Plants vs. Zombies

Main series On April 1, 2009, PopCap released a music video for the song "Zombies on Your Lawn" by Laura Shigihara to promote Plants vs. Zombies , also included at the game's conclusion. A PopCap spokesperson, Garth Chouteau, revealed in an IGN interview that Plants vs. Zombies would be released soon on PC and Mac. On April 22, 2009, PopCap released an official game trailer of Plants vs. Zombies on YouTube. During the promotion of Plants vs. Zombies , PopCap released a demo version of the game that could be played for thirty minutes. Plants vs. Zombies was officially released on May 5, 2009, for PC and Mac, by 2013 switching from a $2.99 gameplay cost to free-to-play on iOS and Android devices. Critics on mobile devices give the game an average of 4.3-4.8 star ratings. From 2011 to 2014, the first game was adapted and expanded to the Chinese market as Plants vs. Zombies Social Edition , Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition , and Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition. PopCap Games and its assets were bought by EA on July 12, 2011, for 750 million US dollars. Fifty employees were laid off in the Seattle studio of PopCap Games on August 21, 2012, to mark a switch of focus to mobile and social gaming. On August 20, 2012, PopCap announced that they were working on a sequel to Plants vs. Zombies . Its release date would be set at late spring of 2013. However, the game's status was in doubt shortly after the announcement when the company went through a period of layoffs. In May 2013, PopCap Games released a trailer revealing a sequel to the first game, titled Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time . The game was soft-launched for the iOS in Australia and New Zealand on July 10, 2013, and was officially released on August 14, 2013, as a freemium title. The game featured new locations and plants along with the addition of plant food, a power-up that can be used to enhance a plant for a short period and can either be bought using in-game currency or acquired by defeating zombies that are glowing green. There are four other power-ups in the game, all of which are bought with coins, the in-game currency. Along with these new add ons, the game continues to make updates from time to time. According to EA News, the Arena and Penny's Pursuit updates, which are different game modes within the game, have been some of their latest major updates, aside from all the mini add ons. In July 2019, EA announced Plants vs. Zombies 3 , another free-to-play mobile title in the series. It was launched in a pre-alpha state for Android in July 2019. The game soft-launched in February 2020 in the Philippines, Romania, and Ireland. It was then made unavailable in October 2020, becoming unplayable in November 2020. EA has plans to release an improved version of the game in the future. On September 7, 2021, Plants vs. Zombies 3 was soft-launched again with substantial changes, such as two-dimensional graphics and the return of the Sunflower as a plantable plant, having the same purpose in the previous iterations. On January 17, 2024, Plants vs. Zombies 3 was soft launched again, this time as Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia in select regions, adapting storylines and characters from the Plants vs. Zombies comic book series (written by Paul Tobin , illustrated by Ron Chan, and published by Dark Horse Comics to the app Plants vs. Zombies Comics , as well as physically), including Tugboat the Zombie, Nate Timely, and Patrice Blazing. On October 7, 2025, Plants vs. Zombies 3 was soft launched again, this time as Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved . In July 2025, a remake of the first Plants vs. Zombies game, titled Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted , was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation. It was released for PC and video game consoles on October 23, 2025.