Spongebob seems to be having a major gaming moment

For 25 years, people around the world have been delighted by the bizarre adventures of a pineapple-dwelling sponge under the sea, SpongeBob SquarePants. Over 300 episodes of the hit Nickelodeon animated series have told the story of Fry Cook and his friends under the sea, but SpongeBob SquarePants' Adventures were not limited to television. Many movies, TV spinoffs, stage adaptations, books, comics, and, of course, video games have enthralled people with the snail-owning sponge over the years. However, video games based in the world of SpongeBob only seemed to decline dramatically in the 2010s. That was until the surprise release of several SpongeBob games in early 2020, which was announced for 2025.



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SpongeBob SquarePants' modern video game revival

For gamers who grew up in the early 2000s, many may have fond memories of playing Nickelodeon video game classics. The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules, Nicktoons Unite!and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom. It was thanks to the nostalgia for this era of the game that THQ Nordic commissioned Purple Lamp Studios to develop its remake. war 2020 calls for modern audiences and platforms SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated. While Rehydrated Received mixed reviews, it was a financial success selling over 2 million copies by 2021. This success inspired THQ and other game companies to develop more SpongeBob games and to include the icon in many other games.


This revival of SpongeBob in video games continued with his first appearance in 2021. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawla Super Smash Bros– Like a fighting game featuring all kinds of Nickelodeon characters, new and old. SpongeBob goes on to be featured Open the hot wheels, Minecraft, Nickelodeon Kart Racer 3: Slime Speedwayand fall boys. In 2023, THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp Studios released a spiritual sequel Rehydrated As a new game SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. like Rehydrated, Cosmic Shake was a third-person platformer that received mixed reviews but saw lower sales than expected, with very low sales Rehydrated.


SpongeBob SquarePants' latest video game

despite poor sales of Cosmic ShakeNickelodeon continued to approve new video game developments in The World of SpongeBob, resulting in an October 2024 release. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game. A third-person physics-based sandbox game, Patrick Star game Stars as SpongeBob's lovable, goofy, best friend Patrick as the protagonist, a first for the video game medium. Here, Patrick can complete various mini-games and short quests to earn sand dollars and enter The Fry Cook games. However, as Cosmic Shake, Patrick Star game It has received mixed to poor reviews so far.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
Patrick was released on October 4, 2024, the 67th birthday of voice actor Bill Fagerbach.

The future of SpongeBob SquarePants in video games


While SpongeBob's recent resurgence in video games has been mixed overall, that hasn't stopped the jellyfishing fan from starring in upcoming games. In a recent trailer, the sequel from THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp Studios Cosmic Shake was pierced, completing the apparent trilogy Rehydrated. Little is known about this upcoming Spongebob game, but it has a 2025 release date. It is expected that this game will be a third-person platformer and will play similarly to both games. Rehydrated and Cosmic Shake. Only a few clips of gameplay were shown, depicting SpongeBob as a skeleton and his normal self roaming the dark, deep-sea city of Rock Bottom.


In terms of story, it's new SpongeBob SquarePants The Flying Dutchman Ghost appears as the main antagonist in the game, as he is seen repeatedly in the trailer. The trailer was also titled “Official Halloween Gaming Trailer” and features a lot of scary scenes, so having the Flying Dutchman as an antagonist could work. A mysterious pink portal opens and pulls buildings and buses into itself and strikes residents with lightning bolts. Bosses from previous games also appeared such as Squidward turning into a giant octopus and Miss Shell appearing as a witch. SpongeBob and Patrick both appear as little ghosts at the end of the trailer, and they have to use these forms to help save Bikini Bottom once again.

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