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Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4 • 2022

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Quick resume

Ready the Peashooters and prepare for the craziest, funniest shooter in the universe: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2.

Global score

90/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Strategy, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Fun and accessible gameplay
    • Extensive character customization and variants
    • Variety of multiplayer and co-op modes
    • Active and nostalgic community
    • Colorful, humorous art style

    Cons

    • Matchmaking and server issues reported
    • Lack of recent updates and official support
    • Presence of cheaters in multiplayer
    • Grind for unlockables can be lengthy
    • Requires origin alongside steam

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players can choose from a large roster of 50+ characters with unique playstyles and customize their gameplay experience, indicating high personal control and freedom."

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    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

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      "The game offers simple but engaging mechanics with some strategic depth in battles and team building, rewarding skillful play."

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      "The game rewards quick reflexes, aiming skills, and strategic play with a variety of classes and balanced gameplay, though it is accessible and easy to learn, with some grind elements."

    • Competition

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      "Includes competitive multiplayer with leaderboards and tournaments, but also supports casual play without pressure."

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      "Includes competitive multiplayer modes like Turf Takeover and Team Vanquish with matchmaking and leaderboards, but also supports casual and solo play without ranked pressure."

    • Continuation

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      4

      "Players report hundreds to thousands of hours played, with habitual engagement and community events."

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      "Players report hundreds to thousands of hours played, with extensive content, collectibles, and ongoing community events encouraging long-term habitual play."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      4

      "Supports co-op campaign and multiplayer team modes requiring teamwork and coordination."

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      "Supports cooperative PvE modes, split-screen co-op, and team-based multiplayer modes requiring teamwork and collaboration."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

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      "Players can customize characters with different weapons, costumes, and cheats/handicaps, allowing creative playstyle variations."

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      "Offers extensive character customization, backyard decoration, and multiple character variants allowing players to create unique playstyles and appearances."

    • Domination

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      -2

      "Community emphasizes balanced multiplayer and cooperative play rather than domination or toxic behavior."

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      "Community emphasizes balanced gameplay and mutual respect; some reports of toxic behavior and cheating exist but overall the game fosters shared participation rather than domination."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game for nostalgia, stress relief, and immersive platforming fun, escaping real life through engaging gameplay."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal desire and enjoyment, with no indication of obligation or pressure to play."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Variety of characters and modifiers encourage players to try different playstyles and strategies."

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    • Exploration

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      "The game features multiple routes, collectibles, and an open hub world encouraging discovery."

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    • Expression

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      "Character customization and modding allow for personal expression and unique gameplay styles."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Game features imaginative and whimsical fiction with cartoonish plants and zombies in a humorous setting."

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    • Fellowship

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      4

      "Players report feeling part of a community and enjoy social multiplayer experiences."

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      "Players report community events, playing with friends and family, and feeling part of an active fanbase and multiplayer community."

    • Growth

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      3

      "Character leveling, skill unlocking, and progression systems provide learning and development opportunities."

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      "Progression through leveling characters, unlocking variants, and completing challenges supports learning and skill development."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "No indication of physical activity or health-related gameplay; typical sedentary video game experience."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires active focus and engagement during matches; not designed for passive or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Some social bonding and friendships formed, but mostly casual multiplayer interactions"

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    • Leadership

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      "Some team modes may involve informal leadership, but no strong evidence of formal leadership roles."

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      "Some team-based modes may involve informal leadership or coordination, but no strong emphasis on formal leadership roles."

    • Progression

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      "Strong meta progression system with unlockable characters, upgrades, and achievements encourages accumulation and advancement."

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      "Extensive progression systems with character variants, unlockables, achievements, and cosmetic items encourage accumulation and advancement."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      3

      "Described as a relaxing and enjoyable experience with light humor and simple gameplay."

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    • Sensation

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      "Colorful graphics, gore effects, and humorous animations provide sensory stimulation and emotional fun."

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    • Status

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      "Some recognition through achievements and character unlocks, but no strong social status focus."

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    • Story

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      "Contains some lore and story elements, but gameplay is the primary focus."

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    • Strategy

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      "Games require tactical thinking, resource management, and puzzle solving, encouraging mental challenge."

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    • Thrill

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      "Fast-paced matches provide some excitement and tension, though combat is low-risk and casual."

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    • Value

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      "Players generally feel the game offers good replay value and content for the price, especially on sale."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status, Expression.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026