Software:Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved

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Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved
Developer(s)PopCap Games
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Composer(s)Barry Dowsett[1]
SeriesPlants vs. Zombies
Platform(s)Android, iOS
ReleaseTBD
Genre(s)Tower defense

Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved,[lower-alpha 1] abbreviated as PvZ3, is an upcoming tower defense mobile game developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is the third tower defense game in the Plants vs. Zombies franchise and the first to incorporate the game's comic book series.[6]

Plants vs. Zombies 3 was initially soft launched in 2019[7] and was re-released multiple times throughout 2019 and 2026, with the current version with the subtitle Evolved.[8] The game is available on Android and iOS devices as a soft launch in certain regions.[6][9]

Gameplay

Plants vs Zombies 3: Evolved follows the same framework asits latest predecessor or its earliest predecessor. The player has to defend the left side of the screen from hordes of zombies approaching from the right. The game is set on an expanded 5x12 grid where the player can place down plants. Plants can be purchased using "sun", a currency gathered from it falling from the sky or from sun-producing plants like Sunflowers, which are the basic sun producers, or Sun-Shrooms, which are used mainly on dark tiles and are merged to make mushroom plants. Plants have a variety of different abilities to defend or as offense towards the zombies.

The game features a new "evolve" mechanic where two Tier I plants can be combined to form new plants and two Tier II plants can merge again. Already-placed plants can be dragged to another plant to evolve, or by planting a plant onto an eligible plant.

Each level has a set number of stages represented by flags. When a level reaches a flag, a horde of zombies will appear. Once all flags are passed and all zombies are defeated, the player wins. If a zombie breaches their defense, Mo the Smart Lawn Mower will activate on that respective zombie's lane and defeat all zombies within it. However, if another zombie breaches the defense, the level is lost.

Development

Plants vs. Zombies 3 began development as early as 2016, with various concepts created by digital artist Jason Brown.[10] The game was expected to be released in the fourth quarter of 2017 according to the China Licensing Expo 2017. On July 16, 2019, PopCap announced the existence of the game and that a pre-alpha was coming soon for players to give feedback.[11] The pre-alpha was closed on February 10, 2020, and was soft launched to select countries on February 25, 2020.[7]

With the soft-launch on 2020, the game's creative choices received major criticism. Examples included its art style switching from 2D to 3D, the game set to portrait orientation, the non-linear progression system, the overhaul of the game's sun system, and the game's unfair difficulty. In response to criticism towards the game, PopCap decided to redo the game from scratch, which was later soft launched on September 7, 2021.[4]

Plants vs. Zombies 3 then had subsequent soft-launches in April and October 2022.[3] The game went silent for more than a year, with leaks suggesting that the game was cancelled.[12]</references> However, the game received another soft launch on January 17, 2024, with the name Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia.[13]

On October 16, 2024, EA took Plants vs. Zombies 3 offline for a "major overhaul".[3] On January 14, 2025, the official Twitter account for the franchise would post the "EA Player Pulse" poll, asking for feedback regarding the game.[citation needed] On February 7, EA would seek fan input regarding a second art style change, with three different styles to select from (including the current art style). Fans could choose which image they prefer by using a hashtag on social media, along with a brief sentence explaining why they preferred said art style.[14] The game received another soft launch on October 7, 2025, with the name Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved.[15] Fans noticed that the new main mechanic of merging plants is reminiscent of a popular fangame for the original Plants vs. Zombies.[16][17] After being taken offline later that year, Evolved would receive another soft-launch on April 8, 2026.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Released with no subtitle in its 2019 pre-alpha and subsequent soft-launches, given the subtitle Welcome to Zomburbia for its 2024 soft-launch, and subtitled Evolved for its 2025 and 2026 soft-launches.

