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Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time

Android, iOS • 2013

Should you play it?

What works

  • Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • Large amount of free content
  • Creative plant food power-ups
  • Varied themed worlds and level designs
  • Good balance of strategy and accessibility

Things to keep in mind

  • Free-to-play model may frustrate some players
  • Repetitive star collection can feel grindy
  • Some difficulty spikes and unclear survival waves
  • Limited story and character interactions
  • No multiplayer or cooperative features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

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More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time but with more leadership over others

  • Tinyfolks

  • The Last Flame

  • Pathway

  • Wildfrost

  • Dream of Corpse Lady

  • Darwinia

More intense

Games that feels like Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time but with a more intense feel

  • Rogue Fable III

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  • Lost Ruins

  • Ring of Pain

  • Duck Paradox

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 05/08/2026