Plants vs. Zombies
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Developers | |
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PopCap Games | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
PopCap Games Framework | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 5, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | May 5, 2009 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Plants vs. Zombies | |
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Plants vs. Zombies | 2009 |
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare | 2014 |
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 | 2016 |
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville | 2019 |
Key points
- For Windows 8 and later use the low frame rate fix.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | ||||
Origin | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Steam | Game of the Year Edition. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PopCap\PlantsVsZombies\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Origin | %PROGRAMDATA%/Popcap Games/PlantsVsZombies/userdata/ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/3590/remote/ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/PopCap/PlantsVsZombiesMac/userdata/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
- Saves are not compatible between Windows and OS X versions, causing saves to become corrupted if used on the other platform.
Video settings
Original Dancing Zombie
- The design for the Dancing Zombie was changed shortly after the game's release; this fan patch restores the original design for those who prefer it.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Fan translation, download. | |||
German | Fan translation, download. | |||
Italian | Fan translation, download. | |||
Polish | Fan translation. | |||
Slovak | Fan translation, download. | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Fan translation, download. |
Issues unresolved
Error reading user file: Failed reading file
- This is an error that occurs when the save game data is corrupted, likely as a result of syncing saves between Windows and OS X and launching the game.
- Save data must be deleted in order to launch the game again. Steam user ego100000 claims to be able to repair the saves in this situation.[1]
Issues fixed
BASS_ChannelSetAttributes function not found in bass.dll
Rename bass.dll[2][3][4] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP[citation needed] |
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Unable to load Steam.dll
Verify integrity of game cache[citation needed] |
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Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP2, and as an administrator[citation needed] |
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Delete/rename Steam.dll[citation needed] |
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Invalid Command Line Parameter: -changedir
Add -changedir parameter[citation needed] |
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Low frame rate in fullscreen mode
- This game has frame rate issues in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
Apply necessary fixes |
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Apply the low frame rate fix. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 7 | |
OpenGL | OS X only. | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | BASS |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 65 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.4.11 | 10.5.8 - 10.6.x |
Processor (CPU) | 1.66 GHz Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3590/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.