Is SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated runs great on the Steam Deck.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 126 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Casual
- Developer
- Purple Lamp
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Release
- June 23, 2020
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
- Processor: AMD / Intel CPU running at 2.8 GHz or higher (AMD Phenom II X4 925 or Intel i3-4130 or newer are recommended)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA graphic card, with at least 2GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.1 support: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or newer is recommended.
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system, Windows 7 and 8.1 are supported but some AMD Graphics Cards might show weaker performance on these OS versions.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
- Processor: AMD / Intel processor running at 3.5 GHz or higher (AMD FX-6300 series or Intel Core i3-8100 or newer is recommended).
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphic card, with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM (or more) and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.1 support: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon R9
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system, Windows 7 and 8.1 are supported but some AMD Graphics Cards might show weaker performance on these OS versions.
Is SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 126 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Minor audio issues (not blocking)
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 7 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated playable on Steam Deck?
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 126 reports.
›Is SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated at 45–60 fps (based on 7 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 16m at 30 fps, 4h 21m at 40 fps, 3h 34m at 60 fps on SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated on Steam Deck?
Yes. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated at 45–60 fps, based on 7 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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