SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

Buy92%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Purple Lamp · 3D Platformer · Jan 31, 2023

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
44
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio10 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One of my favorite new platforming mechanics is when you have to jump on a boulder and roll down a hill while avoiding obstacles.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It serves as a spiritual successor to Battle for Bikini Bottom, particularly the Rehydrated edition, and continues to build on that foundation with modern visuals, refined controls, and a fresh multiverse-spanning narrative.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For one of the rare occasions in history, a developer made an unreal game with stylized, show-faithful graphics and it actually runs smooth due to the genuine effort of a real optimization.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat feels responsive, with the new array of attacks at Spongebob's disposal being very fun to use.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The cutscenes have the recognizable Spongebob music you would hear when watching a Spongebob episode and the levels have their own unique and memorable soundtrack to fit the theme of the level.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On top of that, this is fully enjoyable on the Steam Deck and those little tweaks really make a difference to stability and saving battery.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay90 reviews
Story51 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Combat33 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
96% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
64% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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