Games like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
If you like Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition (tower defense, strategy and classic), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Bloons TD 6
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more co-op
When you want relaxed strategy with substance: a game lasts as long as you like, from a short while to an afternoon.
Orcs Must Die!
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more action
When you want to think a bit and then watch your traps shred waves, in twenty-minute levels.
Dungeon Defenders
- In common: progression and thinking
- Difference: more co-op
When you get together with friends to plan your defences as a team, with classes that complement each other.
Game Dev Tycoon
- In common: short sessions and progression
- Difference: less action
When you want a simple tycoon game for one or two afternoons, where every game you release is a small challenge.
Scribblenauts Unlimited
- In common: short sessions
- Difference: more creative
When you want a no-pressure puzzle game where the fun is seeing what happens when you type a word.
Mini Metro
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: less progression
When you have a short while and feel like thinking a little: each game lasts between 10 and 20 minutes.
Slots & Daggers
- In common: short sessions and progression
When you have a short break and little energy: each fight lasts about a minute and is played with a single button.
Chroma Squad
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more story
When you're in the mood for a light, parody-flavoured tactics campaign that wraps up in around 15-18 hours.
SteamWorld Heist
- In common: short sessions and thinking
When you fancy turn-based tactics without endless battles: each mission usually takes 10 to 20 minutes.
Stacklands
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a light strategy game where you keep discovering new combinations.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Plant sunflowers to generate sun and place peashooters, wall-nuts and cherry bombs in your garden to stop waves of increasingly weird zombies. A tower defense that's easy to learn, full of humour and with dozens of plants to combine.
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