[Update #2]: The Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated team is working on a new SpongeBob game - The Cosmic Shake!

[Update]: The newest Rehydrated preview is all about the multiplayer-focused horde mode.

Despite the tie-in curse that usually follows video games, especially older ones, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom ended up as a surprisingly solid action-adventure. It managed to successfully balance references to the show and its characters with actually enjoyable gameplay, and so it remains a bit of a cult classic to this very day.

As such, I am more than pleased to say that THQ Nordic is working on a remastered version called SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated. Expect to see a faithful recreation enhanced with modern visuals and controls, a brand new horde mode multiplayer for up to two players, as well as a bunch of extra content that was cut from the original game like the Robo Squidward boss fight.

If you're curious what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, you'll get a pretty good impression through the recently posted Goo Lagoon trailer. Have a gander, it's quite a nostalgic one:

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated will be coming to PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on June 23rd. A PlayStation 4 version is also in the works, though it will be coming at a later date.

To learn a little bit more, as well as follow any future updates, you should head on over to the official website.