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Sponge Break

Sponge Break is a physics-based co-op survival game in which one to four players control sponges attempting to escape down a treacherous river aboard a fragile raft, steering through rapids, environmental…

30 July 2026

Sponge Break is an adventure developed by Goose Byte, released 30 July 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Sponge Break is

Sponge Break is an adventure game developed by Goose Byte and released in 2026. It was published by Balor Games. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sponge Break is a physics-based co-op survival game in which one to four players control sponges attempting to escape down a treacherous river aboard a fragile raft, steering through rapids, environmental hazards, and hostile wildlife. It supports drop-in co-op and solo play, and features proximity voice chat with sponges that lip-sync to player speech. Players use a plunger that doubles as a grappling hook, throw loose objects, and store loot in a shared raft stash, while a physics system governs raft handling and damage. Progression is level-based across multiple biomes such as sewers, rivers, and abandoned facilities, with safehouses between levels for repairing, reviving, and…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Sponge Break launched on 30 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Mortal Shell II, Beast of Reincarnation and Halo: Campaign Evolved.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Mortal Shell II, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved.

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When did Sponge Break come out?
Sponge Break was released on 30 July 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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