SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the most popular cartoon characters to date. Nickelodeon’s new undersea TV show took the industry by storm, launching it to one of the biggest cartoons ever made. With a cartoon as big as SpongeBob SquarePants, it’s only fitting that there be a lot of games created with the cha🐎racters and familiar environments from the show. These games are attempts to cash in on the property and bring everyone’s favorite yellow sponge to gaming consoles.

As many people know, this resulted in a lot of poorly-made games. With a focus more on getting the product out rather than trying to make it goo😼d, quality was often thrown out the☂ door to make a quick buck. Nowadays, gamers are much more attuned to the signs of a bad game before it launches. The worst part about this is that SpongeBob deserves a lot better than painful rip-offs of pre-existing games.

That said, it’s not all bad news. There are a lot of SpongeBob games that proved good interactive adventures could be made with the property. While none of these games a📖re groundbreaking, they attracted their fair share of fans, to the point where some are requesting HD remasters to this day. It’s impressive what can be done with a popular character and a good game.

We’re taking a deep dive under the sea as we look at 15 of the worst SpongeBob SquarePants ꦦvideo games (a🌳nd 15 that are actually good). Where does your favorite fall on the list?

30 ♛ Worst: Atlantis SquarePantis ꧃

A game released as a tie-in to the TV special of the same name, Atlantis SquarePantis brought gamers to the city of Atlantis and hoped to have then enamored in this new adventure with SpongeBob and his friends. Unfortunately, the game had a boring design and levels that were by-the-numbers. Nothing was ever done with the game to try and elevate it beyond a normal cartoon video game. Whil🧜e each level is fairly short, the game makes each one feel like a slog.

29 Best: Battle For Bikini🍬 Bottom

Often the go-to when it comes to examples of good SpongeBob games, Battle for Bikini Bottom takes all the right notes from 3D platformers that came before and adds its own undersea twist to them. SpongeBob is thrown in all sorts of wacky scenarios that are each more enjoyable than the last. Couple that with some genuine me෴chanics that were actually thought out, and you have one of Nickelodeon’s best🔴 games to date. This is the game that most people want to see re-released.

28 ꧃ Worst: Nicktoons Racing ♏

Another day, another shameless rip-off of Mario Kart. It wasn’t long before Nickelodeon decided to hop on the kart racer train with their own half-baked release. Nicktoons Racing has all of the🅠 familiar characters from the network that you’d expect, but bland track design and tacked-on power-ups hold it back at every turn. The graphics are nowhere near as charming as the game that inspired it either. Nickelodeon has another kart racer coming up lateܫr this year, so let’s hope that they get it right.

27 💦 Best: Lights, Camera, Pants

While you won’t be hopping around any special boards, Lights, Camera, Pants is a Mario Party clone in all of the best ways. Not only can choose from the most iconic characters from the show, but you’re placed in all sorts of wacky and extremely fun mini-games, which are the stars of the release. You can play with up to four people and do a regular story mode, or just go straight to the mini-games and have a fun time. Honestly, it was better than some of the more recent Mario Party games.

26 Worst: SpongeBob HeroP๊ants

When other studios create action games without understanding what makes a good action game, you’re in for a rough time. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what we got with SpongeBob HeroPants, a game released as a tie-in to Sponge Out of Water. You can play as different characters and use their powers in combat, but there’s little vඣariety, making each level blend together and feel boring. Every cliché box is ticked, making this game not worth it unless you’re a ♏diehard SpongeBob fan.

25 Best: Nickto𝐆ons Unite 🐻

Nicktoons Unite isn’t one of the greatest action games ever released, but there was a lot of novelty behind it. Back when crossover games weren’t all that popular, this action game brought together SpongeBob from SpongeBob SquarePants, Danny from Danny Phantom, Jimmy from Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Timmy from The Fairly OddParents. The game supported up to four players as they were tasked with beating up bad guys and sav🤡ing the day. It was 📖a fun time and successful enough to spawn sequels.

24 𝔍 Worst: SpongeBob SquigglePants

A game made entirely for the uDraw tablet but with no reason to make it a requirement, SpongeBob SquigglePants is a perfect example of what can go wrong with a beloved property in video games. The game forces players to use the tablet to complete a series of mini-games, but it’s neither as charming or inventive as Lights, Camera, Pants, which does the same thing much better. None of the games are particularly interesting, and using the uDraw tablet makes the whole experi🍰ence more convolutedꦬ.

23 ൲ Best: Creature From The Krusty Krab

Creature from the Krusty Krab is different from most SpongeBob games up to that point. In a lot of ways, it was revolutionary for what cartoon games could be. Instead of doing something everyone expected, the game takes a page from all sorts of gameplay styles to create a unique experience that’s worth trying out. All of the levels have their own gimmicks, and they’re all designed well. It was an ambitious SpongeBob, but one that e⛦nded up being the most beloved of the bunch.

22 Worst: SpongeBo✃b Tickler

SpongeBob Ticker Lite sounds like a weird game, and that’s because it 🥀is. More of a mobile app than a full game, it presents with you a SpongeBob on your phone screen. You can tap and drag him around to get him to interact and say different things. That’s about all there is to it. The lip syncing is always a bit off, his animations are stiff, and there’s not much value to having this on your phone more than maybe a few minutes. Just move on to better apps.

21 ♔ Best: SpongeBob SquarePants The Movie 🔯

Who would’ve thought that a video game tie-in to a movie would be so good? SpongeBob SquarePants the Movie (we’re talking about the game), brings together a lot of solid elements that were established in prior releases while adding a few new, fun mechanics of its own. On top of that, the writing is just as smart in th⛦e game as it is in the show, which is a rare sight for games based on cartoons. Combining tight platforming, exciting level♚s, and intense driving sequences, this is one of the better movie tie-ins.