The Peashooter is finally getting a plastic miniature. Mantic Games, the Nottingham-based publisher behind Kings of War and the recent Halo: Flashpoint, has revealed it is taking on PopCap's long-running tower-defence series with Plants vs. Zombies: The Board Game. The cooperative tabletop adaptation is heading to Kickstarter in autumn 2026 with pre-assembled plastic miniatures of fan favourites including the Peashooter and Wall-nut.
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Find events near youPlants vs. Zombies is, of course, the absurdly popular tower-defence series that has sold tens of millions of copies across PC, mobile and console since 2009. Mantic's pitch is to keep that DNA intact on a 1-4 player co-op board, with Wargamer's preview confirming Peashooters attack, Wall-nuts soak hits, and Cherry Bombs blow up just like they do on the lawn. The lane-based defence the video game made famous looks set to translate too, though Mantic has not yet confirmed whether each player owns a lane or shares them cooperatively.
The big design swing is the Zen Garden Campaign. Rather than a one-and-done scenario, players progress through a linked series of levels, unlocking fresh plants and new zombie types as they go, with difficulty scaling to match the group. Think less play-it-once and more campaign night you keep coming back to, with persistent progress between sessions. A Kickstarter-exclusive collector's edition with bonus content has been teased on the prelaunch page, though the launch date and final scope are still under wraps.
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See how it worksThis is well-trodden territory for Mantic. The studio's Halo: Flashpoint and Worms: The Board Game are both video-game-to-tabletop conversions, giving Mantic a licensed-adaptation track record few crowdfunders can match. For UK gamers, Mantic's Nottingham base means smoother customs and freight than the usual US-led big Kickstarters. An autumn Kickstarter also slots the eventual delivery neatly into the Christmas window. If your group remembers the original PvZ fondly, and most do, round up the crew on Backseat Gamer before the campaign drops.
Sources: Wargamer | Kickstarter | Big Boss Battle
