Plants vs. Zombies
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| Developers | |
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| PopCap Games | |
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| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| PopCap Games Framework | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 5, 2009 |
| macOS (OS X) | May 5, 2009 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
| Plants vs. Zombies | |
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| Plants vs. Zombies | 2009 |
| Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare | 2014 |
| Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 | 2016 |
| Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville | 2019 |
Key points
- For Windows 8 and later use the low frame rate fix.
General information
- Official developer site
- Official game series site
- Plants vs. Zombies Wiki - A wiki for everything Plants vs. Zombies related
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
Free trials are available for browsers and most major platforms. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| Origin | |
Game of the Year Edition. | |
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| Steam | |
Game of the Year Edition. | |
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| Ubisoft Store | |
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- A Chrome Web Store version is also available, and is compatible with Linux systems.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Origin | ||
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Ubisoft Connect |
- Saves are not compatible between Windows and OS X versions, causing saves to become corrupted if used on the other platform.
Video settings
In-game options menu.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Slovak | Use unofficial Slovak language file (Windows). Also contains localized textures. |
Issues unresolved
Error reading user file: Failed reading file
- This is an error that occurs when the save game data is corrupted, likely as a result of syncing saves between Windows and OS X and launching the game.
- Save data must be deleted in order to launch the game again. Steam user ego100000 claims to be able to repair the saves in this situation.[1]
Issues fixed
BASS_ChannelSetAttributes function not found in bass.dll
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Unable to load Steam.dll
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Invalid Command Line Parameter: -changedir
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| DirectDraw | 7 | |
| OpenGL | OS X only. | |
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| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | BASS |
Issues fixed
Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- This game has frame rate issues in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
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System requirements
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 500 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 65 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.4.11 | 10.5.8 - 10.6.x |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.66 GHz Dual Core | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3590/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (3590) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.