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Plants vs. Zombies on Twitch — competition and audience

PopCap Games· Electronic Arts· 2009· PS3 · Win Phone · Android · PC · iOS
PuzzleRTSStrategyTacticalSurvivalComedy

Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense game in which players protect their suburban home from waves of approaching zombies by placing various plants on a grid-based lawn. Each plant has a unique defensive function, from shooting projectiles to blocking or exploding, while different zombie types require specific strategies to defeat. The game spans five stages across daytime, nighttime, backyard pool, fog, and rooftop settings, with additional puzzle, mini-game, and survival modes.

Trailer

What is Plants vs. Zombies about?

A homeowner faces a sudden zombie invasion of their suburban neighborhood. Armed with an unlikely arsenal of plants and fungi that can shoot, block, and explode, the homeowner must defend their property across five increasingly dangerous stages. Behind the shambling hordes lurks Dr. Edgar George Zomboss, an evil scientist who commands the undead and pilots a giant robot called the Zombot. With the help of a peculiar neighbor named Crazy Dave and his shop of gardening supplies, the homeowner must push back the zombie assault from their front lawn, through their backyard pool, and all the way up to their rooftop for a final confrontation with the mastermind behind the invasion.

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13Room for youClosed off
12Live streamers9 in English
46People watching
#2Your spot at 10 viewersof 13

Should I stream Plants vs. Zombies on Twitch?

13/100 · Closed off· 4 viewers per streamer on paper

Not really. Almost all of the 42 people watching Plants vs. Zombies in English are already committed to the streams they are on, leaving about 14 across 7 other English streams. You would start around #2 of 13.

About 14 of the 42 English viewers here are not watching the two biggest English streams — roughly 2 each if you split it with the 7 other English streams below them. With ten viewers you would sit at #2.

Almost nobody here is available to you — either a couple of streams hold the room, or nobody is watching in English, or the category is empty, or you would be buried.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

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How many people stream Plants vs. Zombies?

Right now

12 right now, to 46 viewers between them. 9 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is Plants vs. Zombies too saturated on Twitch?

No. 12 people are streaming Plants vs. Zombies to 46 viewers, 9 of them in English to 42 — about 5 each — and you would open at about #2 of 13.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 12 live right now

Is Plants vs. Zombies any good?

Players score it 75 out of 100 from 683 ratings, and critics 71 out of 100.

71Critics10 outlets
75Players683 ratings

Streamer reviews

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Details

Released
May 5, 2009 · 17 years ago
Time to finish
No ending — ongoing game
Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player, Co-operative
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Rated
ESRB E10+
Biggest stream
21 (46% of the category)
Typical stream
2 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 21, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC