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Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition
Ready the Peashooters and prepare for the craziest, funniest shooter in the universe: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I love this game, I really do, but holy ♥♥♥♥ EA PLEASE FIX THIS ♥♥♥♥ IT IS LITTERALLY UNPLAYABLE RIGHT NOW. On PC every single lobby is infested with annoying Script Kiddy Hackers who just make it unplayable, and I want…”
“one of the greatest games to ever exist but now you cant find a single server that hasnt been literally destroyed by hackers and no one works on this game anymore so even for the few dollars i spent i cant say its worth…”
“This game's great obviously we ALL love Garden Warfare 2, but the hackers running rampent is just a problem EA refuses to address aside from some terrible anti cheat that did nothing. Literally those same hackers made…”
8 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“It's a great multiplayer game, but it's infested with hacker or exploiter. If you can get into a good lobby, you'll have some fun. I would recommend this game to a casual player, because the people who play this game…”
“Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is probably one of the most strangely comforting games ever made. On the surface it’s just a goofy shooter about plants and zombies fighting each other, but there’s so much…”
“I've been trying the game for the past 2 weeks and all I can say...this is WAY TOO FUN. It has its issues, due to EA, being VERY GRINDY and while it has a lot of content to explore and get access too, you will have to…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is probably one of the most strangely comforting games ever made. On the surface it’s just a goofy shooter about plants and zombies fighting each other, but there’s so much…”
“Love the games art style and the gameplay compliments it well. Only major complaint is the hackers”
“this game genuinely carried my childhood on it's shoulders, and playing it again was amazing. still such a great game after 10ish years. the artstyle has aged like fine wine, and the gameplay is still incredibly fun.…”
7 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“have probably close to 500 hours on this game over all my accounts and devices. This game is very nostalgic and incredibly fun”
“This game is my childhood and i still play it to this day that says something. Highly recomend”
“i still play this game for the mods, the multiplayer is full of hackers, so if you want to enjoy the game dont buy this”
4 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This game is so good I love the backyard way too much! I remember playing PVZGW1 when I was little and liked it quite a bit, I remember it being quite a bit bias towards the plants. Now the two fighting forces are stuck…”
“fun, simple, easy to understand and I used to play it a lot on my ♥♥♥♥♥♥ xbox one and wanted it for my pc”
32 of the 100 reviews raise this · 22 of them still recommend the game.
“I love this game, I really do, but holy ♥♥♥♥ EA PLEASE FIX THIS ♥♥♥♥ IT IS LITTERALLY UNPLAYABLE RIGHT NOW. On PC every single lobby is infested with annoying Script Kiddy Hackers who just make it unplayable, and I want…”
“People reviewing about playing on console shouldn't be reviewing the PC version of the game. The multiplayer is littered with hackers that are capable of getting your EA account banned and will make playing the game…”
“This game is completly overrun and ruined by hackers in current time and even selling it today is a complete scam on a part of PopCap and EA. Even the lucky few that didn't get their accounts bricked in multiplayer…”
18 of the 100 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I love this game, I really do, but holy ♥♥♥♥ EA PLEASE FIX THIS ♥♥♥♥ IT IS LITTERALLY UNPLAYABLE RIGHT NOW. On PC every single lobby is infested with annoying Script Kiddy Hackers who just make it unplayable, and I want…”
“People reviewing about playing on console shouldn't be reviewing the PC version of the game. The multiplayer is littered with hackers that are capable of getting your EA account banned and will make playing the game…”
“This game is completly overrun and ruined by hackers in current time and even selling it today is a complete scam on a part of PopCap and EA. Even the lucky few that didn't get their accounts bricked in multiplayer…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“People reviewing about playing on console shouldn't be reviewing the PC version of the game. The multiplayer is littered with hackers that are capable of getting your EA account banned and will make playing the game…”
“This game is completly overrun and ruined by hackers in current time and even selling it today is a complete scam on a part of PopCap and EA. Even the lucky few that didn't get their accounts bricked in multiplayer…”
“one of the greatest games to ever exist but now you cant find a single server that hasnt been literally destroyed by hackers and no one works on this game anymore so even for the few dollars i spent i cant say its worth…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is completly overrun and ruined by hackers in current time and even selling it today is a complete scam on a part of PopCap and EA. Even the lucky few that didn't get their accounts bricked in multiplayer…”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“The only reason I can think of as to why I cannot recommend this game on pc is due to the unplayable state that is the online aspect of it. Right now, there are nothing but cheaters all over the "multiplayer portal" game modes, and will crash your game a bunch, soft lock it, and…”
— a player, Steam review · 134 hrs played“peak game it saved me from depression, it also cured my cancer and all other illnesses and turned my water into wine its that good of a game play it for the betterment of your life”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“ea has the worst anti cheat hackers have molested the servers and made the game unplayable”
— a player, Steam review · 98 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Strategy |
| Player tags | Zombies · Hero Shooter · PvP · Third-Person Shooter · Funny · Action · Character Customization · Multiplayer · Shooter · Team-Based · Third Person · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 63 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.ea.com/games/plants-vs-zombies/plants-vs-zombies-garden-warfare-2 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit / Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Phenom X4 9850 or better, i5 650 or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 7730 or better, GeForce GT 640 or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 40 GB available space Additional Notes: 192 KBPS or faster internet connection