SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
Game
Game2023
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
Developer Purple Lamp
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is a 2023 platform game developed by Purple Lamp and published by THQ Nordic. The game is based on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. The player controls SpongeBob, who, along with Patrick, journeys across several alternate realities called "Wish Worlds" to save their friends and the town of Bikini Bottom while collecting Cosmic Jelly for the mermaid… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
251 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
162 positive · 31 negative
95% range 78–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 162 | 31 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 0 | 48 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,183 of 2,406 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mostly positive, with praise for fun and nostalgia, but some find it linear and short.
Many players found the game pleasant, fun, and relaxing, with solid platforming and a nostalgic feel that evokes the cartoon. Some called it a worthy successor to Battle for Bikini Bottom, praising the visuals, voice acting, and improved story. [1][3][5][15]
However, several players criticized the game for being too linear, short, and lacking the freedom of its predecessor. Some noted janky movement, forced backtracking, and a rushed final quarter, while others felt it paled in comparison to older SpongeBob games. [26][33][35][29]
Praised fun and relaxing · nostalgia · solid platforming · visuals · voice acting
Criticised linearity · short length · janky movement · forced backtracking · rushed final quarter
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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake sits at 84% positive across 193 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Destructoid praised the variety of the game, writing "Each world brings with it a unique feel and presentation, from chasing down some cosmetics in Medieval Sulfur Fields to setting up a light show in Halloween Rock Bottom". According to GameSensor, over 60,000 players added The Cosmic Shake to their Steam accounts' wish list even a month before its release. It sold almost 50,000 units during the first month of release on Steam. The game reached tenth place on the sales chart in the United Kingdom. In May 2023, Embracer Group (owner of THQ Nordic)…
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Reactions
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neutral · AI labelView post →Princess Mindy returns in the new ‘SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide’ video game.
neutral · AI labelView post →SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide—an unannounced new SpongeBob game from THQ Nordic—has been rated in South Korea: www.grac.or.kr/Statistics/P...
neutral · AI labelView post →🚨BREAKING🚨: A huge THQ-Nordic SpongeBob SquarePants video game leak has occured, showcasing never-before-seen prototype footage, concept art, and tons of scrapped stuff including planned DLC for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. Here they are: t.co/81FuJAY2mf t.co/zszb0NwT3n t.co/5Br5McIVY6
neutral · AI labelView post →Megaman and Spongebob. It's still so cool to me that they're in a game together now. 🫧 🔖 #ロックマン #megaman #spongebobsquarepants #sonicracingcrossworlds #art #myart #crossover
neutral · AI labelView post →video game news sites will report celebrity deaths like Scarlett Johansson, voice of Mindy the Mermaid from The Spongebob Squarepants Movie: The Video Game, has died.
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's my most recent five games finished for my video game art project! Princess Daisy from Mario Kart World Rayman from Rayman 2 Donkey Kong and Pauline from Donkey Kong Bananza Spongebob from The Spongebob Squarepants Movie Game Ali from The Big Con
neutral · AI labelView post →Titles leaving Game Pass in 2 weeks: -Lies of P -Yakuza 5 & 6 -No More Heroes 3 -SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated -MLB The Show 24 -Evil West -Solar Ash
neutral · AI labelView post →New SpongeBob SquarePants game by THQ Nordic coming in 2025 www.gematsu.com/2024/10/new-...
neutral · AI labelView post →THQ developing new SpongeBob SquarePants game for 2025 mynintendonews.com/2024/10/31/t...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm glad SpongeBob Squarepants, Godzilla, Angry Birds, Evangelion, Minecraft and Hatsune Miku all exist in the same game as not Billy Hatcher.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Pleasant, fun, and super relaxing! SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is an absolutely great platformer, and I can wholeheartedly recommend not just this game, but honestly all the platformers from Purple Lamp as well, they really know how to make a good experience! Its cheerful fun. Honestly… just buy it, jump in, and enjoy the ride and collect all the costumes already 💛
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“SpongeBob SquarePants Of Spongebob SquarePants” has real “The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game” energy.
