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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the universe together could come undone, opening portals into wild Wishworlds. But that’s nothing our favorite sponge can’t handle- with the right cosmic costume!

Released Jan 31, 2023 Developer Purple Lamp Publisher THQ Nordic Platforms Windows 3D PlatformerFamily FriendlyPlatformerActionComedy
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.4%positive3,727 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“after 100%ing this game i have a lot of opinions about it, mostly positive. the game feels great with fun level design. while the movement and combat feels wonderful the fun components arent given to you immediately making early levels feel a bit sloggish. but as you gain…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Meh. It's a decent enough platformer with it's bigger strength being the creative and colourful locales you get to platform in and the voice acting being top notch but other than that this pales in comparison to Titans Of The Tide and the older games so go play those instead.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 10 found this helpful

“TLDR; This game is NOT Battle for Bikini Bottom 2, it's a mixture of Revenge of the Flying Dutchman and the console Movie game, for better or worse. I started this game right off of a 100% playthrough of Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. I haven't played this one quite yet,…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

33playing at last check
5724-hour peak
1,334all-time peak
0 250 500 2024 2025 2026 269 avg · Feb 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

44achievements
18.3%median completion
6.2%rarest: One Sponge to Rule Them All
85.7% of players 70.9% of players 66.0% of players 61.1% of players 58.9% of players 57.5% of players 53.8% of players 52.4% of players 44.4% of players 42.0% of players 36.5% of players 35.6% of players 32.4% of players 32.2% of players 29.5% of players 27.5% of players 27.3% of players 26.5% of players 26.2% of players 26.0% of players 20.7% of players 20.3% of players 18.3% of players 17.7% of players 17.5% of players 17.1% of players 17.0% of players 16.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.4% of players 7.2% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.2% of players 85.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.7%Dress Up — Hidden achievement
70.9%Sponge out of Harm's Way — Defeat 50 enemies without taking damage inflicted by them
66.0%Bamboozled — Bubble an enemy that hasn't detected SpongeBob yet
Rarest badges of honor
6.2%One Sponge to Rule Them All — Collect all awards
7.0%Kah-Rah-Tay King — Hidden achievement
7.0%Pet you didn't see that coming — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK34.99 GBP
Australia54.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan5,170 JPY
Brazil107.99 BRL
China136.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$20 Brazil Canada Japan Australia US EU UK≈$47

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 18, 2025
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is Out Now!

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is Out Now And The Ocean’s Favorite Duo Is Back To Save Bikini Bottom Once Again! Vienna, Austria - November 18th, 2025: THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp proudly an

Aug 01, 2025
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide announced - now open for Pre-Order!

SpongeBob and Patrick Tackle Their Ghostliest Adventure Yet in SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Swap between the iconic duo on the fly as you uncover supernatural secrets in this spooky, spla

Nov 21, 2023
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake - Outstanding visual style nomination

Prepare to be dazzled by the exceptional visual feast that is SpongeBob: The Cosmic Shake! Our beloved sponge and his friends embark on a whimsical journey to save not just one, but a myriad of worlds

Oct 23, 2023
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake's Gen9 version and patch is OUT NOW!

"SpongeBob! SpongeBob! SpongeBob!" The crowd is cheering, the cameras are flashing – it's time to become the hero Bikini Bottom needs! SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is releasing on next-gen

Sep 11, 2023
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is getting a next gen version!

Attention! Attention! We interrupt your current activity to bring you this news blast! THQ Nordic’s bubbly underwater adventure “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake” is getting a Gen9 version on O

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tags3D Platformer · Family Friendly · Platformer · Action · Comedy · Singleplayer · Controller · Action-Adventure · Colorful · Third Person · Funny · Cartoon (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Simplified Chinese, Japanese * , Korean, Polish * , Russian, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Hindi * , Indonesian * , Spa…
ControllerFull support
Achievements44
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://cosmicshake.thqnordic.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10/11 Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 925 / Intel Pentium Dual Core G3320 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space