Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

Steam Deck Playable

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

Yes, worth buying.

At $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
155k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 155k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This is a fantastic game that has a really satisfying gameplay loop.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Iconic soundtrack and memorable characters
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals and characters are very charming and have a lot of character to them.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Iconic soundtrack and memorable characters
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Levels never feel too long, and the gradual difficulty curve makes it satisfying for both casual players and strategy lovers.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
While it won't be in HD, unlike Replanted, you'll get hours of near-flawless fun from a game made without all the lazy AI upscaling, without any game breaking glitches, without the outright fake concept art, and most of all made with love for the craft.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay59 reviews
Audio34 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Story and characters24 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Bugs7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization14 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.