Is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 272 reports. As a strategy game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Strategy
- Developer
- PopCap Games, Inc.
- Publisher
- PopCap Games, Inc., Electronic Arts
- Release
- May 5, 2009
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Processor: 1.2GHz+ processor
- Memory: 1GB of RAM
- Graphics: 128MB of video memory, 16-bit or 32-bit color quality
- DirectX: DirectX 8 or later
- Hard Drive: 65+MB of free hard drive space
- Sound: DirectX-compatible sound
Is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 272 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition on Steam Deck
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 272 reports.
›Is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition specifically.
›Can you play Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition?
Yes — Valve reports that Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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