neutral · AI labelView post →New 'Spongebob Squarepants' game in development. Launches 2025. youtu.be/BYcXWK2jJZc?...
neutral · AI labelView post →SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is Game-Key Card on Switch 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Characters' changing design is a visual gag. (Scary Movie 3) Widening state trooper hat (Spongebob Squarepants) Patchy the Pirate's hook and eyepatch are constantly alternating sides (The Animal) Ever-tightening police shirt (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Rosa Diaz' changing hairstyles in the episode "The Crime Scene", courtesy of her girlfriend Jocelyn
neutral · AI labelView post →I glitched the game out so badly that Spongebob decided he wanted to go to the surface Game: Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated
neutral · AI labelView post →Rei Ayanami driving in a car, alongside Spongebob Squarepants, in the same game
neutral · AI labelView post →New SpongeBob SquarePants game coming in 2025 nintendoeverything.com/new-spongebo...
neutral · AI labelView post →Russian channel blurs out rainbow in episode of SpongeBob in likely move against ‘LGBT symbols’. cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1246854/russian-channel-blurs-out-rainbow-in-episode-of-spongebob-in-likely-move-against-lgbt-pr > The 2x2 channel has colored out the rainbow in the cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants" > > Viewers have noticed the single-color yellow rainbow displayed by the character. > > After the Russian Supreme Court declared the non-existent "International LGBT…
neutral · AI labelView post →A New SpongeBob SquarePants Game Is Coming This Fall insider-gaming.com/a-new-sponge...
neutral · AI labelView post →TLDR; This game is NOT Battle for Bikini Bottom 2, it's a mixture of Revenge of the Flying Dutchman and the console Movie game, for better or worse. I started this game right off of a 100% playthrough of Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. I haven't played this one quite yet, and throughout the first four levels all I could think of is "Why is the level design like this?" and "The enemies in this game are really not it". First and foremost, the game really feels like it's trying to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game 24# Spongebob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated complete. For someone who didn't play the original game back in the day, this was a very serviceable remake of the original game. It was the best love letter to the early seasons of Spongebob
positive · AI labelView post →[Steam] SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake ($7.99 / 80% off).
neutral · AI labelView post →Casual playthrough ~6 hours No spoilers in this review! Played on the Steamdeck [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45534557/]@MatureContent I liked Battle for Bikini Bottom, but I liked this one a lot more. This is the best of the SpongeBob games I have played so far. The story and cutscenes have improved a lot in this sequel and the game really benefits from it. The story flows so much better, and at times it felt like taking part in one long SpongeBob movie, which I really liked.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pure fun and nostalgia. Feels like a Saturday morning cartoon come to life, with some surprisingly solid platforming.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Russian channel blurs out rainbow in episode of SpongeBob in likely move against ‘LGBT symbols’. The 2x2 channel has colored out the rainbow in the cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants" Viewers have noticed the single-color yellow rainbow displayed by the character. After the Russian Supreme Court declared the non-existent "International LGBT Movement" "extremist" in 2023, Russia banned the display of "extremist symbols." Authorities sometimes include the rainbow in this category. For example, in…
neutral · AI labelView post →In the ages past, during my youth, firmly settled within the public consciousness were the dark fairytales of entities that ranked quite high in the hierarchy of urban adversaries. Stories of half alive beings utterly puppetereed by a drug affliction and a rage incomprehensible, who lie around and feign their slumber in derelict areas, such as abandoned buildings, or in the shadowy corners of apartment blocks where strangers live, or in distant neighbourhoods, and like the undead in a nordic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too linear and monotonous—not fun at all. Playing it felt like a chore, so I ended up not finishing it. Too many cutscenes and forced fights. SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is way better; I had more fun with the demo of the new game than with this entire one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The dev team didn't really understand what made Battle For Bikini Bottom fun. This is way more linear, less polished, janky and it lacks the juice and the fun of BFBB.