Released on July 31, 2018 (iOS) August 8 (Android)
Steam Age (蒸汽时代, pinyin: Zhēngqì Shídài) is the 14th world in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 and third Chinese-exclusive one. It was released for iOS on July 31st, 2018 and added in the 2.3.0 update.
The main gimmick of this world are sewers. Steam sewers will first appear on the lawn with a cover, but after some time, a massive amount of toxic steam will blow and blast the cover. It will stay on the lawn, making your plants in a 3x3 area around it take damage continuously. Lotus Shooter can be planted to absorb the toxic steam. Transportation sewers can transport zombies, similar to Tunnels, but are slower and are able to transport zombies to different lanes.
This world seems to take place during the Industrial Revolution towards the end of the 18th century in Great Britain, where the use of steam and fossil fuels to power machines skyrockets, air quality plummets, and a hole in the ozone layer is created. Factories around the city repair and assemble machines, trains, and generators. It may also possibly take place near World War I where weapons seem to be more advanced due to the evolution of engineering.
Like LostCity, it may have taken place during the Victorian Era due to the latter’s setting (e.g. the Tower Bridge crossing the River Thames in the lawn’s background) and both worlds containing British-looking zombies. It likely takes place between 1894 (the year the Tower Bridge finished construction) and 1901 (The end of the Victorian Era), although Lost City likely takes place after this world due to the invention of planes and airships.
World Description[]
The streets during the Industrial Revolution were filled with smog and zombies were waiting for their chance to come. Utilize the terrain with sewers to destroy the zombies' evil plan, are you ready for it?
In Chinese: 工业革命时期的街道充斥着烟雾，僵尸们正准备伺机而动。利用下水道地形挫败僵尸们的阴谋，你准备好了吗？
Art made by ColorfulWish. Note that "Steam Ages" is used instead of "Steam Age".
Steam Age's name in the preview
The preview (2.3.0 - 3.1.5)
Steam Age's world icon
Map sprites (1)
Map sprites (2)
The background for Travel Log quests in Steam Age
An advertisement introducing the 7 new plants of Steam Age
Note how the demo in this promotion includes zombies from other worlds (specifically Far Future zombies) as well as Gold Tiles. These, however, do not appear in the final version.
A whack-a-zombie mini-game
Steam Age's world bundle icon (note the beta design of the world icon)
A sign on one of the house's fences in the lawn art reads, "DAVE," implying it is actually Crazy Dave's house, and not the player's.
In 3.1.7 update, the lawn has been updated in terms of details and contrasts of the elements, has a higher degree of completion than the old version. See the gallery for comparison.
Before 3.1.7 update, Steam Age had five Jalapenos of difficulty in the preview. Now this world has two Jalapenos of difficulty in the preview.
Steam Age has the longest gap between the release of world and boss battle, being five years.
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![Steam Age lawn comparison (after and before 3.1.7 update)[1]](/wiki/File:SteamAgeLawnComparison.png "SteamAgeLawnComparison.png (3.2 MB)")
