Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

Buy98%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 156k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

PopCap Games, Inc. · Tower Defense · May 5, 2009

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
21
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 156k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In level 1-5(and in each 5th level onward) we're introduced to the concept of mini games, which help keep gameplay varied, and shows the potential of PvZ formula, and in level 1-10 we are introduced to conveyor level, which in retrospect are probably weakest part of PvZ, but I think they work in adventure mode to encourage players to try out different plants.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals and characters are very charming and have a lot of character to them.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is upbeat and memorable, perfectly matching the game’s lighthearted tone while still keeping you engaged in the action.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's about PvZ1 having probably the smoothest, chillest difficulty curve, which is heavily customisable by players choice of items(plants in this case).
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You don't play this game for the story, but the story is still well used to provide a basic understanding of what is happening.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Story10 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$4.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99