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 Slug Wars
Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition and Slug Wars 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 3 years older than Slug Wars (2025). Slug Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (91% positive). 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 Slug Wars
Choose Slug Wars if it's currently about 44% cheaper on the Steam Store. Slug Wars launched in 2025.
Both Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition and Slug Wars 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 |  Slug Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Casual | Action, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (20,640 reviews) | 100% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | PopCap | Hovi Production |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (2022) is 3 years older than Slug Wars (2025).
- Slug Wars scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (91% positive).
- Slug Wars is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (4.99 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Slug Wars has no Deck rating yet.
Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition vs Slug Wars — FAQ
- Should I play Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition or Slug Wars first?
- If you want chronology, Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition (2022) came out before Slug Wars (2025). 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 Slug Wars 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 Slug Wars 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; Slug Wars ships Online Co-op, Co-op.