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With a new creator kit just around the corner, a collaboration with custom content creator Miiko, the Sims Team has leaned into their history of… interesting paid collaboration. In collaboration with Spongebob, the American animated children’s show on-air since 1999, the Sims Team have created two new kits; The Sims 4 Spongebob Kid’s Room Kit and The Sims 4 Spongebob’s House Kit. Both kits are also a part of a Bikini Bottom Bundle option, and tie in with the upcoming “Deck the Palms” Live Event.
The Sims 4 Spongebob Kid’s Room Kit and The Sims 4 Spongebob’s House Kit will be sold individually, as well as in the Bikini Bottom Bundle for a limited time until March 3rd. This bundle includes three exclusive items, and is advertised similarly
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The Teaser Video
To announce the two kits, as well as the Bikini Bottom Bundle, The Sims Team released a teaser video showcasing a few items, and referencing the show itself.
The Sims 4 Spongebob Kid’s Room Kit Review
Kit Description
Decorate a bedroom with furniture inspired by the iconic cartoon with The Sims™ 4 SpongeBob Kid’s Room Kit*. If nautical nonsense be something you wish, you can fill the room with toys and cozy outfits that celebrate all things SpongeBob.
Plaster the walls with decals of your favorite characters, including SpongeBob and Patrick! There are toys, like a dollhouse replica of The Krusty Krab, plus pineapple furniture including a dresser and bookshelf ! It’s a collection that’ll make even the sourest squid smile.
Display your love of SpongeBob with comfy clothes! There’s a t-shirt, pjs, and you’ll feel especially snuggly in slippers that look like SpongeBob, or his friends. Take your favorite character wherever you go!
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Objects Overview
This kit is primarily made up of build & buy mode items, with a few create-a-sim assets. There are 26 total assets, of those, 19 are build & buy mode items.
Read below for the descriptions, pricing, titles, and environmental details for the new items included in The Sims 4 Spongebob Kid’s Room Kit.
Object Swatches
A Deep, True, Blue Sky
Bikini Bottom Vista
Undersea Slumber Single Bed
Clam-Shaped Task Chair
Conch & Koral Nightstand
Study Desk (for finishing your essay)
Squaretastic Wall Decals
Patrick Star Plush
Spongebob SquarePants Plush
A Rug based on a REAL Treasure Map
The Many Faces of Gary
Dreaming of Jellyfish Fields
Gary Wall Clock
Dinghy Ahoy! Bookshelf
Barnacle Bureau
Sandy Cheeks
“The Dutchman’s Treasure!” Toy Chest
The Krusty Krab Playset
Nautical Nonsense Activity Table
Create-A-Sim Overview
As 19 of the 26 total items are build & buy mode assets, the remaining 7 are create-a-sim items, evenly spread between adults and children excluding one extra dress for children.
Feminine Adult Pajama Pants
Masculine Adult Pajama Pants
Feminine Adult Pajama Shirt
Masculine Adult Pajama Shirt
Adult Slippers
Child Dress
Child Pajama Pants
Child Pajama Shirt
Child Slippers
Our Review of The Sims 4 Spongebob Kid’s Room Kit
Personally, I am always up for more items for family gameplay and for children in particular. However, I am rarely hoping for paid and licensed collaborations. I’ve always felt iffy about Journey to Batuu, Katy Perry’s Sweet Treats, and other examples of paid collaborations in the mainline Sims franchise. While browsing the items provided in this pack, it felt… sloppy? The meshes are incredibly well-done and the patterns and textures on everything remind me of real-world Spongebob Squarepants merchandise I’ve seen for kids, but the low-quality textures on these items make this feel more like a cash-injection than a long-standing, well-planned collaboration.
That isn’t to say I think the kit is entirely bad! If you’re someone who plays with families and children often, and you’ve always wanted items that more accurately reflect a real child’s bedroom, I think this is a great pack for you! Every main character is featured, the items are well-made outside of some of the blurry or crunchy textures, and they do fit decently well into the Sims 4 and its style. I feel like I’ve always known at least one child that has their bedroom plastered with their favorite character, including wall decals, bedsheets, you name it.
If you are a huge Spongebob fan, play a lot with child sims and families, and are looking for more ways to bring some real-world trademarks to your game, I think this a great kit for you! Although, I do think that is the only type of player that can heavily benefit from this kit. I would have to give this kit a 5/10 because I am just very iffy on the creation of it in general, as well as the effort that was put into multiple aspects of the kit.
Likely due to the collaboration, these kits will both be on sale for $6.99 USD or your country’s equivalent, priced at an extra $2 compared to previous and upcoming kits. The Bikini Bottom Bundle will include both kits and three items exclusive to the bundle, and will retail for $9.99 USD or your country’s equivalent. The Bikini Bottom Bundle is available until March 3rd.
The Sims 4 Spongebob Kid’s Bedroom Kit is available via the EA App, as well as all the other platforms where you can purchase and play The Sims 4, including Mac, Steam, Playstation, Xbox, and Epic Games.
What are your thoughts on the Sims 4 Spongebob Collaboration Kits, as well as licensed collaborations in The Sims or other games in general? Let us know! Be sure to follow The Sims Community, both on our website and on Social Media, for up to date news about The Sims and Life Simulation Games!
This is actually perfect for Mermaid Sims, since Island living didn’t give much under water stuff for them
There’s quite a few swatches that are generic enough for regular gameplay. I was going to skip this one, but now I’m second guessing.
These kits aren’t for me, but that’s ok. Not everything in The Sims will appeal to every player and I’m no exception. That being said, I would be significantly more interested in purchasing these kits if it felt like they were truly offering something new. It would have been cool if they could have made a Krusty Krab play kitchen, jellyfish catching game, or even Spongebob themed building blocks (just as some examples).
I know they’re not going to invest a ton of resources into new animations/gameplay for kits, but I feel like adding just one or two new types of items would make them more appealing to a wider range of people. I do love the bright colors though!
What I dont understand, besides the slippers, how Plankton gets nearly no rep in this pack. He is arguably one of the strongest characters, yet mr krabs daughter gets more love, for example. Say what you will about wether this stuff has a place in the sims or not, but what isnt debatable is how criminal the omission of Plankton from this pack is.
I really like the kit! I checked out the items in Sulani and they look really great on the beach lots. I don’t think you have to be a “huge” SpongeBob fan to like these items. I like the colorful swatches and patterns.