| SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game | |
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| Developer | PHL Collective |
| Publisher | Outright Games |
| Series | SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Engine | Unity |
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| Release | October 4, 2024 (Console), October 2025 (iOS) |
| Genres | Platform,adventure |
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game is a 2024 spin-offplatform game developed by PHL Collective and published byOutright Games, centered onSpongeBob SquarePants characterPatrick Star. The game was released on October 4, 2024 forNintendo Switch,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S, andWindows. The game was released in October 2025 foriOS.
The Patrick Star Game is a third-person physics-basedsandbox game where players can interact with almost everything in Bikini Bottom as they can pick up hammers, bash through buildings, use reef blowers to suck in items or Bikini Bottomites to fire at targets, and giant magnets to swing heavy objects around. Players can also complete tasks to earnsand dollars and unlock costumes. There are alsominigames and quests players can play and complete in the game; each quest would give the player sand dollars.[citation needed]
Developer PHL Collective is based inPhiladelphia.[1] Outright Games announced the game in August 2024, with a trailer released alongside the announcement.[2][3]
The Patrick Star Game was released onNintendo Switch,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S, andWindows on October 4, 2024.[4] TheiOS version was released in October 2025.
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 66/100 (XBSX) 65/100 (PC) |
| OpenCritic | 21% recommend[5] |
| Publication | Score |
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| IGN | 5/10 |
IGN gave the game a 5/10, calling the game "a simple physics-based adventure that lacks the heart to make a splash".[6] The PC version was rated a 65, the Xbox Series X was rated a 66, and PlayStation 5 version was rated a 67 onMetacritic, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7] Fellow review aggregatorOpenCritic assessed that the game received weak approval, being recommended by only 21% of critics.[5]
Daniel Waite of Movie Games and Tech gave a positive review on the game, rating it an 8/10, writing that "replay value and longevity are at an all-time high" and that there is "plenty to see and do in this child-friendly game."[8]
