# SpongeBob SquarePants video games

The SpongeBob SquarePants video game series is a collection of video games and arcade games based on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants and its film series with the same name. The television series' massive rise in popularity during the 2000s led to a myriad of video games that span different genres. Several of these games are based on concepts from specific episodes, two of which are based on theatrical releases. Some of these titles had multiple different versions developed for a variety of home consoles and handheld consoles. Until 2013, the vast majority of titles were published by THQ. From 2013 to 2015, the license for most titles was handed to Activision. The license is currently held by THQ Nordic. Video games based on the series have often received mixed reviews from critics, yet many of these titles have performed well in sales.
SpongeBob related characters have appeared in numerous other Nickelodeon crossover video games as well, featured alongside other Nicktoons.

## Releases

| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Platform(s) | Platform(s) | Acquired label(s) |
| Year | Title | Console | Computer | Handheld | Acquired label(s) |
| 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula | — | — | Game Boy Color | — |
| 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | PlayStation | — | Game Boy Advance | PlayStation Greatest Hits |
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | PlayStation 2 GameCube | — | Game Boy Advance | — |
| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants Collapse | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants Darts | — | Windows | Mobile | — |
| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube | Windows | Game Boy Advance | PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits Xbox Platinum Family Hits GameCube Player's Choice |
| 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends in Freeze Frame Frenzy | — | — | Game Boy Advance | — |
| 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants Movin' with friends | PlayStation 2 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants Typing | — | Windows macOS | — | — |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube | Windows macOS | Game Boy Advance Mobile | PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits Xbox Platinum Family Hits GameCube Player's Choice |
| 2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants Bowling | — | Windows | Mobile | — |
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants: 3D Obstacle Odyssey | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube | Windows | Game Boy Advance | PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits Xbox Platinum Family Hits GameCube Player's Choice |
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants and Friends: Unite! | PlayStation 2 GameCube | — | Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS | PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits |
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger | — | — | Nintendo DS PlayStation Portable | PlayStation Portable Greatest Hits, Essentials |
| 2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab | PlayStation 2 GameCube Wii | Windows | Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS | PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits |
| 2006 | SpongeBob and Friends: Battle for Volcano Island | PlayStation 2 GameCube | — | Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS | — |
| 2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants Diner Dash | — | Windows macOS | Mobile | — |
| 2007 | SpongeBob and Friends: Attack of the Toybots | PlayStation 2 Wii | — | Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS | — |
| 2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants in Bikini Bottom Bowling | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | PlayStation 2 Wii | — | Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS | — |
| 2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam | Xbox 360 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | SpongeBob Atlantis SquareOff | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Game of Life | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Monopoly | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | PlayStation 2 Wii | — | Nintendo DS | — |
| 2008 | Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition | — | — | Nintendo DS | — |
| 2009 | SpongeBob Dinner Dash/SpongeBob Dinner Dash lite | — | — | iOS | — |
| 2009 | SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off | — | — | Nintendo DS | — |
| 2009 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Xbox 360 Wii | — | Nintendo DS PlayStation Portable | PlayStation Portable Essentials |
| 2009 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square: SpongeBob SquarePants | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2010 | SpongeBob's Boating Bash | Wii | — | Nintendo DS | — |
| 2010 | SpongeBob for iOS | — | — | iOS | — |
| 2011 | SpongeBob SquigglePants | Wii | — | Nintendo 3DS | — |
| 2011 | SpongeBob Dinner Dash Deluxe and SpongeBob Dinner Dash | — | — | iOS | — |
| 2011 | SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip | Xbox 360 | — | Nintendo DS | — |
| 2011 | SpongeBob SquarePants: the Clam Prix | — | — | Leapster Explorer | — |
| 2013 | SpongeBob Moves In! | — | — | iOS Android | — |
| 2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge | PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Wii Wii U | — | Nintendo DS Nintendo 3DS | — |
| 2015 | SpongeBob HeroPants | Xbox 360 | — | PlayStation Vita Nintendo 3DS | — |
| 2020 | SpongeBob Krusty Cook-Off | Nintendo Switch | — | iOS iPadOS Android | — |
| 2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Patty Pursuit | tvOS | macOS | iOS iPadOS | — |
| 2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Stadia | Windows | iOS iPadOS Android | — |
