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Epic Games’ premier battle royale game remains one of the most popular live service games in 2024, famous for its long history of Fortnite collaborations. This time around, SpongeBob joins the action.
Players can access a series of islands, each one providing a unique Fortnite game mode to play online or with friends.
Techopedia presents a rundown of all the islands available to play in the Fortnite X SpongeBob limited-time event, including when you can play it, what’s included, and more.
Key Takeaways
- Fortnite features a new collaboration with the SpongeBob brand.
- Four new UEFN modes are being added with a SpongeBob theme: Only Up, Prop Hunt, Slap Fight, and Red vs Blue.
- The Fortnite game modes went live on December 16, 2024.
- Players can use codes to search for the games, though an end date has yet to be revealed.
- Modes were made by Upside Down Studios and Alliance Studios, collaborating with Paramount and Zoned.
What Is the Fortnite X SpongeBob Event?
Fortnite collaborations have been common practice ever since the game first launched in 2017. Its latest event features the appearance of SpongeBob and Bikini Bottom, based on the popular kids TV show.
It’s not an event present in Epic’s official modes, such as battle royale and zero build. Rather it is a series of modes created using the Unreal editor for Fortnite (UEFN). The Fortnite game modes were developed by both Upside Down Studios and Alliance Studios in collaboration with Paramount and Zoned.
There are four UEFN game modes available as of December 16, 2024, though there are no SpongeBob Fortnite skins or cosmetics that can be purchased at this time.
You can watch the official SpongeBob X Fortnite trailer on X via a tweet by the official Fortnite account.
Every SpongeBob Game Mode
The SpongeBob X Fortnite collaboration includes four different islands for players to participate in for a limited time. Many of these islands are twists on popular game modes currently available in Fortnite.
SpongeBob Only Up
The premise is in the title, it is the classic climbing game with a Bikini Bottom theme to it. Players are required to scale up a tall obstacle course, navigating through tricky jumps to reach the top.
The map itself is based on Bikini Bottom, the main setting of the SpongeBob TV show. Various recognizable items and objects make up the course, which players will be able to see firsthand as they climb the tower.
Special collectibles can be acquired along the way and are scattered throughout the course. Players can even see SpongeBob in Fortnite greeting them at the bottom of the course.
As far as Only Up game modes are concerned, this one isn’t exactly the hardest out there. There are a lot of interesting mechanics at play, including the use of wind channels to navigate through a specific part of the course, but you won’t find anything out of the ordinary here.
SpongeBob Prop Hunt
By far the most popular SpongeBob game mode, Prop Hunt takes the classic hide-and-seek formula and places players in Bikini Bottom.
Hunters will be required to find the hiders, who can transform into various objects to blend in with the environment. Hiders who are eliminated join the seekers and aid in the search for the rest.
Players are able to explore the interiors of houses belonging to notable characters: including SpongeBob’s pineapple house, Squidward’s blue Maoi face house, Patrick’s rock house, and the Krusty Krab restaurant.
The most well-made and popular out of the four game modes available. Hunters are equipped with a jelly gun with infinite ammo, while hiders are able to transform into custom SpongeBob assets. It is our favorite among the four available.
SpongeBob Slap Fight
One of the many Fortnite modes that take advantage of Epic Games’ recent acquisition of Fall Guys. Players control Fall Guy equivalent characters to slap opponents off the arena to score points.
Players can also collect Krabby Patties to collect bonus points as they strive to place at the top of the leaderboards.
The game takes place as a free-for-all showdown, with the arena changing at regular intervals. The end goal is to survive as long as possible and knock as many opponents off-stage as possible.
It is one of the few UEFN creations that uses the Fall Guys’ assets. It’s relatively easy to stay in the arena so long as you continue to dive, but it gets repetitive rather quickly. The map changes once every two minutes or so, but the game runs indefinitely.
SpongeBob Red vs Blue
The final SpongeBob game available to play is SpongeBob Red vs Blue. It takes the form of the classic team death-match mode between two large teams, representing the Rust Bucket and Krusty Krab, respectively.
Each player is equipped with a Jelly Blaster, a semi-automatic projectile weapon with infinite ammo. The first team to reach 25 eliminations wins the round.
One of the more competitive modes out of the four, the fights take place in a large arena between the two iconic buildings from the TV show. The maps themselves feature some structures for cover, but they are placed rather sparingly.
SpongeBob Game Mode Codes
All of the SpongeBob Fortnite modes can be found in the main menu under the Fortnite creative section. Using a code can also be a simple way to find your desired mode if you struggle to find it amidst the plethora of fan-created games.
There Are Four Codes You Can Use Depending on the Mode:
- Bikini Bottom Only Up: 6719-4656-3054
- SpongeBob Red vs Blue: 0762-5568-4050
- Bikini Bottom Prop Hunt: 8840-0539-0526
- SpongeBob Slap Fight: 7553-2540-2748
Here Is How to Use Codes to Find a Specific Fortnite Island
- Go to the Search icon and click on it.
- Enter the selected code in the search bar.
- Select the map when it pops up on the screen and load the game.
The island will take a moment to update before you are able to load into a game. Waiting times may vary depending on the number of active players and regions.
The Bottom Line
Fortnite Chapter 6 introduces many collaborations, with SpongeBob being the latest addition to the game. Players can access four UEFN SpongeBob-themed games, which were released on December 16, 2024.
Game modes include Only Up, Prop Hunt, Red vs Blue, and Slap Fight. An end date has yet to be revealed, so it’s best to jump in as soon as possible if you don’t want to risk missing out.
