Spongebob seems to be having a big gaming moment

by

For 25 years, people all over the world have been having fun with the crazy adventures of a fungus living in a pineapple under the sea, SpongeBob SquarePants. Over 300 episodes of the hit Nickelodeon animated series told the story of an undersea chef and his friends, but SpongeBob SquarePants' adventure was not limited to television. Many movies, TV spinoffs, stage adaptations, books, comics, and of course video games have kept people enthralled with the snail-possessed mushroom. However, video games based on the world of SpongeBob seemed to decrease dramatically in 2010. That was until the surprise release of several SpongeBob games in early 2020, including one announced for 2025.



0:36

SpongeBob Halloween Trailer Thumb

Related

SpongeBob SquarePants – Official Halloween – Game Trailer

SpongeBob SquarePants celebrates Halloween 2024 by announcing the upcoming game in 2025 and celebrating some of its spookiest moments.

A revival of the modern SpongeBob SquarePants video game

For gamers who grew up in the early 2000s, many probably have fond memories of playing classic Nickelodeon video games like The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules, Nicktoons Unite!and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for the Bikini Bottom. It was because of the nostalgia for this era of gaming that THQ commissioned Nordic Purple Lamp Studios to develop a remake of the game. Battle for modern audiences and platforms in 2020, the so-called 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 incorporate the icon into several other games.


This revival of SpongeBob in video games first continued with his appearance in 2021 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawland Super Smash Bros– as a fighting game with all kinds of Nickelodeon characters, new and old. SpongeBob will continue to perform Hot Wheels Unleashed, Minecraft, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedwayand Autumn Guys. In 2023, THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp Studios released a spiritual sequel Rehydrated in the form of a new game SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. Like Rehydrated, Cosmic shock was a third-party platform that received mixed reviews but saw lower-than-expected sales, well below those seen at Rehydrated.


The latest SpongeBob SquarePants video game

Despite poor sales Cosmic shockNickelodeon continued to approve new video game development in the world of SpongeBob, leading to the release of the game in October 2024 SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game. A physics-based third-person sandbox game, Patrick Star game Starring SpongeBob's lovable, goofy, best friend Patrick, for the first time in a video game medium. Here, Patrick can complete various mini-games and short tasks to earn sand dollars and enter The Fry Cook Games. However, as Cosmic shock, Patrick Star game so far it has received mixed to poor reviews.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game
was released on the same day as Patrick's voice actor Bill Fagerbakke's 67th birthday, October 4, 2024.

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 jellyfish fan from becoming a star in upcoming games. In a recent trailer, the sequel from THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp Studios Cosmic shock was teased, seemingly wrapping up the trilogy that began Rehydrated. Little information is known about this upcoming Spongebob game, but it has a release date of 2025. The game is expected to be a third-person platformer and play similarly to both games. Rehydrated and Cosmic shock. Only a few clips from the game were shown, showing Spongebob walking around as a skeleton and as his normal self in the dark, deep-sea city of Rock Bottom.


Story-wise, it's a novelty SpongeBob SquarePants The main antagonist appears to be the spirit of the Flying Dutchman, as seen repeatedly throughout the trailer. The trailer has also been dubbed the “Official Halloween Game Trailer” and features many spooky scenes, so having the Flying Dutchman as an antagonist could work. A mysterious pink portal opens and pulls buildings and buses into it, seemingly striking the residents with lightning. Bosses from previous games also appeared, such as Squidward turning into a giant octopus and Miss Shell appearing as a witch. Both SpongeBob and Patrick appear as little ghosts at the end of the trailer and will likely have to use those forms to help save Bikini Bottom once more.

Leave a Comment