References

  1. ↑ "Credits" (in en). 2011-09-07. https://barrydowsett.com/credits/. 
  2. ↑ Dayus, Oscar (2019-07-19). "Plants Vs. Zombies 3 Revealed, Pre-Alpha Version Playable Now". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/plants-vs-zombies-3-revealed-pre-alpha-version-pla/1100-6468505/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Yin-Poole, Wesley (2024-10-16). "EA Takes Plants vs. Zombies 3 Offline for 'Major Overhaul'". https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-takes-plants-vs-zombies-3-offline-for-major-overhaul. "That followed a soft launch in select regions in 2020, a re-work and subsequent re-launch in April 2022, then another soft-launch in October 2022." 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Orr, Aaron (2021-09-13). "PopCap resurrects Plants vs. Zombies 3 - now back in soft launch" (in en). https://www.pocketgamer.biz/popcap-games-resurrects-plants-vs-zombies-3-back-soft-launch/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Philips, Tom (2026-04-08). "A Decade on, Plants vs Zombies 3 Has Now Soft Launched For at Least the Third Time". https://www.ign.com/articles/a-decade-on-plants-vs-zombies-3-has-now-soft-launched-for-at-least-the-third-time. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Plants vs. Zombies 3 Evolved officially launches in early access on mobile devices | GosuGamers" (in en-GB). https://www.gosugamers.net/entertainment/news/78240-plants-vs-zombies-3-evolved-officially-launches-in-early-access-on-mobile-devices. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gonzales, Angelo (2020-02-27). "'Plants vs. Zombies 3' soft launches in Philippines, Ireland, and Romania" (in en-US). https://www.rappler.com/technology/252871-plants-vs-zombies-3-soft-launch/. 
  8. ↑ Phillips, Tom (2026-04-08). "A Decade on, Plants vs Zombies 3 Has Now Soft Launched For at Least the Third Time" (in en-se). https://nordic.ign.com/plants-vs-zombies-3-welcome-to-zomburbia/106006/news/a-decade-on-plants-vs-zombies-3-has-now-soft-launched-for-at-least-the-third-time. 
  9. ↑ "Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved Is Officially Hitting Early Access on Mobile | Restart.run" (in en). https://www.restart.run/articles/plants-vs-zombies-3-evolved-is-officially-hitting-early-access-on-mobile. 
  10. ↑ "jtbrownart.com - Plants VS Zombies Previz". 2018-06-19. https://jtbrownart.artstation.com/projects/axED8. 
  11. ↑ Wilds, John (2019-07-18). "Plants Vs Zombies 3 in Development, Pre-Alpha Available Now" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/18/plants-vs-zombies-3-in-development-pre-alpha-available-now. 
  12. ↑ Maurya, Aniket (2025-07-12). "Leaks Suggest EA Has Quietly Canceled Plants vs Zombies 3 Despite Promising Major Overhaul" (in en-US). https://fandomwire.com/leaks-suggest-ea-has-quietly-canceled-plants-vs-zombies-3-despite-promising-major-overhaul/. 
  13. ↑ Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia - Official Trailer - IGN. January 17, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via www.ign.com.
  14. ↑ Keller, Margo (2025-02-08). "EA Seeks Fan Input on Plants vs. Zombies 3 Art Style -" (in en-US). https://games.mxdwn.com/news/ea-seeks-fan-input-on-plants-vs-zombies-3-art-style/. 
  15. ↑ "Plants vs. Zombies™ 3: Evolved - Apps on Google Play" (in en-US). Google Play. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ea.gp.pvzn3xt&hl=en_US. 
  16. ↑ Baqery, Mohsen (2025-05-05). "Rumor: Plants vs. Zombies 3 Could Make Popular Mod an Official Feature" (in en). https://gamerant.com/plants-vs-zombies-3-fusion-mod-official-feature-rumor/. 
  17. ↑ Henderson, Tom (2025-05-04). "New Plants vs Zombies 3 Images Leak Revealing "Fusions" Mod Might Come to The Official Game" (in en-US). https://insider-gaming.com/new-plants-vs-zombies-3-images-leak-revealing-fusions-mod-might-come-to-the-official-game/. 



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