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm sure that most of us know what SpongeBob SquarePants is. I, for one, watched it every morning before I went to school and watched it when I came in from school while I done my homework. It holds a spot dear in my heart and will probably for the rest of my life. I an coming from Battle for Bikini Bottom to this. I loved BfBB... and I was really looking forward to playing The Cosmic Shake, after playing this to 100%... I felt rather let down. I will explain all of this below so let's get to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →after 100%ing this game i have a lot of opinions about it, mostly positive. the game feels great with fun level design. while the movement and combat feels wonderful the fun components arent given to you immediately making early levels feel a bit sloggish. but as you gain abilities the movement gets FUN. easy game to 100% just try to get some of the awards going through levels for the first time as some of the awards are a little tedious to get after the fact (not hard to get just a mild…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worthy successor to Battle for Bikini Bottom. If you enjoyed that game you'll enjoy this one. I personally think this one is better even than the original BfBB.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a bad time, could 100% it in a weekend. Good Bob l’Éponge references Great Steam Deck support too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now it isn't by far a very big game but none the less I wanted it. It came out slightly scratched up but it played although slow. I have successfully restored it to smooth playability! 🥰 Game- The Spongebob SquarePants Movie #gaming #ps2 #videogame #Playstation #fun #Spongebob
positive · AI labelView post →This game is pure nostalgia, super fun, easy to pick up—worth grabbing if it’s on discount!!! short game :(
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics are good, game is bland as hell..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Patrons for the first official Chat Command stream have voted, and for their pick of "Favourite Childhood Platformer" they chose The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie game! Let's Bikini in some Bottom and see if we can snag that secret Krabby Patty formula! 3PM BST UK twitch.tv/andrewdingle
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't recommend it. At first glance the game looks fine, there are many references, the areas look somewhat charming, it's a spiritual successor to Battle for Bikini Bottom. But after playing it it feels like Purple Lamp doesn't quite understand what made BfBB so successful. The combat and exploration is lacking, SpongeBob got disarmed. He lost his Bubble Bowl, Cruise Bubble, the SpongeBall, Bubble Bash, Sandy and Patrick alongside all of their abilities. The only thing that SpongeBob kept…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like battle for bikini bottom rehydrated, except it's better in almost every way. LOVE the artstyle, LOVE the attention to detail and references, LOVE my precious Bob. Overall great game, CANNOT WAITTT to play Titans of the tide.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh. It's a decent enough platformer with it's bigger strength being the creative and colourful locales you get to platform in and the voice acting being top notch but other than that this pales in comparison to Titans Of The Tide and the older games so go play those instead.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Grab the game while its on sale that's the only time its worth to buy i did enjoy the game its a great game after battle for bikini bottom to be honest i was expecting more in the game i was able to beat it within 9 hours but i kinda wish the game went for 30 hrs when i got to the end i was disapointed they didn't add more or that there wasn't more to the game like new game + which would have tied the ending up great overall was really fun and nostalgic
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even with its flaws, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake delivers a genuinely enjoyable experience that works both as a fan service title and as a solid 3D platformer. It stands as proof that licensed games can succeed on their own merits instead of leaning entirely on a familiar name. Anyone who enjoyed Battle for Bikini Bottom, or who simply wants a lighthearted platforming adventure packed with cartoon chaos, will find plenty to smile about here. It is playful, colorful, and fun enough…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think I'm not gonna be too upset that a licensed children's game made for children is a bit easy and basic. like. It's not the free-est experience ever but it's not really trying to challenge you nor is it doing anything all that clever. But combat feels (mostly) alright and movement feels pretty good, it's decently creative in its level design and the way it reworks existing locations from BFBB into this one, rarely did it feel like it was wasting my time, it's broadly well-designed and all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was fun to play and reminded me of some episodes and memes that I've seen.