"SpongeBob's world is inherently funny": How Outright Games turned Bikini Bottom into an explorable 3D world for PS5

Screenshot from the 3D SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired Patrick Star Game for PS5
(Image credit: Outright Games)

The world of SpongeBob SquarePants has captivated and amused viewers for over 25 years, and it continues to expand. The game publisher Outright Games has now brought the Starfish Patrick's spin-off show to PS5 and PS4 with The Patrick Star game. In the process, it had to transform Bikini Bottom, the setting of the 2D animated series, into an expansive 3D playground.

Players can skydive with a parasol, search for buried treasure, or release the rage in Mrs. Puff’s Rage Room. And they can use any object they find, from a reef blower to a paint can, to make the world more Patrick as they take on challenges set by SpongeBob, Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs and more. I caught up with Chris Rose, production director at Outright Games, to learn more about how the game was designed and the vision for the physics-based chaos that ensues and.

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Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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