At a glance
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition has a Mac version: Steam sells it for macOS. The Mac requirements list only Intel: on Apple Silicon Rosetta 2 runs it, and old Mac versions sometimes do not start on current macOS. Try it in Steam for Mac first.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition came out on Steam on 5 May 2009, made by PopCap Games, Inc.
What your Mac needs
The Mac requirements list only Intel.
Minimum macOS in the Steam requirements: 10.5.8.
Steam requirements list at least 1 GB of memory for Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition.
Allow about 0.05 GB of disk space for the Mac version.
How to play
Open Steam for Mac and install Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition as usual.
If the Mac version will not start, you can install the Windows version through Uncork: download Uncork, sign in to Steam and install Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition from there (0.065 GB). We have not tested it ourselves.
The Windows version through Uncork needs a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer).
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition uses DirectX 8: Uncork renders it with its built-in graphics.