THQ Nordic and Purple Lamp Studios have announced that this year’s brand-new SpongeBob platforming adventure, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, is getting an updated release for current-gen consoles on October 16th, 2023.
This new edition of the game will be a free upgrade to those who already own the game, and while all we really have to go off from a visual standpoint is the below trailer, both the new and existing versions of the game will also be receiving a bunch of new features as part of a free update:
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Patch Details
PlayStation 5 + PlayStation 4:
- New Feature – Photo Mode! Apply one of 19 different filters to enhance your pictures.
- New Costumes
– New costume “King Doubloon” for collecting all doubloons is now available.
– New costume “Plush Gary” for unlocking all awards is now available. - Improvements (PS5 only)
– Support of DualSense controller audio output when picking up items.
– Support of DualSense adaptive triggers when using reef blower and swinging hook actions.
Xbox Series X|S + Xbox One:
- New Feature – Photo Mode! Apply one of 19 different filters to enhance your pictures.
- New Costumes
– New costume “King Doubloon” for collecting all doubloons is now available.
– New costume “Plush Gary” for unlocking all awards is now available.
PC (Steam, GOG, Epic)
- New Feature – Photo Mode! Apply one of 19 different filters to enhance your pictures.
- New Costumes
– New costume “King Doubloon” for collecting all doubloons is now available.
– New costume “Plush Gary” for unlocking all awards is now available.
Nintendo Switch
- New Feature – Photo Mode! Apply one of 19 different filters to enhance your pictures.
- New Costumes
– New costume “King Doubloon” for collecting all doubloons is now available.
– New costume “Plush Gary” for unlocking all awards is now available.
Bug Fixes (all platforms)
- Fixed a rare bug where saving stopped working.
- Fixed a bug where the playtime did not pause while on a loading screen.
- Many general bug fixes to improve stability and playability of the game.
We gave the original release of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake a 7/10 in our review, saying, “The Cosmic Shake really does feel like a direct sequel to Battle for Bikini Bottom, taking advantage of nostalgia for both that era of 3D platformers and of course the source material of the show. A cavalcade of jokes and references delivered through inoffensive, if uninspired, game design, it’s sure to land nicely with the right audience even if it doesn’t seek to have its genre peers shaking like jelly.”