Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 15 reviews are negative (7%); after 10h it's 1 in 55 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 95% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 82% of owners got the first achievement.
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 157,918 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 14.3h for positive, 24.1h 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 (81.5% 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 (21)
story milestone ending side
- SPUDOW! Blow up a zombie using a potato mine 100%
- Explodonator Blow up 10 zombies with a single cherry bomb 81%
- Penny Pincher Pick up 30 coins in a row on a single level without letting any disappear. 70%
- Disco is Undead Hypnotize the lead dancer zombie 65%
- Home Lawn Security Complete adventure mode 60%
- Roll Some Heads Bowl over 5 zombies with a single Wall-Nut. 51%
- Don't Pea in the Pool Complete a daytime pool level without using pea shooters of any kind. 34%
- Morticulturalist Collect all 49 plants 30%
- Beyond the Grave Beat all 20 mini games. 28%
- Sunny Days Get 8000 sun during a single level. 26%
- Cryptozombologist Discover the top secret zombie 22%
- Nobel Peas Prize Get the golden sunflower trophy 22%
- Popcorn Party Defeat 2 Gargantuars with Corn Cob missiles in a single level. 20%
- Immortal Get to 20 flags in Survival Endless 17%
- Ask Me About Mustache Mode Enable Mustache Mode 16%
- Grounded Defeat a normal roof level without using any catapult plants. 15%
- No Fungus Among Us Complete a nighttime level without planting any Mushrooms. 15%
- Good Morning Complete a daytime level by planting only Mushrooms and Coffee Beans. 12%
- Towering Wisdom Grow the Tree of Wisdom to 100 feet 12%
- China Shop Get to a streak of 15 in Vasebreaker Endless 11%
- Better Off Dead Get to a streak of 10 in I, Zombie Endless 10%