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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated cover art

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Purple Lamp · THQ Nordic · 2020-06-23

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ActionAdventureCasual

Franchise: Spongebob Squarepants · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 21, 2021 (Android), Dec 08, 2020 (Google Stadia), Jun 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 23, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jun 23, 2020 (Xbox One), Jun 23, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is a 2020 Action, Adventure, Casual game priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (94% of 18224 reviews).

34
playing now
94%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (101 ratings)
32
Nexus mods (14k downloads)
4.11★
PlayStation Store rating (24,776 ratings)
69/100
opencritic · fair · 45% recommend · from 126 critics
9.5h
to beat · completionist 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

34 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is a 2020 platform game developed by Purple Lamp Studios and published by THQ Nordic. Based on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, it is a remake of the console versions of Heavy Iron Studios' SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (2003).

Trailer

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated trailer thumbnail

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated | Release Trailer | PS4

≈396,543 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 34 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 938 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~117/week).
  • · Review velocity up 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,515 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 364k–820k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,224 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99-50%
GOG$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.19 at WinGameStore (2024-05-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 105 of 161 observed days · $25.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.4k3.4k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 3,375 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,233 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 812 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

143242026-09-15 12:00 — 29 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 50 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 38 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 49 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 84 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 39 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 24 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 50 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 73 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 79 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 113 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 83 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 55 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 108 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 92 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 51 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 80 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 79 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 38 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 62 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 99 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 40 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 34 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.6k52Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 2,649 · peak 5,058Aug 2020 — avg 153 · peak 336Oct 2020 — avg 71 · peak 134Dec 2020 — avg 159 · peak 363Feb 2021 — avg 88 · peak 203Apr 2021 — avg 73 · peak 143Jun 2021 — avg 124 · peak 394Aug 2021 — avg 111 · peak 461Oct 2021 — avg 109 · peak 266Dec 2021 — avg 122 · peak 311Feb 2022 — avg 111 · peak 218Apr 2022 — avg 83 · peak 146Jun 2022 — avg 116 · peak 221Aug 2022 — avg 184 · peak 588Oct 2022 — avg 65 · peak 125Dec 2022 — avg 132 · peak 244Feb 2023 — avg 112 · peak 263Apr 2023 — avg 69 · peak 131Jun 2023 — avg 82 · peak 145Aug 2023 — avg 102 · peak 257Oct 2023 — avg 52 · peak 127Dec 2023 — avg 86 · peak 180Feb 2024 — avg 82 · peak 198Apr 2024 — avg 66 · peak 165Jun 2024 — avg 75 · peak 179Aug 2024 — avg 98 · peak 221Oct 2024 — avg 58 · peak 124Dec 2024 — avg 68 · peak 133Feb 2025 — avg 67 · peak 167Apr 2025 — avg 55 · peak 105Jun 2025 — avg 66 · peak 171Aug 2025 — avg 83 · peak 197Oct 2025 — avg 65 · peak 151Dec 2025 — avg 105 · peak 216Feb 2026 — avg 92 · peak 246Apr 2026 — avg 79 · peak 236Jun 2026 — avg 73 · peak 156Aug 2026 — avg 72 · peak 145
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$32.34$4.992020-04-162026-10-142020-04-16 — best price $26.992020-10-05 — best price $23.992020-12-24 — best price $19.792021-03-25 — best price $19.792021-06-22 — best price $29.992021-08-20 — best price $14.992021-11-23 — best price $9.892022-01-07 — best price $29.992022-03-21 — best price $9.892022-06-01 — best price $9.902022-08-19 — best price $7.492022-11-22 — best price $6.052023-01-17 — best price $32.342023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-05-19 — best price $7.492023-08-03 — best price $29.992023-10-18 — best price $29.992023-12-21 — best price $5.752024-03-20 — best price $7.492024-05-20 — best price $29.992024-08-15 — best price $7.492024-11-26 — best price $9.892025-01-12 — best price $9.902025-04-07 — best price $29.992025-06-03 — best price $24.872025-09-04 — best price $29.992025-11-25 — best price $7.492026-01-23 — best price $7.492026-04-07 — best price $29.992026-06-08 — best price $29.992026-08-17 — best price $6.992026-09-19 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

282822026-05-31 — 129 pageviews2026-06-04 — 112 pageviews2026-06-08 — 132 pageviews2026-06-12 — 109 pageviews2026-06-16 — 118 pageviews2026-06-20 — 118 pageviews2026-06-24 — 282 pageviews2026-06-28 — 164 pageviews2026-07-02 — 183 pageviews2026-07-06 — 125 pageviews2026-07-10 — 133 pageviews2026-07-14 — 180 pageviews2026-07-18 — 118 pageviews2026-07-22 — 126 pageviews2026-07-26 — 134 pageviews2026-07-30 — 131 pageviews2026-08-03 — 137 pageviews2026-08-07 — 113 pageviews2026-08-11 — 159 pageviews2026-08-15 — 133 pageviews2026-08-19 — 126 pageviews2026-08-23 — 118 pageviews2026-08-27 — 104 pageviews2026-08-31 — 99 pageviews2026-09-04 — 126 pageviews2026-09-08 — 104 pageviews2026-09-12 — 113 pageviews2026-09-16 — 95 pageviews2026-09-20 — 124 pageviews2026-09-24 — 82 pageviews2026-09-28 — 120 pageviews2026-10-02 — 93 pageviews2026-10-06 — 102 pageviews2026-10-09 — 86 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
51.5%
earned "Jellyfish Jam"
24.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Hindi…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-06-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)70,06528%33
Steam (Steam)17,77725%32
Xbox One (Xbox)14,98518%32
Windows (Xbox)1,16829%32
Switch (Nintendo)4400%0
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opFunnyActionCasualRemakeCartoonClassicAdventureUnderwaterMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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