THQ Nordic’s 2025 Digital Showcase updated fans on many upcoming games, while revealing others for the first time. Included within this line-up was the announcement of anotherTHQ Nordic-backedSpongebobgame—Titans of the Tide.
The2025 THQ Nordic Digital Showcasecame with a whole host of announcements, such as the new IPFatekeeper, but many will surely be interested in the newSpongeBob SquarePantsgameTitans of the Tide.SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tidewill be another 3D platformer in the vein ofBattle for Bikini Bottom(delineating particularly off its 2020Rehydratedremaster) andCosmic Shake, albeit with more than a few new bells and whistles.
Purple Lamp’s Next SpongeBob Game, Titans of the Tide Explained
Set to release November 18th of this year, thenextSpongeBobplatformer titlewill once again be developed by Purple Lamp, the studio that handled bothRehydratedandCosmic Shake. This upcoming entry in the series, which will loosely tie into 2025’sThe SpongeBob Movie: The Search for SquarePants, will truly cement its porous protagonist as a 3D platformer mascot onto himself—having become more consistent than the other mascots that were revived around the time ofRehydrated, such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Moreover,Titans of the Tidewill be innovating on the formula of theseSpongeBobtitles; not only will Patrick return as a playable character, but the game will take the series to Unreal Engine 5 for the first time.
How SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Will Play
The story ofTitans of the Tidewill take on similar themes tothe upcomingSpongeBobfilmSearch for SquarePants, sharing a focus on the Flying Dutchman character. InTitans of the Tide, the Flying Dutchman and King Neptune get into a clash of egos, leading to the entirety of Bikini Bottom being caught in the crossfire. SpongeBob and Patrick need to travel across the sea to try and get the two powerhouses to get over themselves before they plunge Bikini Bottom into irreparable mayhem. The simple plot pits two characters that don’t typically interact in the show against each other, which will no doubt lead to some interesting consequences.
Through the levels ofTitans of the Tide, fans willplay as SpongeBob and Patrick—switching between the two as the stage demands. Patrick, who wasn’t playable inCosmic Shake, returns in a big way with unique abilities, such as grappling and burrowing. With a mix of traditional platforming and classic gameplay switch-ups like sliding, rock-rolling, and ghost-boarding, the duo will explore new locations (such as Neptune’s Palace, Atlantis City, and Mount Bikini) and fight big bosses, including the Flying Dutchman, King Neptune, and Hibernation Sandy (presumably in the same form as in the episode ‘Survival of the Idiots’).
Similar to the otherSpongeBob SquarePants3D platformertitles, the game will be fully dubbed in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese—each with their respective original casts. In addition, the game is being developed using Unreal Engine 5, displaying higher graphical quality than any previousSpongeBobtitle.
Editions and Tidal Season Pass
Fans will be able to access a deluxe experience with the game’s Ghostly Edition, which will include the full game, a steelbook case, 5 lenticular cards, a golden spatula keychain, a sew-on Flying Dutchman patch, the Natural costume pack, and the Tidal Season Pass. The Tidal Season Pass will include all upcoming DLC, including Plankton’s Portal Challenge, tie-in DLC with theSearch for SquarePantsmovie, and more in-game costumes.
For those wanting the full platformer experience in one, the ‘Bikini Bottom Bundle—Ultimate Edition’ will soon be made available. This pack will includeRehydrated,Cosmic Shake, andTitans of the Tidein one, along with all DLC and the Natural costume pack.
