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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ cover art

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™

PopCap · Electronic Arts · 2020-06-04

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ActionCasualStrategy

Franchise: Plants vs. Zombies · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Oct 18, 2019 (Xbox One), Oct 18, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Oct 18, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 19, 2021 (Nintendo Switch)

Kick some grass in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, the wackiest shooter yet!

113
playing now
71%
positive of 19k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (36 ratings)
68h
time to beat (IGDB)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

113 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a third-person shooter video game developed by PopCap Vancouver and published by Electronic Arts. It was originally released for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One in October 2019, with a Nintendo Switch version releasing in March 2021. It is a continuation of the Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare spin-off series of Plants vs. Zombies, being the third overall installment. The game was released as an early access title in September 2019 before its full release in October the same year. It received generally positive reviews upon release. Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is the last PopCap Vancouver game before its closure in 2021.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 113 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,083 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~135/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 376k–846k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,805 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$7.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at AllYouPlay (2020-03-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 26 of 36 observed days · $6.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
54254220202026Week of 2020-06-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 270 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

250612026-08-06 21:00 — 99 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 151 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 192 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 119 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 179 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 229 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 131 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 210 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 250 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 130 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 149 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 217 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 98 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 182 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 237 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 98 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 154 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 228 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 120 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 122 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 174 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 66 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 119 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 136 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 71 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 98 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 129 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 88 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 92 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 113 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$42.13$1.002019-09-302026-08-272019-09-30 — best price $39.992020-01-12 — best price $29.992020-02-12 — best price $41.462020-03-25 — best price $37.992020-05-18 — best price $35.992020-06-05 — best price $35.992020-07-10 — best price $39.992020-07-26 — best price $35.992020-08-28 — best price $13.992020-09-24 — best price $35.992020-10-16 — best price $35.992020-11-09 — best price $39.992020-12-01 — best price $37.992020-12-22 — best price $9.002021-01-23 — best price $39.992021-02-11 — best price $9.002021-03-04 — best price $39.992021-03-22 — best price $39.992021-04-20 — best price $37.992021-07-01 — best price $35.892021-09-01 — best price $35.892021-11-02 — best price $29.992021-12-21 — best price $5.162022-02-12 — best price $35.892022-05-25 — best price $39.992022-11-01 — best price $29.992023-03-30 — best price $5.992023-11-02 — best price $29.992024-04-16 — best price $29.992024-06-28 — best price $4.992024-11-11 — best price $29.992025-04-10 — best price $8.992025-09-29 — best price $8.992026-02-03 — best price $7.992026-06-19 — best price $7.992026-08-27 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

201632026-05-30 — 128 pageviews2026-06-02 — 201 pageviews2026-06-05 — 190 pageviews2026-06-08 — 165 pageviews2026-06-11 — 91 pageviews2026-06-14 — 101 pageviews2026-06-17 — 102 pageviews2026-06-20 — 89 pageviews2026-06-23 — 84 pageviews2026-06-26 — 145 pageviews2026-06-29 — 159 pageviews2026-07-02 — 85 pageviews2026-07-05 — 117 pageviews2026-07-08 — 81 pageviews2026-07-11 — 98 pageviews2026-07-14 — 77 pageviews2026-07-17 — 88 pageviews2026-07-20 — 75 pageviews2026-07-23 — 87 pageviews2026-07-26 — 88 pageviews2026-07-29 — 89 pageviews2026-08-01 — 77 pageviews2026-08-04 — 87 pageviews2026-08-07 — 89 pageviews2026-08-10 — 94 pageviews2026-08-13 — 68 pageviews2026-08-16 — 79 pageviews2026-08-19 — 79 pageviews2026-08-22 — 91 pageviews2026-08-25 — 84 pageviews2026-08-27 — 80 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
31.2%
earned "Hat's All Folks!"
4.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller support1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Player tags

PvEPvPFunnyActionCasualShooterZombiesStrategyTacticalMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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