Cooking Diary

Cooking Diary is a free-to-play restaurant simulation video game developed and published by MYTONA. It was released on August 8, 2018..^[1]

The game is set in the fictional city of Tasty Hills. As a chef, the player unlocks various restaurants to develop a business chain in the city. In addition, there are numerous in-game events, including guild quests, which allow players to compete with each other in teams.^[2]

On March 19, 2020, the game won the People's Choice Award at the 15th International Mobile Gaming Awards.^[3] Then, on May 19, 2020, at the 24th international Webby Awards, the game received the People's Voice Award.^[4]

Gameplay[edit]

The fundamental game mechanic is built on serving dishes to the customers within the allocated amount of time. To level up, the player needs to complete certain goals.^[5] Completing levels is also tied to advancing the game's storyline.^[6]

Customization[edit]

The game allows players to customize their characters^[7] and restaurants^[8]. Outside of the main gameplay, the player can customize the appearance of their in-game character. There are more than 300 articles of clothing and accessories available^[8]. The player can also edit the interiors of the restaurants using different objects. These objects include flooring, wallpapers, and various decoration pieces^[9]. Objects obtained grant perks within the game's prestige system.^[10]

In-game events[edit]

There are three in-game events: The Food Truck event, the Culinary Tournament, and Guild Quests. In the Food Truck event, there are two counters for ordering, which differs from the main gameplay. This event is time-limited and recurring. As players make progress along the Food Truck route, they can receive a variety of rewards: exclusive outfits, unique hairstyles, boosters, banknotes, and rubies. The Culinary Tournament allows players to compete against each other by completing specific tasks. The higher the position in the TOP, the better the reward. Guild Quests are a special regular event available to all guild members that lets them rise in the game ranks. Players can win valuable in-game rewards such as coins, banknotes, or rubies. Restaurants There are currently more than 40 restaurants with a wide variety of cuisines available in Cooking Diary^[2].

Characters[edit]

Vivianette "Vivien" LeShan
Food blogger. Vivien's natural charm makes her a very likable person. Her perceptive and energetic nature often helps her making her dream of becoming the most popular food blogger ever come true. Always has her phone with her. She appreciates culinary art and modern technology.

Jonathan "Johnny" Marbles
Chef's assistant. Johnny tried to get into Culinary School to achieve his dream of becoming a famous chef but failed the entrance exams. Fate brings him to the doors of a newly renovated Grey family restaurant. He admires the Greys and is not giving up on his dreams of getting into Culinary School and becoming a top-ranked chef.

Leonard Grey
Legendary chef. Despite his old age, Grandpa Leonard hasn't lost his childish naivete, and his competitors often take advantage of that. Has a rare culinary talent, thanks to which he became the most prominent chef in Tasty Hills.

Creighton Styles
Popular chef, TV star. Despite his questionable character, he is charming and has a talent for cooking, which rocketed him to TV stardom. He is used to achieving his goals with the minimum effort and does not take kindly to criticism or the loss of his leading positions.

Martin Price
Student. A slightly spoiled but very well-read and intellectually developed young man. His shy and cautious personality makes him not the most popular kid at school. Nevertheless, he continues his attempts to make friends.

Andrew "Andy" Martin Theorius III
Scientist. Andy's brain generates ideas 24 hours a day, even when he is dreaming! Despite his extraordinary talent, he has never received any prestigious awards, because not one of his brilliant projects was ever completed… or successful.

Alexandra "Alex" Calloway
Dancer. Alex always stood out throughout her school and college years because of her independent and free-spirited personality. She followed her dream to become a dancer, so she joined a roving troupe of performers soon after she graduated from acting school. Now Alex is back in Tasty Hills and wants to set herself some new goals.

Gustav LeShan
Culinary critic. After gaining worldwide fame as a food critic, he became completely unbearable. His reviews can easily make or destroy any restaurant, and that's why Gustav sees himself as the culinary capital's judge, jury, and executioner. However, he is a fair and hard-working professional.

Bobby Calloway
Design studio owner. Bobby Calloway is known throughout Tasty Hills for his great management skills. Fashion and design are his forte—thanks to his outstanding fashion sense, he is acknowledged as the city's top trendsetter.

Soul Mekko
Video blogger, extremely popular on the Internet. His videos always gain a few million views in mere hours. Despite his amazing popularity, Soul is not at all arrogant. He appreciates qualities like loyalty and decency.

Dave Carter
Delivery man. He founded the Tasty Hills Express delivery company with his brother Matthew Carter. Their delivery service is the fastest and most reliable of all. That's why all the chefs of the world's culinary capital love it so much.

Development and release[edit]

Cooking Diary was first launched on October 4, 2017 and released globally on August 8, 2018. The internal working title of the game was "Social Time Management", reflecting the features of the game aimed at developing social connections^[3].

Reception[edit]

In the second year after its release, Cooking Diary became one of the 153 shortlisted games for the 15th International Mobile Gaming Awards. The game received wide acclaim from players, having been awarded the IMGA's People's Choice Award by thousands of votes^[11].

In June 2020, Cooking Diary had amassed over 10 million downloads^[12]

In October 2020, the game released a special crossover event with Netflix's TV series Stranger Things^[13]. The limited-time collaboration involved characters and locations from Stranger Things in addition to the game's usual meal preparation and restaurant management features.

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