Plants vs. Zombies Adventure, Survival, puzzles and Zen Garden
Choose a side mode and spend coins on upgrades that help your next goal.
Edition covered
Original Plants vs. Zombies as sold in Game of the Year Edition. Covers Adventure and the original side modes; PvZ 2, Garden Warfare and Replanted additions are excluded.
Use Adventure to expand the roster
Adventure introduces new plants and environments across its stages. Read new Almanac entries as they unlock and revisit the seed selection when a stage introduces a new zombie mechanic.
| Mode | Core activity | Planning focus |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | Progress through the campaign stages | Learn new plants and environments |
| Mini-games | Special rule challenges | Read the individual rules |
| Puzzle: Vasebreaker | Break vases and manage hidden contents | Reveal threats in manageable groups |
| Puzzle: I, Zombie | Send zombies against a prepared defense | Spend the zombie budget efficiently |
| Survival | Defend successive stages | Maintain and upgrade a lasting layout |
| Zen Garden | Care for collected plants | Meet requests and collect rewards |
Expect mode-specific rules
Mini-games and puzzles change the normal plant-versus-wave assumptions. Vasebreaker hides contents in vases, while I, Zombie puts you in charge of attacking a prepared plant defense with zombie pieces.
| Item | Use | Reminder |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Planting during a level | Not the shop's coin currency |
| Coins | Shop purchases | Saved between levels |
| Seed slots | More plant choices per loadout | Broaden answers to special threats |
| Upgrade plants | Improve specific base plants | Read the required plant and extra cost |
| Garden supplies | Care for Zen Garden plants | Use when requested |
Plan Survival between rounds
Survival reuses an evolving defense across successive waves and allows seed-selection decisions between stages. Replace damage and economy gradually instead of treating each round as a completely fresh lawn.
Spend coins outside the sun budget
Coins buy shop items and garden supplies; sun pays for plants during a level. Care for Zen Garden plants according to their requests and use the resulting income to support useful shop upgrades.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Publisher game and edition listing | store.steampowered.com |
| PopCap original PC readme | akamai.cdn.ea.com |