As part of the 25th anniversary of Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” franchise, the new game “SpongeBob Simulator” will be available on Jan. 26 to Roblox’s 70 million-plus daily users.

There’s a reason Roblox has become one of the most popular video games in the world.Just like Minecraft, the main appeal is how players can freely do and build almost anything. Unlike Minecraft ...