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In Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 on PC, press Esc, choose Invite Friends, then select your friend in the EA overlay. This menu sequence comes from a Steam community answer dated April 8, 2025; EA’s current help page does not provide step-by-step invite instructions.
Before you send an invite
- Steam edition: Link the EA Account you use for the game to Steam. The Steam listing says an EA Account is required and must be linked.
- EA friendship: The community instructions recommend that you and your friend add each other as EA friends.
- Launchers: Have both Steam and the EA app running when you launch and invite.
How to invite a friend on PC
- Launch the game with Steam and the EA app running.
- Press Esc to open the pause menu.
- Select Invite Friends.
- When the EA overlay opens, choose the online friend you want to invite.
The exact menu flow and launcher advice are reported in a Steam community answer dated April 8, 2025, rather than in EA’s current Garden Warfare 2 help page. The interface may change with game or launcher updates.
If your friend does not appear
- Confirm the EA Account is linked to Steam if you play the Steam edition.
- Check that you have added one another as EA friends and that your friend is online.
- Make sure the EA app and Steam are running, then reopen the invite menu.
- If the problem persists, use EA’s current support resources for account linking, the EA app, and connection troubleshooting. EA’s help page does not identify one universal fix for missing or failed invites.
How many friends can join?
EA’s PC manual describes private matches with up to three additional friends. EA’s Backyard Battleground announcement also says you can invite up to three friends into that hub. These are separate, mode-specific descriptions; they do not establish a universal friend limit for every mode.
Does PC support cross-play?
The available evidence does not establish whether PC players can join console players, or whether Steam and EA app PC players can match with one another. Do not assume either compatibility from the invite steps above.
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Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - PlayStation 4 (Renewed)
- Plants Attack — Bring the fight to the zombies for the first time in franchise history. Go on theoffensive as the plants in all-new 24-player Herbal Assault mode, or defend Zomburbia in 4-playerzombie co-op in Graveyard Ops.
- Play Your Way — With over 7 lawn-inspiring game modes, play in crazy 24-player online battles inHerbal Assault or Gardens & Graveyards, choose the plant or zombie side in 4-player co-op, or gosolo playing against AI opponents or locally in split-screen co-op across any mode in the game (noXbox Live Gold or PS Plus required).
- A Living PvZ World — The struggle for Suburbia has come into full bloom, with 12 maps burstingwith personality and humor, Zombossified cityscapes, and crowded airspaces, all layered withhidden secrets waiting to be discovered.
- Characters From All Ages — Bring even more strategic depth to this all-out botanical battle with 14total character classes, and over 100 playable plants and zombies from the past, present, and future.
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Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - PlayStation 4
- Plants Attack — Bring the fight to the zombies for the first time in franchise history. Go on theoffensive as the plants in all-new 24-player Herbal Assault mode, or defend Zomburbia in 4-playerzombie co-op in Graveyard Ops.
- Characters From All Ages — Bring even more strategic depth to this all-out botanical battle with 14total character classes, and over 100 playable plants and zombies from the past, present, and future.
- Play Your Way — With over 7 lawn-inspiring game modes, play in crazy 24-player online battles inHerbal Assault or Gardens & Graveyards, choose the plant or zombie side in 4-player co-op, or gosolo playing against AI opponents or locally in split-screen co-op across any mode in the game (noXbox Live Gold or PS Plus required).
- A Living PvZ World — The struggle for Suburbia has come into full bloom, with 12 maps burstingwith personality and humor, Zombossified cityscapes, and crowded airspaces, all layered withhidden secrets waiting to be discovered.
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Plants Vs Zombies: Battle For Neighborville - Complete Edition (Switch) Import Region Free
- VENTURE TO THE OUTER EDGES OF NEIGHBORVILLE: The tension across the terra has expanded with three free-roam regions and one PvE mode that extend beyond the town of Neighborville. Take back Weirding Woods, Mount Steep, and Neighborville Town Centre. It’s grow time
- CUSTOMIZE EVERY CHARACTER FOR BATTLE: Join the newest bloom in the age-old battle between plants and zombies with 23 fully customizable characters, including a Team Play class for each faction. Master unique abilities against AI opponents in offline Private Play, then jump into multiplayer and experience the unbeleafable thrills of combat
- PLAY WITH YOUR FAVOURITE PEOPLE: Party with up to three friends and goof around in Giddy Park or dive online into some 8v8 multiplayer in Turf Takeover, vanquishing opponents across a gigantic suburban skirmish
- Please note that although this game is Region Free or Region Unlocked and will work on all systems, this is the international version and may differ from the local version in age rating, labeling or instructions.
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Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 - Xbox One (Renewed)
- Plants Attack; Bring the fight to the zombies for the first time in franchise history; Go on theoffensive as the plants in all new 24 player Herbal Assault mode, or defend Zomburbia in 4 playerzombie co op in Graveyard Ops
- Characters From All Ages Bring even more strategic depth to this all out botanical battle with 14 total character classes, and over 100 playable plants and zombies from the past, present, and future
- Play Your Way; With over 7 lawn inspiring game modes, play in crazy 24 player online battles inHerbal Assault or Gardens & Graveyards, choose the plant or zombie side in 4 player co op, or gosolo playing against AI opponents or locally in split screen co op across any mode in the game (noXbox Live Gold or PS Plus required)
- A Living PvZ World; The struggle for Suburbia has come into full bloom, with 12 maps bursting with personality and humor, Zombossified cityscapes, and crowded airspaces, all layered withhidden secrets waiting to be discovered
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Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (Xbox One)
- Plants Attack — Bring the fight to the zombies for the first time in franchise history. Go on the offensive as the plants in all-new 24-player Herbal Assault mode, or defend Zomburbia in 4-player zombie co-op in Graveyard Ops.
- Characters From All Ages — Bring even more strategic depth to this all-out botanical battle with 14 total character classes, and over 100 playable plants and zombies from the past, present, and future.
- Play Your Way — With over 7 lawn-inspiring game modes, play in crazy 24-player online battles in Herbal Assault or Gardens & Graveyards, choose the plant or zombie side in 4-player co-op, or go solo playing against AI opponents or locally in split-screen co-op across any mode in the game (no Xbox Live Gold or PS Plus required).
- A Living PvZ World — The struggle for Suburbia has come into full bloom, with 12 maps bursting with personality and humor, Zombossified cityscapes, and crowded airspaces, all layered with hidden secrets waiting to be discovered.
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