Spongebob Squarepantsis a star of the home screen, and has had a fair few runs at the silver screen too. Spongebob is a cultural icon, one that stretches beyond preprogrammed television to the games we can control. This sponge will soak up any experience he can.

In the early 2000s, there was a golden age of tie-in games and oh boy, Spongebob was very present during that era. We’ve compiled (just about) every Spongebob game there is below as well as the games he’s had a prominent appearance in so you can witness Spongebob’s cultural growth in all its glory.

How Many Spongebob Games Are There?

Spongebob began his dedicatedvideo game debut all the way back in 2001, only two short years after his television debut. He’s been a lifelong gamer himself if you’d like to brand him as such. Having gotten into gaming so early, there’s a fair few Spongebob games. More than you might imagine. Take a look at them all below.

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2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Spongebob’s Truth or Square

2010

2011

Wii, 3DS

Spongebob’s Surf and Skate Roadtrip

2013

2015

2020

2022

2023

2024

PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Switch, PC

There are a few Spongebob-themed games excluded from this as they were justrebranded Nicktoons games for the PAL region, rather than dedicated Spongebob games.

That’s a whole lot of Spongebob games. It would almost make you sick of seeing the word ‘Spongebob’, wouldn’t it? Well, there’s plenty more Spongebob still to come. Being a sponge, he has assuredly soaked up the whole industry.

Anyway, that’sa total of 40 games with Spongebobas the dedicated focus. That’s a lot of Spongebob to have released in a 20 year period. Very absorbent.

How Many Games Are There Featuring Spongebob?

Of course, Spongebob is such a loveable character. Infectious, even. Almost parasitic. As such, you can expect to find him inplenty of games that aren’t about himat all, too. It’s almost greedy, for a humble sponge to want to absorb so much.

Without further ado, here’s a non-exhaustive table of the majority ofSpongebob’s other appearances in gaming media.

Spongebob’s first gaming appearance in Nicktoons Racing was actuallythe year before his first dedicated game.

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2000

2018

2021

Mobile

Plenty of those entries are understandable, beingNickelodeon spin-offs of their own. Some of them are a bit more exceptional though. One might question why there’s a Spongebob field in Madden NFL, or how one uses a powerwasher under the sea, but that is simply how Spongebob rolls. Or absorbs might be the better word.

Anyway,that is 27 gameswhere Spongebob has managed to sneak in an appearance.

How Many Spongebob Games Are There In Total?

Spongebob, despite despite as a humble fry cook for the Krusty Krab, has managed to really branch out over the last few decades. Who knew a humble cook had such transferable skills? It’s hard to overstate just how prolific Spongebob is, so let’s try to break down his achievements.

That is a very prolific career for a humble sea sponge, and we can only hope his future gaming endeavours bear just as much fruit.