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is a great game, fun, interesting but it isn't my favorite SpongeBob series video game. I give this game a dislike but I do really love SpongeBob SquarePants, it's my childhood memories🥺.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the most generic platformer I've ever played. Every level is the EXACT SAME, the voice lines get repetitive and annoying, and to pad the lack of content they add end game collectibles that require you to play through every level again. Then, on top of it, they updated the game, raising the price of costumes, to require MORE grinding to unlock them. Every level is extremely linear and quite literally the same thing but with a different theme. Level 1 is the same as the rest, but instead…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A faithful sequel to Battle For Bikini Bottom, occupying a space that feels almost like a reboot due to how much of its 'DNA' and makes it its own. I will say though, having grown up with BFBB and just recently playing through the remaster before this, I much prefer Cosmic Shake. It is multiverse slop done right and better than Marvel, the DCU or Rick and Morty. A loving tribute to everything Spongebob, as well as a stunningly impressive game performance despite running on the unreal engine.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best Spongebob games out there. Beautiful visuals. As well as a good soundtrack for each new world bringing those areas to life. I actually feel like I'm playing through a Spongebob episode. The voice cast did a stellar job on this too. Overall just a relaxing vibe to platform with Spongebob and Patrick quipping at each other every now and then.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Jelly Journey through the cosmos What an amazing sequel to the Rehydrated game! It has everything you expect and more. Better animation, levels, enemy, and references. The platforming is also improved to avoid any unnecessary jank, and cutscenes feel like movies. If I only had to nitpick, I would say the sound on some level can be a little weird, and some cutscene transitions feel a little off. And they could have more gimmick levels or powers, but apart from that, it's still a very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A worthy successor to Battle for Bikini Bottom. Visuals are great. The backtracking isn't ideal but its tolerable. The costumes are pretty cool, but don't serve much purpose besides achievement hunting and looking cool. I think the bosses could have been a bit better, especially when you compare the final boss between the two games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WE'RE ALL GOOFY GOOBERS! ROCK! It's looking like we'll finish our The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie this afternoon! And if you didn't know this, the internet dubs this specific SpongeBob game as the hardest.. so it seems I'm somewhat of a pro gamer! 👀 Come hang out! 3PM BST twitch.tv/andrewdingle
positive · AI labelView post →The game is fun and enjoyed it alot. My only complaint is that it is short compared to Bikini Bottom rehydrated else the game is good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay. It pales in comparison to Battle for Bikini Bottom. It's gameplay is good and collecting can be fun. The challenges really keep you going. The locations are fun to explore. Some of the movement feels wonky, especially with the glide ability. Enemy hitboxes will remain after the animation ends, so you end up getting hit when you think it's safe to dive in. It doesn't feel rewarding to explore as the maps are designed with tons of empty nooks. If you like BfBB, then try it out.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everyday we are a little closer to Squidward
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is crud. it's like if battle for bikini bottom was worse in every way.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cosmic Shake is a lot of fun, and I would put it about on the same level as Battle for Bikini Bottom. Pros: The story is interesting, and the callbacks to a lot of older episodes feel nice. The game is a decent length in story, and overall is not too hard. Cons: Spongebob sounds like Tom Kenny had a headcold when he did his voice acting. They also condensed Patrick and Sandy into Spongebob, by giving him a lasso swing and cartwheel (from the spongebob movie game). It's a little lame, because…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game was good, but due to a bug I had to restart the main quest.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think the expectations I had for this game were pretty much met. One of the main reasons I wanted to play this game was because it features full Indonesian voice-over support, and honestly, a lot of the voices sound exactly like the ones from the Indonesian cartoon dub. Most major characters like SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, and even Plankton sound like they’re voiced by the same actors from the TV version. Some voices are different though. For example, Karen (Plankton’s…
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