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{{Video game
|name = ''SpongeBob Adventures: In a Jam!''
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|Developer = Whaleapp
|Publisher = Tilting Point
|Distributor = [[Nickelodeon]]
|Released = '''App Store and Google Play'''<br>{{Flag|PHL}} {{Time|February 21}}, {{Time|2023}}<br>{{Flag|USA}} {{Time|September 26}}, {{Time|2023}}
|Genre = City Building<br>Adventure Game
|Modes = {{W|Single-player video game|Single-player}}
|Platforms = iOS<br>Android
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'''''SpongeBob Adventures: In a Jam!''''' is a {{SBSP}} app game globally released on {{Time|September 26}}, {{Time|2023}} developed by Whaleapp and published by Tilting Point. It was first soft-launched on {{Time|February 21}}, 2023 in the Philippines. It is a city-builder game where {{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}} tries to rebuild [[Bikini Bottom]] after {{Link|Plankton}} covers the town in jam, using an army of mind-controlled [[Jellyfish|jellyfishes]]. The game is a spiritual successor to ''[[SpongeBob Moves In!]]''

On {{Time|June 5}}, 2023, the game was officially announced with a teaser trailer. Pre-registration also opened the same day with additional rewards given to the players if the registration numbers hit specific milestones.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230605215456/http://www.nickalive.net/2023/06/pre-register-now-to-help-spongebob-and.html</ref>

==Store description==
''Get Ready to go on an Amazing Adventure with SpongeBob and his Friends! Plankton's latest scheme to steal the secret Krabby Patty Formula has backfired in a big way, leaving the world covered in JellyFish Jam! Now it's up to you and SpongeBob, along with friends new and old to rebuild and restore order to Bikini Bottom and Beyond!''

''Build your own Bikini Bottom and travel to fan-favorite locations from the SpongeBob universe, like [[Jellyfish Fields]], [[New Kelp City]], [[Atlantis]], and More!''

''Explore, restore and rebuild SpongeBob's world to its former glory with help from friends, new and old, that you meet along the way!''

''Unlock & interact with exciting animals and old pals on your adventures - you can even have pets like {{Link|Gary}}, [[Pete the Rock|Pete the Pet Rock]], [[Lion fish|Sea Lion]], and more join the fun and travel with you!''

''Craft items from Krabby Patties to Jelly Jars and farm and harvest crops to help you on your quest to rebuild Bikini Bottom!''

''Meet and Interact with your favorite characters from the SpongeBob Universe, from old friends like {{Link|Patrick}}, {{Link|Sandy}}, {{Link|Mr. Krabs}}, and {{Link|Squidward}} to new ones like [[King Jellyfish]], [[Kevin C. Cucumber]], and many many more!''

''Trade the amazing items that you find on your adventures for awesome rewards!''

''Experience an all-new and hilarious storyline as you travel along on your Adventure!''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230605175514/https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/spongebob-adventures-in-a-jam/id1641251535</ref>

==Events and Challenges==
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==Walkthrough==
[[File:SpongeBob Adventures In a Jam! (Android) - Gameplay|thumb|center|340px]]

==Trivia==
*A controversy surrounding the Twitter/X account for the game erupted in June {{Time|2025}}, after it was discovered it used AI-generated images to promote the game.<ref>https://x.com/spongebobinajam/status/1933902260448145609?s=46&t=ES4f6FARPL-ZWwMSdRsBzQ</ref><ref>https://x.com/spongebobinajam/status/1938662486204367142?s=46&t=ES4f6FARPL-ZWwMSdRsBzQ</ref> The account later apologized, claiming "this will not happens again" and that they "truly respect our art team and the creative legacy of the SB universe."{{Sic}}<ref>https://x.com/SpongeBobInAJam/status/1940062959947985051</ref>

