Plants vs. Zombies: 4 Open Source Clones Compared
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Semi-playable
- Platforms
- None
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 2y ago
- Stars
- 3,764
- Contributors
- 3
- License
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoStandalone Plants vs. Zombies clone with its own assets; no original game data required.
Availability
- Status
- —
- Platforms
- —
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- 3mo ago
- Stars
- 231
- Contributors
- 2
- License
- CC0-1.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- Yes
Availability
- Status
- —
- Platforms
- —
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- 2mo ago
- Stars
- 18
- Contributors
- 1
- License
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- Yes
Availability
- Status
- —
- Platforms
- —
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 11mo ago
- Stars
- 11
- Contributors
- 6
- License
- CC0-1.0
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- Yes
| Title | PythonPlantsVsZombies | Plants vs Zombies Decompilation | Plants vs. Zombies Decompilation | Plants vs Zombies Decompilation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Semi-playable | — | — | — |
| Platforms | None | — | — | — |
| Play in browser | No | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No | No |
| Project health | ||||
| Development status | Halted | Active | Active | Sporadic |
| Last updated | 2y ago | 3mo ago | 2mo ago | 11mo ago |
| Stars | 3,764 | 231 | 18 | 11 |
| Contributors | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| License | — | CC0-1.0 | — | CC0-1.0 |
| Compatibility | ||||
| Requires original assets | NoStandalone Plants vs. Zombies clone with its own assets; no original game data required. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the Plants vs. Zombies clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
What license do these Plants vs. Zombies clones use?
Plants vs Zombies Decompilation and Plants vs Zombies Decompilation (CC0-1.0).
Do I need to own the original Plants vs. Zombies to play these clones?
PythonPlantsVsZombies runs standalone, no original files needed; Plants vs Zombies Decompilation, Plants vs. Zombies Decompilation, and Plants vs Zombies Decompilation require original game assets to play.
Which Plants vs. Zombies clone is the most actively maintained?
Plants vs Zombies Decompilation and Plants vs. Zombies Decompilation are currently under active development, based on recent commit activity. See the "Development status" row above for every clone's current status.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Plants vs. Zombies.