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] is an upcoming tower defense mobile game in the Plants vs. Zombies franchise, developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts. It will be the first game in the franchise to incorporate the main characters of the Plants vs. Zombies comic book series, written by Paul Tobin and published by Dark Horse Comics since 2013. The game will take place in Crazy Dave's hometown, and players tasked with using plants to defend their lawn from waves of the undead.

Gameplay

Similar to its predecessors, Plants vs. Zombies 3 has the player defend the left side of the screen from hordes of zombies approaching from the right. The game is set on a 5x12 grid where the player can place plants. The player uses various plants with different abilities to combat these zombies. Some plants either attack the zombies directly or by slowing them down.

The game follows a merge mechanic where 2 different or of the same plants can be merged to form new plants.

Plants are purchased using "sun", a currency obtained by clicking sun icons that randomly drop from the sky or are produced by plants like Sunflowers.

If a zombie breaches all lines of defense first, Mo the Smart Lawn Mower will activate on that respective zombie's lawn and defeat all zombies within it. However, if another zombie breaches again, the game is over.[citation needed]

Development

Plants vs. Zombies 3 began development as early as 2016, with various concepts created by digital artist Jason Brown.[6] 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.[7] The pre-alpha was closed on February 10, 2020, and was soft launched to select countries on February 25, 2020.{{citation needed|date=June 2025} 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 some speculating that the game was cancelled. However, the game received another soft launch on January 17, 2024, with the name Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia.[8]

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.[9] The game received another soft launch on October 7, 2025, with the name Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved.[10] Fans noticed that the new main mechanic of merging plants is reminiscent of a popular fangame for the original Plants vs. Zombies.[11][12] 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. ↑ "jtbrownart.com - Plants VS Zombies Previz". 2018-06-19. https://jtbrownart.artstation.com/projects/axED8. 
  7. ↑ 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. 
  8. ↑ Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia - Official Trailer - IGN. January 17, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via www.ign.com.
  9. ↑ 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/. 
  10. ↑ "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. 
  11. ↑ 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/. 
  12. ↑ 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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