: Windows® 2000, XP, Vista Processor: Pentium III® 700 MHz minimum Memory: 128 MB Graphics: 64 MB video RAM recommended Hard Drive: 30 MB DirectX: 7.0 or later

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