When does Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (62%); after 5h it's 1 in 5 (19%). The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.

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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™

Jun 4, 2020 Steam: Mostly Positive

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 31% of owners

Steam reviews 71% positive of 18,854

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (62%); after 5h it's 1 in 5 (19%).
The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 31% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 19,020 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 9.1h for positive, 8.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (31.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (50)

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Hat's All Folks! Complete "Baron-Palooza" quest in Sundrop Hills 100%
Beans-Eye Destroy 20 targets at target range 66%
Chums and Chainz Complete "I Treasure You" quest in Sundrop Hills 65%
Peaskeeper Earn 200 vanquishes as a Peashooter 65%
Urban Brawl Complete "Fight Zentrificiation" quest in Sundrop Hills 60%
Good to Grow Spawn 25 pots 48%
Nighty Night Club Defeat Olds Cool 46%
Get Back out There! Revive 10 allies 46%
DE-FENCE! CLAP-CLAP! DE-FENCE! Block 1,000 damage with a Dummy Shield as an All-Star 36%
Zest of the Best Block 1,000 damage with Peel Shield as a Citron 32%
Overgrowth Dish out 1,000 overhealth as a Sunflower 29%
New Sheriff in Town Complete "Will You Be My Posse?" quest in Mount Steep 26%
Build-A-Buddy Spawn 25 bots 24%
Mind the Cap Earn 200 vanquishes as a Night Cap 24%
Popped! Earn 200 vanquishes as a Kernel Corn 23%
Brainz Unattained Vanquish 100 zombies in PvP 23%
Truest Grit Complete "The Genuine Article" quest in Mount Steep 21%
Going Totally Nuts Earn 200 vanquishes as an Acorn 20%
Paradise Paver Vanquish 100 plants in PvP 20%
Barbecue, Anyone? Earn 200 vanquishes as a Snapdragon 19%
Podcast Subscriber Complete "Treasure Hunt" quest in Mount Steep 19%
Broken Ice Use 25 expressions 19%
Myth Maker Vanquish 35 gnomes 18%
Giddy Up Earn 20 vanquishes using Rocket Ride as an 80s Action Hero 18%
One-Boot Camp Earn 200 vanquishes as a Foot Soldier 16%
Midnight Jog Use Shadow Sneak for 1,000 feet as a Night Cap 16%
Cool It! Defeat Major Problem 15%
Medical Miracle Give 1,000 overhealth as a Scientist 14%
Snack Time Earn 200 vanquishes as a Chomper 14%
Open-Minded Complete "Becoming One With The Dumb" quest in Weirding Woods 13%
Gone Camping! Complete "Zombie Prepared" quest in Weirding Woods 13%
dniweR ,dniK eB Complete "Be Kind, Rewind!" quest in Weirding Woods 12%
Zombie See Zombie Do Get a score of 25 or higher in the Dance Hall of Obedience 12%
SuperB Earn 200 vanquishes as a Super Brainz 12%
Impossibly Impressive Earn 200 vanquishes as an Imp 11%
Blast From the Past Earn 200 vanquishes as an 80s Action Hero 11%
Cactus Makes Perfect Earn 200 vanquishes as a Cactus 11%
Sawing Logs Defeat Dreadwood 10%
Tornado Fandango Earn 20 vanquishes using Disco Tornado as an Electric Slide 9.6%
The Medal's Medal! Collect 75 medals 9.3%
Job Well Done Earn 200 vanquishes as an Engineer 8.0%
Clearing the Dance Floor Earn 200 vanquishes as an Electric Slide 8.0%
Aye Spy with My Little Aye Earn 200 Vanquishes as a Captain Deadbeard 7.7%
Weeee! Vanquish 25 enemies while on a Giddy Park ride. 7.3%
Science Friction Earn 20 vanquishes using Crater Maker as a Space Station 7.3%
One BIG Step for Zombies Earn 200 vanquishes as a Space Cadet 6.4%
Classical Pea-anist Play PvZ theme on piano (G# A G# A F D) 5.8%
Comin' up Roses Earn 200 vanquishes as a Rose 5.4%
Natural Twenty Earn 20 multi-vanquishes using Roll for Damage as an Oak 2.9%
Time to Seriously Go Outside Promote 20 characters to the rank of Master 2.6%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.