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Plants vs. Zombies
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Plants vs. Zombies

Arrange plants with different abilities to defend your lawn against zombies.

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EA Swiss Sarl
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Plants vs. Zombies

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Who it suits

For tower-defense players who enjoy combining plants and planning defenses against zombies.

Things to consider

Free to download with virtual-currency purchases and Android ads. Consider those alongside the classic tower-defense format.

How Plants vs. Zombies plays and where to start

Controls & combat

Lane-defense strategy: plant your arsenal with limited seeds/sun, think fast and plant faster against each zombie type's special skills, and collect coins to buy pet snail, power-ups and more.

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Exploration & story

Level-based campaign: 50 Adventure levels through day, night, fog, swimming pool and rooftop settings, plus a continual-wave Survival mode; 46 achievements to earn along the way.

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Editor’s tip

Your first steps

Start with Adventure mode to learn plants and zombies. Check the Almanac for new enemies and try continuous defense when Survival becomes available.

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Starting out & daily time

Adventure progresses by stages; Survival focuses on continuous defense. Session length is unknown.

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Purchases

Free to download, with optional purchases of virtual currency for game items. Android also includes ads.

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More gameplay & device details
Automatic battles

Automation not confirmed

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No auto-battle systems are described in the listed sources.

    Social play

    Multiplayer options not confirmed

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    No multiplayer or social features are described in the listed sources.

      Progression & catching up

      No verified returning-player guide

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      Not applicable evidence: level-based progression with no live-service catch-up described.

        Device & storage

        US iOS 3.18.0: requires iOS 15.0 or later; download about 180.8 MB. Download size is not total installed storage. Android requirements are unknown.

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        Based on the sources below; not a hands-on review of the current version.

        • Apple iTunes lookup (US) — Plants vs. Zombies

          US iOS App Store, version 3.18.0, captured 2026-10-14T08:16:03Z. Package download 180.8 MB in decimal units, not installed storage. Other regions and Android requirements are not established by this source.

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        • Google Play listing (US) — Plants vs. Zombies

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        • Official site (publisher) — Plants vs. Zombies

          Publisher official site page (www.ea.com) captured 2026-10-14 06:15:16 UTC during collection batch B04 and reused here with its original capture time and SHA-256; the page reflects the site at that moment, not necessarily later updates.

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        Coins and sun are easier to collect than on PC.
        Translated from Simplified Chinese南浦水月5 likesTapTap China
        南浦水月TapTap China
        5/5

        Coins and sun are easier to collect than on PC.

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        相比电脑版更容易收金币和阳光

        作者将手机触屏操作与自己此前玩的电脑版作比较，未说明具体手机版别。

        Edition unspecified2025/12/185Read original review：南浦水月 · Opens in a new tab
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        The author compares touch controls with a previously played PC version, without identifying the exact mobile release.

        忘记一切了TapTap China
        5/5

        The UI differs from the PC version, and I think it looks really good

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        ui和pc版不一样，感觉特别好看

        画面美术

        Edition unspecified2026/3/11—Read original review：忘记一切了 · Opens in a new tab
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