Choose Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition
Choose Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition if you want a Strategy experience. 20,640 Steam reviews back the pick.
Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition vs Vanity
Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition and Vanity both land in Action, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Casual on Steam. Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (2022) is 2 years older than Vanity (2024). Vanity is free; Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition is paid (29.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Vanity
Choose Vanity if you want an Indie, Adventure, and Free To Play game with LAN PvP and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Vanity launched in 2024.
Both Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition and Vanity sit in Action and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition |  Vanity | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (20,640 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | PopCap | TheLittleGames |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (2022) is 2 years older than Vanity (2024).
- Vanity is free; Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition is paid (29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Vanity has no Deck rating yet.
Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition vs Vanity — FAQ
- Should I play Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition or Vanity first?
- If you want chronology, Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (2022) came out before Vanity (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition and Vanity similar?
- They overlap on Action, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition and Vanity have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Vanity ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Vanity free?
- Yes — Vanity is a free-to-play Steam title. Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition is paid (29.99 USD).