Steam News18 November 20257mo ago

V1.4 Patch Notes

Hey there, lawn legends! We hope you’ve been enjoying defending the lawn with the sweet tunes introduced in our last patch.

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Hey there, lawn legends! We hope you’ve been enjoying defending the lawn with the sweet tunes introduced in our last patch. Thanks to your invaluable feedback, we're rolling out another exciting new update on 11/18 that will leaf you smiling! This update features Steam Remote Play Together and new accessibility options, making lawn defense more inclusive. Essential gameplay fixes are also included, which you can dig into below:

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addedHey there, lawn legends! We hope you’ve been enjoying defending the lawn with the sweet tunes introduced in our last patch. Thanks to your invaluable feedback, we're rolling out another exciting new update on 11/18 that will leaf you smiling! This update features Steam Remote Play Together and new accessibility options, making lawn defense more inclusive. Essential gameplay fixes are also included, which you can dig into below:

addedNew Features: [Steam] Remote Play Together is now supported! This Steam feature allows you to play our local multiplayer (Co-op and Vs.) with your friends online, as if you were in the same room. The same limitations of 2-player local multiplayer apply. Player 2 is required to use a controller Steam allows up to 4 people to connect to a Remote Play Together stream. We recommend limiting the enabled input devices (via the Steam Overlay Remote Play settings) to just allow 2 active players, as that is the maximum the game supports Please note also that this Steam feature relies on the host player's internet connection speed for game stream performance and stability Added Accessibility Features that can be toggled on via the Main Menu Options Menu: High Contrast Mode (high contrast visuals during gameplay to accommodate visual accessibility needs) Slow Speed (changes 1x speed to 0.5x game speed and reduces the faster speeds accordingly) Disable Screenshake (removes shaking effect on explosions and other areas) Added Sun Vacuum / Magnet function to the game Pressing Right Trigger/R2/ZR on Controllers or Spacebar on Keyboard activates the sun vacuum function, collecting all individual suns present in the level when activated. (Now you can spend more time on strategizing & execution instead of staring at the suns. Which we’ve heard isn’t good for your eyes) Added additional Keyboard Hotkeys Tab cycles game speed 1-0 number keys selects and deselects Seed Packets during gameplay Spacebar activates Sun Vacuum

fixedGameplay Fixes: Added ability to open the Almanac from the Pause Menu Fixed Main Menu button not appearing on Reward Screen Optimizations made for Zombie memory management to improve performance on lower end devices, particularly in Survival Endless. Fixed Sol Invictus achievement not being awarded at exactly 2000 sun Fixed Gold Sunflower trophy not showing on the Main Menu for players who already had Nobel Peas Prize unlocked before an earlier fix for this issue Fixed issues with Life Well Lived achievement unlock conditions incorrectly tracking used lawnmowers Fixed Co-op Streak Counter and Trophy unlocks not showing correctly Vasebreaker and I, Zombie Minigames now have separate save slots Fixed Fog covering the Zombie preview during Seed Selection on Survival levels (We don’t like surprises on this lawn) Fixes for Endless modes not showing streak counter/flags completed properly Fixed Polevaulters being a little too effective at getting past lawnmowers in rare cases (Took a while, but we’ve shortened all the poles we could find) Fixed Mallet becoming unusable in certain situations during Vasebreaker levels Fixes for reported issues with Cob Cannon causing freezes in levels Fixes for various issues with Garden Tools and Zen Garden navigation Fixes for issues with plant selection and timer resets Zomboni now properly spawns Bobsled Team in Vs Mode. Many more minor optimizations, fixes and polish changes

fixedAudio / Visual Fixes: Reduced volume of the RIP Mode guitar riff (Dr. Z has been issued a sound complaint by the neighborhood watch) Fixed various audio and visual issues with the Almanac including Zombie Sprite Sheet using incorrect placeholder assets Fix for Plant/Zombie placement previews not being faded

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New Features:
- [Steam] Remote Play Together is now supported! This Steam feature allows you to play our local multiplayer (Co-op and Vs.) with your friends online, as if you were in the same room.
  - The same limitations of 2-player local multiplayer apply. Player 2 is required to use a controller
  - Steam allows up to 4 people to connect to a Remote Play Together stream. We recommend limiting the enabled input devices (via the Steam Overlay Remote Play settings) to just allow 2 active players, as that is the maximum the game supports
  - Please note also that this Steam feature relies on the host player's internet connection speed for game stream performance and stability
- Added Accessibility Features that can be toggled on via the Main Menu Options Menu:
  - High Contrast Mode (high contrast visuals during gameplay to accommodate visual accessibility needs)
  - Slow Speed (changes 1x speed to 0.5x game speed and reduces the faster speeds accordingly)
  - Disable Screenshake (removes shaking effect on explosions and other areas)
- Added Sun Vacuum / Magnet function to the game
  - Pressing Right Trigger/R2/ZR on Controllers or Spacebar on Keyboard activates the sun vacuum function, collecting all individual suns present in the level when activated. (Now you can spend more time on strategizing & execution instead of staring at the suns. Which we’ve heard isn’t good for your eyes)
- Added additional Keyboard Hotkeys
  - Tab cycles game speed
  - 1-0 number keys selects and deselects Seed Packets during gameplay
  - Spacebar activates Sun Vacuum

Gameplay Fixes:
- Added ability to open the Almanac from the Pause Menu
- Fixed Main Menu button not appearing on Reward Screen
- Optimizations made for Zombie memory management to improve performance on lower end devices, particularly in Survival Endless.
- Fixed Sol Invictus achievement not being awarded at exactly 2000 sun
- Fixed Gold Sunflower trophy not showing on the Main Menu for players who already had Nobel Peas Prize unlocked before an earlier fix for this issue
- Fixed issues with Life Well Lived achievement unlock conditions incorrectly tracking used lawnmowers
- Fixed Co-op Streak Counter and Trophy unlocks not showing correctly
- Vasebreaker and I, Zombie Minigames now have separate save slots
- Fixed Fog covering the Zombie preview during Seed Selection on Survival levels (We don’t like surprises on this lawn)
- Fixes for Endless modes not showing streak counter/flags completed properly
- Fixed Polevaulters being a little too effective at getting past lawnmowers in rare cases (Took a while, but we’ve shortened all the poles we could find)
- Fixed Mallet becoming unusable in certain situations during Vasebreaker levels
- Fixes for reported issues with Cob Cannon causing freezes in levels
- Fixes for various issues with Garden Tools and Zen Garden navigation
- Fixes for issues with plant selection and timer resets
- Zomboni now properly spawns Bobsled Team in Vs Mode.
- Many more minor optimizations, fixes and polish changes

Audio / Visual Fixes:
- Reduced volume of the RIP Mode guitar riff (Dr. Z has been issued a sound complaint by the neighborhood watch)
- Fixed various audio and visual issues with the Almanac including Zombie Sprite Sheet using incorrect placeholder assets
- Fix for Plant/Zombie placement previews not being faded

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Steam News / 18 November 2025

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