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Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year

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App ID 3590
App Type Game
Store Name Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Developer
Publisher PopCap Games, Inc., Electronic Arts
Franchise PopCap
Supported Systems macOS Windows
Last Changenumber 28969249
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:20:27 UTC ()
Release Date 5 May 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
🤩 96.27%
140k reviews
3,399
In-Game

Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

Additional Information

Developer PopCap Games, Inc.
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Publisher PopCap Games, Inc.
Store Release Date 5 May 2009 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 5 May 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 5 March 2020 – 00:38:40 UTC () (1583368720)
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Detected Technologies (?) BASS SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
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  • test_timestamp: 16 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:07 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🏰 Tower Defense 🧟 Zombies 💡 Strategy 👤 Singleplayer 😌 Casual 🕒 Classic 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🏽 2D 🤡 Comedy 👪 Family Friendly 😃 Funny 🧩 Puzzle 🫦 Addictive 🧸 Cute 🌲 Survival 🌱 Indie 🤔 Tactical 🗺️ Adventure 👆 Touch-Friendly ☢️ Post-apocalyptic

Categories

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Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 3,399 players right now
  • 3,562 24-hour peak
  • 16,225 all-time peak 6 December 2022
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Store data

  • 117,185 followers
  • #1289 in top sellers
  • 137,470 positive reviews
  • 3,368 negative reviews
  • 97.61% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 33 viewers right now
  • 230 24-hour peak
  • 59,033 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 96.27% SteamDB Rating
  • 137,470 97.6% positive reviews
  • 3,368 2.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
5 May 2009 – 07:00 Steam Release -
6 March 2014 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: PopCap titles from EA -
16 October 2014 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle: Vancouver Edition Presented by DigiBC -

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How many players are playing Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 3399 players live playing Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year on Steam.

Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year had an all-time peak of 16225 concurrent players on 6 December 2022.

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