Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense game in which players protect their suburban home from waves of approaching zombies by placing various plants on a grid-based lawn. Each plant has a unique defensive function, from shooting projectiles to blocking or exploding, while different zombie types require specific strategies to defeat. The game spans five stages across daytime, nighttime, backyard pool, fog, and rooftop settings, with additional puzzle, mini-game, and survival modes.
Near-perfect design: every new plant and zombie teaches you something, and none of it ever feels cheap.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Brilliantly paced new ideas
- Huge personality and humour
- Tons of bonus modes
Not so much
- Easy for veterans until the late game
- Later mobile versions lean on free-to-play
Play it if anyone, gamer or not, who likes a clever puzzle with a sense of humour.
Skip it if hardcore strategy fans who want a punishing challenge from the start.
Every Plants vs. Zombies cheat we know
Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.
Play it better
- Fill the first two columns with Sunflowers early; a strong sun economy wins every level.
- Put Wall-nuts in front of your attackers to buy time, and swap to Tall-nuts when pole vaulters show up.
- Plant Lily Pads in the pool lanes before anything else on pool levels, since nothing else can grow on water.
- On roof levels, use Flower Pots and lobbed plants like the Cabbage-pult, because straight shots hit the slope.
- Save instant-kill plants like the Cherry Bomb and Jalapeno for emergencies such as a Gargantuar or a packed lane.
- Upgrade Sunflowers into Twin Sunflowers once you own them to double your sun income.
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Trivia
- It was designed by George Fan, who also made Insaniquarium.
- It launched on PC and Mac in May 2009 and reached iPhone in 2010.
- EA bought PopCap in 2011 and later turned the series free to play with Plants vs. Zombies 2.
- The zombies' hand-drawn style came from artist Rich Werner.