===Episode references===
[[File:CoolBob SmoothPants PFP.jpg|thumb|260px|Free CoolBob SmoothPants profile picture.]]
*Players who sign up to this game via email are given a free profile picture of CoolBob SmoothPants from the episode "[[Mind the Gap]]."
[[File:ChefBob In a Jam.jpg|thumb|260px|ChefBob in the opening cutscene.]]
*During the opening cutscene, one of the channels on Patrick's TV shows a brief clip of [[ChefBob (character)|ChefBob]] from the [[ChefBob|episode of the same name]].
*One of SpongeBob's idle animations is wiggling his body and shuffling his arms from "[[I ♥ Dancing]]."
*SpongeBob sometimes uses a reef blower to get rid of debris. The reef blower uses the design from the episode of the same name.
*Patrick sometimes gets rid of debris by whacking it with a pillow, similar to how he whacked his rock on SpongeBob in "[[Home Sweet Pineapple]]."
*Locations that appear as part of the game's story mode include the following:
**Jellyfish Fields
**New Kelp City ("[[What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?]]")
**Atlantis ("[[Neptune's Spatula]]")
**[[Glove World!]]
**[[Chum Bucket]]
**[[Medieval Moments]], [[King Krabs|King Krabs']] castle, and [[Planktonamor's tower]] ("[[Dunces and Dragons]]")
**[[Cephalopod Lodge (location)|the Cephalopod Lodge]] from the [[Cephalopod Lodge|episode of the same name]].
**[[Viking's ship]] ("[[Dear Vikings]]")
**[[Condo Island|Karate Island]] from the [[Karate Island|episode of the same name]]
**[[Flying Dutchman's ship]]
**[[Lost and Found (location)|Lost and Found]] from the [[Lost and Found|episode of the same name]]
*[[Crystal Dave]], [[Sunshine]], and [[Moon Gills]] ("[[There's a Sponge in My Soup]]") run a shop where the player can exchange crystals for items.
*[[Forever Glue]] ("[[Stuck in the Wringer]]") is a usable building ingredient that's created from chum.
*In Jellyfish Fields, [[SpongeHenge (location)|SpongeHenge]] from the [[SpongeHenge|episode of the same name]], [[Jelly (restaurant)|Jelly]] ("[[Squid Noir]]"), and Jellyfish Rock (''[[Battle for Bikini Bottom]]'') appear. Additionally, Kevin, the King Jellyfish, and the [[Jellyspotters]] ("[[I'm Your Biggest Fanatic]]") appear.
**Kevin appears to be the leader of the club and Patrick is not in it, despite being kicked out and Patrick became the new leader by the time of "[[Mooned!]]"
*In New Kelp City, [[The Bubble Poppin' Boys]], [[Mayor]], and Mayor stand ("Whatever Happened to SpongeBob") appear.
*In Atlantis, both [[Princess Mindy]] and [[Triton]] are present with the series design for [[King Neptune]] being used. Additionally, the [[Bikini Bottom Museum]] ("[[Atlantis SquarePantis]]") is a location both within Atlantis and a building players can place in their Bikini Bottom.
*In the Glove World! portion of the game, several attractions from previous episodes including [[Fiery Fist O' Pain|the Fiery Fist O' Pain]], [[The Mitten]], and [[Tunnel of Glove (ride)|the Tunnel of Glove]] appear. 
*At the Chum Bucket, one of the pieces of wreckage players can clear away is a billboard saying, "Chum is metabolic fuel" from "[[Chum Bucket Supreme]]." Additionally, [[The Takeoverer]] ("[[King Plankton]]") is present as the machine that caused the jellyfish jam to cover the world in the first place.
*In Lost and Found, the [[Tylosaurus]], [[Ginger]], and the [[Incidental 91's son|other]] [[Incidental 82's son|lost]] [[Incidental 89's son|kids]] appear. [[Macadamia]], [[Hazelnut]], and [[Pistachio]] ("[[Sandy's Nutty Nieces]]") are shown fiddling around with a [[Time machine (SB-129)|time machine]] ("[[SB-129]]"). They activate it and are sent to the future with SpongeBob and Patrick in the Future (2000 years later) level. Soon, after finishing the level, they are sent way back to the prehistoric era in the Primordial Sea level ("SB-129", "[[Ugh]]"). They eventually find Sandy and help her defeat the evil [[Sandroid]] ("[[Welcome to Binary Bottom]]") before it inflicts any harm in the timeline.
*The [[Sugar Squeeze (drink)|Sugar Squeeze]] cart from the {{KKSUY}} [[Sugar Squeeze|episode]] of the same name appears as an unlockable building. Several items from past episodes are used to create it including:
**[[Kelp Nougat Crunch]] ("[[Rock Bottom]]")
**[[Donut]] ("[[The Donut of Shame]]")
**[[Candy glove]] ("Rock Bottom")
**Sandy's birthday cake ("[[Feral Friends]]")
**[[Chocolate bar]] ("[[Chocolate with Nuts]]")
*A vending machine from "Rock Bottom" is an unlockable building which allows players to convert the following items into energy:
**[[Kelpo]]
**[[Drinkable Sausage]] ("[[Model Sponge]]")
**[[Barnacle loaf]] ("[[Karate Choppers]]")
[[File:Dunces and Dragons remake.png|thumb|260px|The jousting incident from "Dunces and Dragons" is recreated in the game.]]
*The Medieval Moments world and its following levels are loosely based off the events of "Dunces and Dragons."
**[[Madame Hagfish]] and the [[Eel (The Curse of the Hex)|giant eel]] ("[[The Curse of the Hex]]") appear in those levels. Dream Gary ("[[Sleepy Time]]") only appears in the Doom Tower level.
*From {{Time|October 19}} to {{Time|November 2}}, {{Time|2023}}, an event based off {{TPSS}} episode "[[Lost in Couch]]" was featured. In this event, SpongeBob, instead of Patrick, ventures into the couch to retrieve Patrick's wallet. The episode's title is also used as the name of the event. As of {{Time|April 9}}, {{Time|2024}} this event is still accessible after progressing to a certain point in the game's story.
**In [[Old Man Jenkins|Old Man Jenkins']] pile of toys, the player pieces for [[Eels and Escalators]] ("[[Sailor Mouth]]") are amongst the junk.
**In this event the [[TV remote]] and [[Sock-a-dactyl|Sock-a-dactyls]] appear as characters.
*SpongeBob's inward cheeks were used for the cutscenes and challenges, while his outward cheeks were used for his in-game sprite.
*Man Ray is the only character who doesn't have his liar level, instead he in the Lost in Couch event.

===Errors===
[[File:In a Jam spelling mistakes..png|thumb|260px|Buisness Man and Penny Pitcher error.]]
*There are two spelling errors on Mr. Krabs' introduction/unlock screen. He is called a "Buisness Man" instead of a "Business Man" and a "Penny Pitcher" instead of a "Penny Pincher."
*Sometimes when the user watches a video ad for energy, coins or gems, the user does not get the award even after playing the video.
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==Videos==
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SpongeBob Adventures In A Jam - Official Trailer 1
SpongeBob Adventures In A Jam - Official Trailer 2
SpongeBob Adventures In A Jam - Official Trailer 3
SpongeBob Adventures In A Jam - Official Trailer 4
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