# Games like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

> The closest matches to Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition: Bloons TD 6, Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense, Defense Grid: The Awakening, They Are Billions, and Dungeon Defenders. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Bloons TD 6](https://imho.run/games/960090/bloons-td-6) — Also Tower Defense, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 224,729 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960090/)
2. [Kingdom Rush  - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/246420/kingdom-rush-tower-defense) — A frequent pick in Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,506 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/246420/)
3. [Defense Grid: The Awakening](https://imho.run/games/18500/defense-grid-the-awakening) — Also Tower Defense, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 3,392 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/18500/)
4. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
5. [Dungeon Defenders](https://imho.run/games/65800/dungeon-defenders) — A frequent pick in Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,635 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65800/)
6. [Orcs Must Die!](https://imho.run/games/102600/orcs-must-die) — A frequent pick in Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition players' libraries, and another Action. 3,603 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/)
7. [Zombie Night Terror](https://imho.run/games/416680/zombie-night-terror) — Also Zombies, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 1,072 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416680/)
8. [Peggle Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/3480/peggle-deluxe) — Same nostalgic mood as Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 10,123 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3480/)
9. [Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™](https://imho.run/games/1262240/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 3,447 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262240/)
10. [The Henry Stickmin Collection](https://imho.run/games/1089980/the-henry-stickmin-collection) — Shares achievement system with Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 39,005 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1089980/)
11. [Zuma Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/3330/zuma-deluxe) — A frequent pick in Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition players' libraries, and another Casual. 2,601 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3330/)
12. [Beware Planet Earth](https://imho.run/games/267340/beware-planet-earth) — Also Tower Defense, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 105 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/267340/)
13. [Yet Another Zombie Defense](https://imho.run/games/270550/yet-another-zombie-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 5,822 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270550/)
14. [Bejeweled® 3](https://imho.run/games/78000/bejeweled-3) — Same relaxing mood as Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 3,807 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/78000/)
15. [I, Zombie](https://imho.run/games/307230/i-zombie) — Also Zombies, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 667 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307230/)
16. [Iron Brigade](https://imho.run/games/115120/iron-brigade) — Also Tower Defense, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 688 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115120/)
17. [Deadly Days](https://imho.run/games/740080/deadly-days) — Also Zombies, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/740080/)
18. [Zombo Buster Advance](https://imho.run/games/1302780/zombo-buster-advance) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 71 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302780/)
19. [Plants vs. Zombies™: Replanted](https://imho.run/games/3654560/plants-vs-zombies-replanted) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 2,815 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3654560/)
20. [Parkasaurus](https://imho.run/games/591460/parkasaurus) — Same nostalgic mood as Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 1,905 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/591460/)
21. [Insaniquarium Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/3320/insaniquarium-deluxe) — Same nostalgic mood as Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 4,713 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3320/)
22. [Rock of Ages](https://imho.run/games/22230/rock-of-ages) — Also Tower Defense, like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 1,789 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22230/)
23. [Feeding Frenzy 2 Deluxe](https://imho.run/games/3390/feeding-frenzy-2-deluxe) — Same nostalgic mood as Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 1,175 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3390/)
24. [Katamari Damacy REROLL](https://imho.run/games/848350/katamari-damacy-reroll) — Same nostalgic mood as Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition. 3,840 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/848350/)

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## About Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense strategy game released in 2009 by PopCap Games. Players place various plants with different abilities across a grid to stop waves of zombies from reaching their lawn. The GOTY Edition includes an achievements system alongside the core mechanics of tactical positioning and unit variety. Reviewers highlight the vast array of plant types as a key draw. Players describe the experience as nostalgic and relaxing. It holds a 98% positive rating from over 41,000 Steam reviews, with a Metacritic score of 87. The game is currently priced at $4.99 USD and runs at a Playable level on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3590
- **Developer:** PopCap Games, Inc.
- **Publisher:** PopCap Games, Inc., Electronic Arts
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 5, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 87
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

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