Steal a SpongeBob

Steal a SpongeBob is a licensed SpongeBob SquarePants-themed steal-and-collect tycoon on Roblox developed by Square Sponge, launched in July 2025 and reaching 88.8 million visits with a 92.9% upvote ratio. It is one of the few steal-a games built on official Viacom IP, giving it a franchise recognition advantage that drives organic discovery among SpongeBob fans. Players buy SpongeBob characters, station them to generate passive Cash, steal Bikini Bottom residents from rival players, and rebirth for permanent multipliers.

The core loop mirrors the steal-a genre but wraps it in Bikini Bottom aesthetics. Each SpongeBob character owned generates Cash automatically, and accumulating more - through purchases or theft - scales your income. Slaptulas and Troll Gear let you physically disrupt rival players, knocking them away from their characters or your base. The 8-player server size keeps the competition immediate and personal:

• ⚔️ Slaptula / Troll Gear - PvP disruption items for harassing rivals and protecting your characters
• 💎 Godly - the highest rarity tier for characters, awarded at the next game like milestone
• 💰 Cash - primary currency generated passively by owned characters and used for all purchases
• 🏆 Rebirth - prestige reset that awards permanent multiplier boosts to passive income
• 💼 VIP pass - grants a base multiplier bonus and extends your Lock Time window

Lock Time is the window during which your characters cannot be stolen - the VIP pass (499 Robux) extends this protection and also adds a 0.5x base Cash multiplier, making it one of the more impactful purchases for serious collectors. Base Multi is the underlying multiplier applied to all Cash generation, boosted by gamepasses and rebirths.

Steal a SpongeBob sits within the steal-a subgenre alongside titles like Steal a Brainrot, but its official licensed IP and cross-platform support distinguish it as the go-to choice for SpongeBob fans looking for a competitive tycoon experience on Roblox.