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SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

SpongeBob SquarePants Cosmic Shake update Photo Mode, new costumes

THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp today announced a new update for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, which will bring along a Photo Mode and new costumes.

With Photo Mode, users can take advantage of 19 different filters. Those that collect all doubloons will receive a King Doubloon costume while unlocking all rewards provide the Plush Gary costume.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake 1.0.5.0 update

A new update just went out for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, with the game moving up to version 1.0.5.0.

The team fixed and added new elements such as fixes and improvements for voice-overs during cutscenes and improved several travel point positions. Switch players can also now swap the dodge and jump actions between the A and B button.

The full patch notes for the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake version 1.0.5.0 update are as follows:

SpongeBob SquarePants Cosmic Shake update 1.0.4.0

A new update just went out for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, and version 1.0.4.0 is live.

A number of additions, improvements, and fixes are included. The game now has speed runner options, a Field of View adjustment options, options for adjusting camera sensitivity, and more.

The full patch notes for the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake version 1.0.4.0 update are as follows:

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake update 1.0.4

A new update went out for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake this week, bringing the Switch version up to version 1.0.4.

A few additions and improvements are included here. Some of the highlights include more save points, a new music track for the final boss, and majority stability improvements.

Below are the full patch notes for the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake version 1.0.4 update:

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake gameplay

Now that SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is here, we’re able to get a closer look at the Switch version with new gameplay. We can see the prologue, Wild West Wishworld, and more.

Below is some information about the title: 

SpongeBob SquarePants The Cosmic Shake trailer

A new launch trailer has come in for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake to celebrate the game’s release.

We have more information in the following overview:

SpongeBob SquarePants Cosmic Shake review

System: Switch
Release date: January 31, 2023
Developer: Purple Lamp
Publisher: THQ Nordic


Of all the platforming juggernauts that come to mind when I recall the early 2000s, SpongeBob SquarePants is not among them. In 2020, THQ released a remake of Battle for Bikini Bottom – a 2003 game in every sense of the word. After selling over two million copies, it landed us with an all new spiritual sequel to that game in the form of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. The main hurdle this sequel has to overcome is being unshackled from the weapons-grade nostalgia that propelled its predecessor to success. To be fair to The Cosmic Shake, this is a difficult act to follow. How exactly do you craft a follow-up to a remake of a twenty year old game? Developer Purple Lamp has two decades of platformers to draw inspiration from, and the one it chooses to wear on its sleeve is unfortunately the remake that preceded it.

SpongeBob SquarePants The Cosmic Shake interview Purple Lamp

Nintendo Everything recently had a chance to speak with Andreas “AJ” Jarzabek, a project manager at Purple Lamp, about SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. This title follows a remake of Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, a remake of the 2003 3D platformer.

We discussed a range of topics with Jarzabek, including the origins of Cosmic Shake, different gameplay aspects, the Switch version, and more. You can delve into our full interview below.

SpongeBob SquarePants Purple Lamp Studios

When you think of the bigger SpongeBob SquarePants games these days, Purple Lamp should come to mind. The studio worked on Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated in 2020, and is now about to release The Cosmic Shake just a couple of years later.

Despite having put out a pair of 3D platformers based on the franchise (though one was a remake) relatively close together, it sounds like the developer would like to continue working with the IP going forward. Andreas “AJ” Jarzabek, project manager, Purple Lamp Studios, told Nintendo Everything in a recent interview that it still has plenty of ideas left in the tank.

SpongeBob SquarePants The Cosmic Shake Kids Explain

THQ Nordic talked to the experts – or kids – on SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake and asked for their verdict. This is what we see in the game’s latest trailer, which was just published. Some new footage is also included.

A brief overview of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake can be found in the following overview:


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