Should I play SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated or Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy first?

If you want chronology, Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy (2019) came out before SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.

Does Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy have multiplayer like SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated?

No. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op), while Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy is listed as single-player only.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated vs Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy (2019) is 1 year older than SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated (2020). SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy (92.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Choose SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.5% positive across 9,253 reviews.

Choose Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy

Choose Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 8,788 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated and Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated vs Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy — Steam metadata comparison
	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated	Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
Released	2020	2019
Genres	Action, Adventure, Casual	Action, Adventure
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Playable	Deck Verified
Price	29.99 USD	39.99 USD
Steam reviews	95.5% positive (9,253 reviews)	92.3% positive (8,788 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op	Single-player only
Developers	Purple Lamp	Toys for Bob, Iron Galaxy Studios

Side by side

Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy (2019) is 1 year older than SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated (2020).
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated scores higher on Steam reviews (95.5% positive) than Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy (92.3% positive).
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy (29.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated has co-op; Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy does not.
Steam Deck: SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is Deck Playable, Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy is Deck Verified.