| 2022 | SpongeBob SolitairePants | tvOS | macOS | iOS iPadOS | — |
| 2022 | SpongeBob: Get Cooking | — | — | Android iOS | — |
| 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake | PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S | Windows | iOS iPadOS Android | — |
| 2023 | SpongeBob Adventures: In a Jam | — | — | Android iOS | — |
| 2023 | SpongeBob Simulator | Roblox Xbox One Xbox Series X and Series S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 | Windows | Android iOS | — |
| 2024 | SpongeBob: Bubble Pop | — | — | Android iOS | — |
| 2024 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game | PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S | Windows | — | — |
| Notes: ↑ Released on March 4, 2003. ↑ Released on October 8, 2003. ↑ Titled Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy in the North American release. ↑ Titled Nicktoons Movin' in the North American release. ↑ Released on November 1, 2004. ↑ Released on January 12, 2005. 1 2 3 4 Part of a series called Nicktoons Unite! ↑ Titled Nicktoons Unite! in the North American release. ↑ Titled Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island in the North American release. ↑ Released on December 18, 2006. ↑ Titled Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots in the North American release. ↑ Only available on Xbox Live Arcade. ↑ Released on March 21, 2008. ↑ Released on May 26, 2008 ↑ Spinoff of 2007's Drawn to Life. ↑ Spongebob Dinner Dash would become SpongeBob Dinner Dash Deluxe On May 6, 2011, and SpongeBob Dinner Dash lite would become SpongeBob Dinner Dash also on May 6, 2011. ↑ Released on September 19, 2010 ↑ Released on May 6, 2011. ↑ Released on February 4, 2020 for mobile, April 29, 2021 for Nintendo Switch ↑ Released on May 28, 2020 for Apple Arcade ↑ Released on November 25, 2022 for Apple Arcade ↑ Released on September 27, 2022 for Netflix ↑ Released on September 17, 2024 for Netflix ||||||
Other video games including SpongeBob SquarePants :
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Platform(s) | Platform(s) | Acquired label(s) |
| Year | Title | Console | Computer | Handheld | Acquired label(s) |
| 2000 | Nicktoons Racing | PlayStation | Windows | Game Boy Color Game Boy Advance | — |
| 2001 | Nicktoons Nick Tunes | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2002 | Nickelodeon Party Blast | Xbox GameCube | Windows | — | — |
| 2003 | Nickelodeon Toon Twister 3-D | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2004 | Nicktoons Basketball | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2004 | Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy | — | — | Game Boy Advance | — |
| 2004 | Nicktoons: Movin' | PlayStation 2 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Nicktoons Unite! | PlayStation 2 GameCube | — | Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS | PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits |
| 2006 | Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing | — | Windows | — | — |
| 2006 | Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island | PlayStation 2 GameCube | — | Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS | — |
| 2007 | Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots | PlayStation 2 Wii | — | Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS | — |
| 2008 | Nicktoons: Android Invasion | — | — | LeapFrog Didj | — |
| 2009 | Nicktoons Nitro | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | Wii Xbox 360 | — | Nintendo DS Nintendo 3DS | — |
| 2018 | Nickelodeon Kart Racers | PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Super Brawl Universe | — | — | iOS Android | — |
| 2020 | Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix | PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch | Windows | iOS Android | — |
| 2021 | Madden NFL 21 | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Stadia | Windows | iOS iPadOS Android | — |
| 2021 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch | Windows | — | — |
| 2022 | Hot Wheels Unleashed | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch | Windows | — | — |
| 2022 | Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis | tvOS | macOS | iOS iPadOS | — |
| 2022 | Nickverse | Roblox Xbox One Xbox Series X and Series S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 | macOS | iOS Android | — |
| 2022 | Minecraft x SpongeBob DLC | Minecraft Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X and Series S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 | Windows | iOS Android | — |
| 2022 | Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch | Windows | — | — |
| 2022 | Fall Guys | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch | Windows | — | — |
| 2023 | PowerWash Simulator | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch | Windows | — | — |
| 2023 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch | Windows | — | — |
| 2023 | Toca Boca | — | — | iOS, Android | — |
| 2023 | Survivor.io | — | — | iOS, Android | — |
| 2023 | Stumble Guys | — | Windows | iOS, Android | — |
| 2023 | Brawlhalla | PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch | Windows, Mac | iOS, Android | — |
| 2023 | Oh Baby! Kart | — | Windows, Mac | — | — |
| 2023 | Epic Roller Coasters | PlayStation 5 | Windows, Mac | — | — |
| 2024 | Brawl Stars | — | — | iOS iPadOS Android | — |
| 2024 | Just Dance 2025 Edition | PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S Nintendo Switch | — | — | — |
| Notes: ↑ Only playable as an arcade game. ↑ Released on August 3, 2018 for Android and on iOS on March 12, 2019. ↑ Spongebob Racing Season DLC was available from January 20 to March 29, 2022 ↑ Released on January 21, 2022 for Apple Arcade ↑ SpongeBob costumes were available on December 1, 2022 for a limited time. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack" DLC was released on June 29, 2023 ||||||

