I am a huge SpongeBob SquarePants fan, so much so that I was dreaming about this game coming out. I own every SpongeBob game ever made for the console, some point and click games for the computer, and the plug-in and play game. Not to mention the endless seasons on DVD. 

I did not like the Cosmic Shake and actually preferred to run around in the Patrick Star Game. But the recent SpongeBob games have always stood out to me as feeling out of place. The best part of these games is feeling like you’re playing in an episode of the show in some way. So I was very worried about Titans of the Tide. That being said, I was worried for nothing because this game is better than the Cosmic Shake in every conceivable way. 

I played this game exclusively on Steam Deck and did not run into many issues. I did have to run on Proton Experimental and cap the game to 30fps. Aside from that, I had a smooth experience. This game plays wonderfully as a handheld.