Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition ▶ Trailer
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ActionCasualStrategyZombiesPvPHero ShooterThird-Person ShooterMultiplayer

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Game description

Ready the Peashooters and prepare for the craziest, funniest shooter in the universe: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2.

Basic info

DeveloperPopCap
PublisherElectronic Arts
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateMay 16, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 64-bit / Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorPhenom X4 9850 or better, i5 650 or better
Memory4 GB
GraphicsRadeon HD 7730 or better, GeForce GT 640 or better
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 347 reviews from the past 1 year

83.5/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (90%)

Metacritic: 82 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Players still love this goofy plants and zombies shooter, yet 83.5 reflects how badly cheaters have hurt its online play.

👍 Strengths

191 reviews find Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition fun, and some describe years of play with a lot of love for it despite its problems. 23 praise colorful visuals and well designed maps full of personality and humor, and Visuals & Sound ranks 202nd of 1249. 13 enjoy playing with friends or in busy online matches. Content Volume ranks 328th of 1351, and Story & World ranks 428th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

124 reviews describe rampant cheating, with hackers who crash lobbies or kill instantly, and some report anti-cheat software that blocks or bans players on certain systems. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1291st of 1399, appearing in 39% of analyzed reviews. 31 criticize developer support, saying the game no longer receives updates or fixes. 18 say the online community has shrunk, leaving regional servers empty and making it hard to find a match. Tech & Support ranks 1250th of 1399, and Multiplayer ranks 485th of 642.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“loves the game despite issues, 1000+ hours played” · 191 reviews
“hackers every fifth match and false bans prevent playing” · 124 reviews
“colorful, well-designed maps with unique personality and humor style” · 23 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.67 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “mechanics break meta and realism, more fun than 90% of shooters” · 1 review

Progression 7% · Difficulty 1% · Onboarding 2% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 3%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Characters +3.63 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are
Positive “protagonist is iconic action hero from childhood” · 3 reviews

Story 4% · World 4%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.59 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “lots of content to explore” · 7 reviews
Negative “need more content or existing content coming back” · 3 reviews

Variety 6% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.83 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “colorful, well-designed maps with unique personality and humor style” · 23 reviews

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.64 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “genuinely fun especially with friends” · 13 reviews
Negative “cannot play crossplay with PlayStation friends” · 4 reviews

Community 24% · Servers & Connection 11%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Anti-cheat -1.12 · How common cheaters are and how well they're stopped
Negative “hackers every fifth match and false bans prevent playing” · 124 reviews

Pricing 10% · Balance 6% · Matchmaking 7%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.96 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “anti-cheat broke game on Linux over a year ago” · 31 reviews
Positive “developer revived and continues supporting the game with new content” · 3 reviews

Stability 11% · Performance 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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