## Reception

Aggregate review scores :
| Game | GameRankings | Metacritic |
| Legend of the Lost Spatula | 60.60% | — |
| Operation Krabby Patty | — | — |
| SuperSponge | (PS1) 68% (GBA) 67.83% | — |
| Employee of the Month | — | — |
| Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | 53–75% (PS2) 53.20% (GC) 72.60% (GBA) 75.29% | 40–71 (PS2) 40 (GC) 66 (GBA) 71 |
| Battle for Bikini Bottom | 63–74% (GC) 74.17% (PS2) 73.30% (Xbox) 72.05% (GBA) 63.62% | (GC) 71 (PS2) 71 (Xbox) 70 |
| Freeze Frame Frenzy | 60.20% | 53 |
| Movin' with Friends | 53.33% | — |
| The Movie | 52–72% (GBA) 52.67% (Mobile) 68% (Xbox) 70.46% (GC) 70.90% (PS2) 71.89% (PC) 72.50% | 67–75 (PC) 67 (GC) 73 (Xbox) 74 (PS2) 75 |
| Lights, Camera, Pants! | 53–75% (Xbox) 53.67% (GC) 59.75% (PS2) 61.46% (GBA) 71.67% (PC) 75% | (PS2) 59 (Xbox) 57 (PC) 68 |
| Unite! | 53–64% (GBA) 53.33% (PS2) 55.58% (DS) 57.33% (GC) 64% | (PS2/DS) 53 |
| The Yellow Avenger | (DS) 62.67% (PSP) 58.45% | (DS) 67 (PSP) 48 |
| Creature from the Krusty Krab Nighty Nightmare | 56–72% (GC) 69% (PS2) 62.44% (Wii) 58.83% (GBA) 72.50% (DS) 56.33% | 56–74 (DS) 56 (PS2) 56 (Wii) 57 (GC) 74 |
| Battle for Volcano Island | 55–69% (PS2) 55.88% (DS) 57.60% (GBA) 65.40% (GC) 69% | (PS2/DS) 59 (GBA) 69 |
| Attack of the Toybots | 57–67% (GBA) 57% (Wii) 57.33% (PS2) 64.75% (DS) 67% | (DS) 54 (Wii) 60 |
| Atlantis SquarePantis | 59–72% (PS2) 59.75% (Wii) 62.25% (DS) 66.60% (GBA) 72% | (DS) 64 |
| Underpants Slam | 52.33% | 55 |
| Globs of Doom | (DS) 66.50% (Wii) 58.83% (PS2) 57.50% | (DS) 48 (Wii) 47 (PS2) 39.33 |
| Drawn to Life | 71.08% | 68 |
| The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off | 58.20% | — |
| Truth or Square | (360) 40% (Wii) 68% | (360) 40 |
| Boating Bash | (DS) 43% (Wii) 46.50% | — |
| SquigglePants | (Wii) 64.18% (3DS) 68.29% | (Wii) 59 (3DS) 64 |
| Surf & Skate Roadtrip | (360) 60% | (360) 60 |
| Moves In! | — | (iOS) 50 |
| Plankton's Robotic Revenge | — | (Wii U) 40 |
| HeroPants | — | (360) 20 (PS Vita) 58 |
| Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | – | 66–71 (PC) 69 (PS4) 68 (Xbox One) 71 (Switch) 66 |
| The Cosmic Shake | – | 68–73 (PC) 71 (PS4) 70 (Xbox One) 68 (Switch) 73 |
The SpongeBob SquarePants video game series received mixed reviews from critics. Although the video game based on the movie is the highest rated according to Metacritic, Battle for Bikini Bottom is considered by fans to be one of the best video games in the series.
Edge declared Operation Krabby Patty as the 29th game in their list of "The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century" in 2006.
HeroPants was nominated for the "Favorite Video Game Award" at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2016, but lost to Just Dance 2016. Employee of the Month was nominated by the editors of Computer Gaming World for the "Adventure Game of the Year" award in 2003, but the award was given to Uplink: Hacker Elite.
Lights, Camera, Pants! was nominated for the Best Animated Video Game title at the 33rd Annie Awards in 2005, but lost to Ultimate Spider-Man. Creature from the Krusty Krab was nominated for the Best Animated Video Game at the 34th Annie Awards in 2006, but lost to Flushed Away. It also won the award for Favorite Video Game at the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards.

### Sales

The PlayStation version of SuperSponge sold 1.06 million copies, becoming one of the console's best-selling games. Battle for Bikini Bottom sold over 1.25 million copies. Both games were added to the PlayStation Greatest Hits by Sony, and the latter was added to the Xbox Platinum Family Hits and the GameCube Player's choice by Microsoft and Nintendo, respectively.
By 2006, SpongeBob SquarePants video game series sales totaled 1.5 million copies sold, with Operation Krabby Patty having an estimated sales total of 490,000 copies.
Edge also ranked Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, Battle of Bikini Bottom, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie at numbers 34, 31, and 25 respectively in their list "The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games," based on the number of copies sold. The Game Boy Advance versions of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Battle for Bikini Bottom, and Revenge of the Flying Dutchman sold an estimated total of 780,000, 710,000, and 740,000 copies, respectively.
By 2007, the video game series totaled more than 20 million copies shipped worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video game franchises. By 2010, the series reached more than 29 million copies shipped worldwide.
SpongeBob Moves In! peaked at #6 at the App Store Official Charts of Top Paid iPhone Apps, and on #4 at the Top Paid iPad Apps in 2013.
In June 2020, The NPD Group released a ranking of the Top 10 best-selling SpongeBob games in the United States as of May 2020, with The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie being in the number 1 spot followed by Battle for Bikini Bottom and Revenge of the Flying Dutchman.
On August 13, 2020, Rehydrated had sold over 1 million copies. And as of May 19, 2021, it reached more than 2 million copies.