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SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
Developer Purple Lamp
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is a 2025 platform game developed by Purple Lamp and published by THQ Nordic. The game is based on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants and is a successor to SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake (2023). Players control SpongeBob and Patrick Star, who aim to solve a conflict between King Neptune and the Flying Dutchman. Purple Lamp based their learnings… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
300 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
220 positive · 24 negative
95% range 86–93%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 220 | 24 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 0 | 45 |
| 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
680 of 726 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 211 yes, 21 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 232 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,485 of 1,583 positive).
Players praise the game as a big improvement over previous SpongeBob platformers. [1][2][3] Many reviewers highlight the fun platforming and character-swapping mechanics. [1][4][5] Some players criticize the short length and high price. [6][7]
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Representative posts
- [6]
5 hours of gameplay, 40 euros. Buy this on heavy sale. The game is fun, but this kind of pricing is atrocious for such a short game.
- [1]
Easy To Play Easy To Enjoy! Titans of the Tide instantly feels like a bigger, bolder SpongeBob adventure. The moment you jump in, you’re thrown into a goofy supernatural feud between the Flying Dutchman and King Neptune, and it gives the whole game this fun haunted-underwater vibe. SpongeBob and Patrick work together this time, and swapping between them feels surprisingly natural. Patrick’s new moves, especially …
- [2]
A really fun game that improves on Cosmic Shake in most everyway. A competent platformer that has fair difficulty in some sections that require you to think on your feet to make quick swaps. I love that they got John O'Hurley to reprise Neptune. The story is fun. The writing is just as good as it was in Cosmic Shake. A solid 8/10 that makes me excited to see the next entry.
- [3]
Straight up upgrade in almost EVERY ascept to the predecessor The Cosmic Shake. Very good visuals, sounddesign / voice acting, gameplay, levels, animations .... Even cutscenes are dynamic and show skins and the either spongebob or patrick whoever you are currently on. Such a smooth experience, the whole game. Only thing missing are more type of enemies and more combat design in generel. Felt kind of dull overall. …
- [4]
The power of friendship the power of duo is back. Spongebob and Patrick the star collide together their mystical power ghost shifting to fight gods to bring back the piece once more to Bikini Bottom. Lets set the record straight this is yet another beautiful crafted platformer. I would say this is more lean towards Battle for Bikini bottom. Developers learned a lot since cosmic shake to craft more polished game and …
Summarised from 34 of the 287 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide talk about great visuals and smooth performance on Unreal Engine 5; those who didn't talk about game is too short for the full price. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide received "generally favorable" reviews from critics for the Windows and Xbox Series X/S versions, while the PlayStation 5 version received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 67% of critics. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 32 out of 40, with each critic awarding the game an 8 out of 10.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
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 →Please Purple Lamp and THQ Nordic, rehydrate the Spongebob Movie game :-)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SpongeBob Deserves Better Games Extremely Problematic Game Design This may be a kids-oriented game, where the target playerbase is the 8+ kids. Most SpongeBob fans are between 20 and 30 years old in 2026. Kids these days are into Roblox and Fortnite, that kind of brainrot stuff. No kid is going to buy and play this game. So it really doesn't make sense to make a 3d platformer this easy and mindless. So I think the target audience and the game design are very wrong in this series. Meh This…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →5 hours of gameplay, 40 euros. Buy this on heavy sale. The game is fun, but this kind of pricing is atrocious for such a short game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →Easy To Play Easy To Enjoy! Titans of the Tide instantly feels like a bigger, bolder SpongeBob adventure. The moment you jump in, you’re thrown into a goofy supernatural feud between the Flying Dutchman and King Neptune, and it gives the whole game this fun haunted-underwater vibe. SpongeBob and Patrick work together this time, and swapping between them feels surprisingly natural. Patrick’s new moves, especially grappling and burrowing, actually add a lot of personality to the platforming.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →This unironically might be the most well optimized Unreal Engine 5 game 😂 I love it so far the animations and platforming are great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game: SpongeBob SquarePants Run
neutral · AI labelView post →SpongeBob delivers another banger of a platformer! The stages are very well done, combat is the best of the series, and the silly antics will keep you entertained for hours. These are seriously some of the best platformers on the market right now and I'm not just saying that as a SpongeBob fanboy. :-)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I totally love this game and I totally recommend it. I am a very big SpongeBob fan and this game is just perfect. Lovely cinematics, great audio, amazing gameplay. Everything feels awesome!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A damn decent licensed platformer-collectathon. Much much better than the last one but you can still tell its a low budget AA game since you will detect a certain amount of jank and lack of polish that kinda surprises against how good it looks. However, its overall plays very well, despite the occasional showing of rougher edges (combat hits not feeling as precise and satisfying as the should, the autotargeting for the character abilities not aiming at what you want, the rare camera clips, bad…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can we PLEASE get a new Fairly Oddparents game. I bought this at full price just in hopes of more of these types of games. Also this game is great, Spongebob humor you'd expect and fun so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is the best SpongeBob game. I've played the previous three games in the series, and this is the best product yet. the graphics are incredibly beautiful, despite the old mechanics, and they've added a lot of new stuff that looks great on existing assets. you can change characters at any time with a single key, unlike before, where you could only do it at bus stations.. I pre-ordered the game, counting down every hour until the release, and was incredibly excited, and fortunately, my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New SpongeBob SquarePants game by THQ Nordic coming in 2025 www.gematsu.com/2024/10/new-...
