The Game Census
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated cover art

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Purple Lamp · THQ Nordic · 2020-06-23

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasual

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

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.

81
playing now
94%
positive of 18k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (101 ratings)
9.5h
to beat · completionist 11h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

81 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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).

Health check

Healthy
  • · 81 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 8% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 364k–819k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,191 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.49-75%
Microsoft Store$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 92 of 133 observed days · $3.30 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

131442026-08-06 21:00 — 61 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 48 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 62 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 72 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 57 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 102 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 105 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 75 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 105 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 103 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 83 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 99 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 63 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 86 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 74 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 68 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 111 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 126 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 55 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 44 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 58 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 64 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 55 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 97 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 63 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 51 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 74 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 81 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$32.34$4.952020-04-162026-08-302020-04-16 — best price $26.992020-09-17 — best price $23.992020-12-03 — best price $29.992021-01-28 — best price $29.992021-04-06 — best price $29.992021-06-22 — best price $29.992021-08-13 — best price $14.992021-10-08 — best price $9.892021-12-05 — best price $29.992022-01-24 — best price $9.892022-03-21 — best price $9.892022-05-13 — best price $9.902022-07-08 — best price $26.992022-09-20 — best price $29.992022-12-02 — best price $6.082023-01-17 — best price $32.342023-03-15 — best price $7.492023-05-01 — best price $7.502023-06-29 — best price $12.122023-08-17 — best price $29.992023-10-18 — best price $29.992023-12-11 — best price $7.492024-02-14 — best price $7.492024-04-10 — best price $7.492024-06-13 — best price $29.992024-08-15 — best price $7.492024-11-02 — best price $29.992024-12-23 — best price $9.892025-02-17 — best price $12.992025-04-18 — best price $5.992025-06-03 — best price $24.872025-08-22 — best price $29.992025-10-20 — best price $7.492025-12-09 — best price $29.992026-02-09 — best price $7.492026-04-07 — best price $29.992026-05-28 — best price $7.492026-07-17 — best price $24.872026-08-30 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

282952026-05-31 — 129 pageviews2026-06-03 — 101 pageviews2026-06-06 — 132 pageviews2026-06-09 — 118 pageviews2026-06-12 — 109 pageviews2026-06-15 — 168 pageviews2026-06-18 — 146 pageviews2026-06-21 — 114 pageviews2026-06-24 — 282 pageviews2026-06-27 — 208 pageviews2026-06-30 — 161 pageviews2026-07-03 — 184 pageviews2026-07-06 — 125 pageviews2026-07-09 — 155 pageviews2026-07-12 — 156 pageviews2026-07-15 — 134 pageviews2026-07-18 — 118 pageviews2026-07-21 — 129 pageviews2026-07-24 — 113 pageviews2026-07-27 — 125 pageviews2026-07-30 — 131 pageviews2026-08-02 — 132 pageviews2026-08-05 — 95 pageviews2026-08-08 — 165 pageviews2026-08-11 — 159 pageviews2026-08-14 — 133 pageviews2026-08-17 — 139 pageviews2026-08-20 — 113 pageviews2026-08-23 — 118 pageviews2026-08-26 — 134 pageviews2026-08-28 — 115 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…

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.

Player tags

Co-opFunnyActionCasualRemakeCartoonClassicAdventureUnderwaterMultiplayer

Census log

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

Players also track

Toby: The Secret MinePLANET ALPHAForgotton AnnePikunikuSemblanceDream AloneEtherbornUnbound: Worlds Apart

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Wikipedia ↗