SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Looks to be Shipshape on Steam Deck - Preview

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SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is launching next month, and we got to try our hands on a demo build of the game ahead of time. Luckily, it shows that Purple Lamp is on their way to making another solid platformer to keep on your wishlist.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide (Demo) - Gameplay Impressions

If you've been keeping up with the trailers for the game, you'll know that SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is all set around a dispute between The Flying Dutchman and King Neptune, two "titans" who are fighting with Bikini Bottom caught in the middle. The demo gives us a good glimpse of all the main SpongeBob characters, Patrick, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, Pearl, Plankton, and, of course, SpongeBob himself, all make an appearance.

The characters are all voiced by the show's cast, so the voice acting is pretty on point from what I could see. The start of the game is pretty cutscene-heavy, so we spend much time with our characters.

The platforming itself controls reasonably well; the mid-air controls do feel a little "floaty," no pun intended, but as a general rule, the movement feels decent, and I didn't get frustrated by any of the platforming elements in the demo.

There's also a diverse moveset between the two characters, with Patrick able to burrow into sand to gather additional coins, SpongeBob able to karate kick to get across significant gaps, and both able to glide or hop on a "ghostboard" to navigate quickly. It's not an overwhelming moveset, but it does help keep the game somewhat varied, from what I was able to play, at least.

There are some very basic "puzzle" elements to the game; these were in the form of finding interactible objects, or using your "BFF Ring" to switch between SpongeBob and Patrick so you can use their unique movesets to progress. The game is clearly designed with children in mind, so most players likely won't find the puzzles in this game to be truly challenging.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide (Demo) - Steam Deck Performance

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide does have good controller support, and as a 3D Platformer, I would recommend using a controller to play, even on a desktop. The game does support 1280x800 as a resolution in gameplay, although some menus and the cutscenes appear to be restricted to a 16:9 aspect ratio.

As for performance, it runs quite well. The demo at least runs at an almost constant 60 FPS when on the "Low" graphics preset. The "Medium" preset can hold 60 most of the time, but can drop into the 50s in certain intense areas.

When many collectibles drop, such as when smashing crates and coins fly out, it does seem to spike CPU usage. In those cases, the game drops close to 30 FPS for about a second. It is not the norm, however.

The power draw was around 14-18W, sometimes hitting 20W, so we could see around 3 hours of battery life on a Steam Deck OLED, and around 2 hours on a Steam Deck LCD.

Final Thoughts

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is definitely a game to keep an eye on. With a decent platforming foundation, recognizable characters, solid voice acting, and good overall performance on the Steam Deck, this might be your next 3D Platformer.

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