neutral · AI labelView post →So once again we have another SpongeBob platformer. I will go over what I liked and didn't like about this game, with some comparisons to Cosmic Shake and Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated when applicable to see how it stacks up. I will also do my best to avoid spoilers since this game is so new right now. Positives -The presentation is amazing I already thought Cosmic Shake was a great looking game when I played it a few years ago, but this one somehow looks even better. I think it's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AMAZIN WORK! Please Keep Ice Spice Out Of The SpongeBob Games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm glad SpongeBob Squarepants, Godzilla, Angry Birds, Evangelion, Minecraft and Hatsune Miku all exist in the same game as not Billy Hatcher.
neutral · AI labelView post →SpongeBob SquarePants - The Patrick Star Game (Switch) is $10 on Amazon amzn.to/4dYjD51 Walmart buff.ly/bykLk8R #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →A really fun game that improves on Cosmic Shake in most everyway. A competent platformer that has fair difficulty in some sections that require you to think on your feet to make quick swaps. I love that they got John O'Hurley to reprise Neptune. The story is fun. The writing is just as good as it was in Cosmic Shake. A solid 8/10 that makes me excited to see the next entry.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The power of friendship the power of duo is back. Spongebob and Patrick the star collide together their mystical power ghost shifting to fight gods to bring back the piece once more to Bikini Bottom. Lets set the record straight this is yet another beautiful crafted platformer. I would say this is more lean towards Battle for Bikini bottom. Developers learned a lot since cosmic shake to craft more polished game and it shows. I mean there will be a lot of platforming section its crazy how good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Review Verdict: Not Recommended I really wanted to like this.. the presentation is great, the voice acting is perfect, and honestly the gameplay itself is fun. This would 100% be a positive review if it wasn’t for one massive problem.. The game is shockingly short. I beat the entire thing in under 7 hours.. and that’s including bathroom breaks, making lunch, and putting my kid down for a nap while leaving the game running. For a full priced release,…
negative · 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 →Now let me be crystal clear. I love SpongeBob and I have since I was very little. So please read this review before brushing me off. I own all (at the moment) 5 games on steam and I've 100%ed BfBB and Cosmic Shake. This is my third 100% of a SpongeBob game. I'll list some pro's and cons: Pros : - Fun combat - Good platforming - Time Trials - Revisiting areas mentioned in the past - Currency isn't a grind! - Engaging physics - At LEAST 130 collectables - REALLY Nice outfits compared to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →Really fun! Platforming is a lot more fun in this compared to cosmic shake.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Saying this now, I'm a big platformer lover, my first ever game was Crash Bandicoot so platformers are something I gravitate to, and this game was no exception. It was really good, actually surprised me a few times throughout the game with some things I saw or fought. Cosmic shake was good, but this one is great, now I'm just waiting for the Movie game to be remade.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Straight up upgrade in almost EVERY ascept to the predecessor The Cosmic Shake. Very good visuals, sounddesign / voice acting, gameplay, levels, animations .... Even cutscenes are dynamic and show skins and the either spongebob or patrick whoever you are currently on. Such a smooth experience, the whole game. Only thing missing are more type of enemies and more combat design in generel. Felt kind of dull overall. Bosses were good though. 100% recommend for a spongebob game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is like Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, if it wasn't abysmal. Out of all of the SpongeBob games, I think this one has the best platforming and gameplay, and the soundtrack is fairly good. There's a load of easter eggs and references to stuff in the series, but this is still more geared towards people who grew up with the earlier seasons (like I did) compared to anyone who hates themselves enough to watch anything past season 4. If there were more enemy variety, more locations, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like SpongeBob, platformers, and SpongeBob platformers, this is the perfect game for you. Every level is fun and offers unique challenges and gimmicks. The game seems very simple and easy at first, but the character swap mechanic makes it deceptively complex. I want to eat out Patrick's juicy cheeks. The only real complaint I have is that the game is quite short, but I'd rather have a short-good experience than a long-bad one. I'm looking forward to trying the DLC, and I can't wait to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The nude Patrick skin is definitely top tier gooning content.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide makes you want to keep playing from the very first moments. The world is colorful and full of details, and the characters and situations keep the humor from the show. Moving through the levels is smooth, and the adventure gives a lot of fun for all fans of the cartoon. The platforming mechanics are well thought out and offer interesting challenges. Exploring secrets and interacting with the environment makes every new location exciting and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView 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 →Purple Lamp has done an amazing job with the SpongeBob platformers. Battle for Bikini Bottom was a classic and they nailed the remaster. Then they go out and crush it with Cosmic Shake and Titans of the Tide, two original titles. The platforming feels so good, the combat is solid, and the game has the funny charm that SpongeBob is known for. I hope they keep making these games for years to come and here's hoping for a Revenge of the Flying Dutchman remake!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SpongeBob is life! That is all the information you should need to know it's a fun game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is very short and the boss fights are very boring, not recommended.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"If you believe in yourself, and with a tiny bit of magic, all your dreams can come true" Spongebob SquarePants Titans of the Tide is in my opinion, Purple Lamp's absolute best game they have ever produced! once more have they made another great Platformer like The Cosmic Shake. But unlike Cosmic Shake, Titans of the Tide didn't lack in the innovation department. All the levels felt amazing, the music was fantastic, and the collectathon aspect of the game was just a joy. It is wonderful to see…
positive · 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 →They did it. They actually did it. THQ has perfected the Krabby Patty secret game formula. It honestly is such an amazing thing to see, after playing the BFBB remaster and Cosmic Shake (which I still greatly enjoyed and endured), but fundamentally and objectively, Titans of the Tide is basically the Triple A lovestory to Spongebob that he always deserved. The controls are immensely responsive and perfectly tuned. Compared to the jank of the last two titles, that feel like you really are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Purple Lamp has done it again. I've been on a SpongeBob kick if my YouTube recommendations are any indicator so I decided to try out thr newest SpongeBob 3D platforms. Titans of the Tide is probably the best the platforming has been for the modern SpongeBob trilogy of Battle for Bikini Bottle, Cosmic Shake, and Titans of the Tide. You're required to utilize both SpongeBob and Patrick's unique abilities seamlessly throughout platforming sections and it's fun! I still think that Cosmic Shake…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Took me about 8 hour to get through the main story and collect about 80-90% of the collectables, surprised how short this game was which is the only disappointing thing I have to say about the game. It's a shame as the gameplay is really fun and entertaining. The reason I can't recommend this game is purely based on price, for £35 I don't feel you can get your moneys worth but I would highly recommend picking this one up when it's on sale or goes down to between £15-£20.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think the main story is way too short. That's the main, BIGGEST problem. It didn't even take me half a day to finish the story, and that's with me trying to explore extra areas (and sometimes failing- In the Temple I got a cutscene showing this TV, but I had no idea where it was) and having done a few side quests- but that's another thing I could talk about. The side quests don't even really serve much of a purpose. They're super easy, only one task, and from my experience, usually localized…
negative · 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 →Finally! A game worth calling the true successor of Battle For Bikini Bottom and the Movie game. Cosmic Sake was a good filler game but this is it. The modern successor to both is finally here and I'm in love! To start with the gameplay, it's a mixture of Purple Lamp and HIS's gameplay but the new gummicks of the game being the ghost swapping mechanic and the latern mechanic where you toggle a lantern either by hitting it or while Patrick carries it that makes platforms walkable open the door…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After recently completing SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, I came straight to Titans of the Tide, albeit with a little sour taste in my mouth because I didn't really enjoy Cosmic Shake to much. I am going to apologise in advance because I am going to compare this to Cosmic Shake a lot. Titans of the Tide was MUCH more enjoyable than Cosmic Shake, in my honest opinion and I will explain all of this below, so let's get to it! What I liked/Pros ⚫This adventure with SpongeBob…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I first boot this game up, I expected it to build upon Cosmic Shake in terms of runtime and gameplay. But it had other goals in mind. With only 5 levels, it gave the game the opportunity to introduce completely new locations. Such as Neptune's Palace and Atlantis City. Both of which are extremely well designed. Neptune's Palace in particular has a small puzzle element to it. Something that was barely present or felt in the previous game. Haunted Bikini Bottom is also an interesting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide — Recommended Easily the best game in the series so far. It feels genuinely “juicy” in the best way: the visuals are super pleasant, soft, and colorful, and it nails that SpongeBob cartoon vibe. The gameplay is on point too — a chill “jump around” platformer that’s just fun to play, without trying too hard to be something bigger than it is. I’ve always been the type of person who loves kid-friendly games based on cartoons. Playing stuff like this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mayonnaise Is an Instrument The game finally answers one of humanity’s greatest unresolved questions from the episode Band Geeks. Mayo is officially an instrument now. Science, philosophy, and Squidward’s sanity will never recover. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3621668573 The gameplay is about on par with Battle for Bikini Bottom and definitely an improvement over Cosmic Shake. Certainly worth diving into if you're a SpongeBob fan and want a polished, goofy,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're a fan of SpongeBob, this game is great, BUT it's also very short (~4 hours for main game completion, and 11 hours for 100%), which INCLUDES the DLC content which honestly, you should NOT pay 20$ for. It's fun but not worth that much, if anything wait for a discount (or get the deluxe edition I guess). And from what I can tell you don't need the DLC to get the 100% achievement. Also funnily enough, you will see a couple of DLC cosmetics that you simply can't unlock, they will probably…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Notice my playtime. I 100%'d everything, and I took my time and avoided using guides for the collectibles save for the final few I passed over. As someone who grew up playing Battle for Bikini Bottom and someone who loves platformers, I had enough fun while playing it, but this game is tiny and not worth $40, especially not in the same year that masterpieces like Silksong and Expedition 33 came out. It has 5 fairly linear levels and a miniscule hub world compared to Purple Lamp's previous…
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