Splatoon Raiders

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Splatoon Raiders
Action
Adventure
Top Critic Avg: 82/100 Critics Rec: 86%
Released
July 23, 2026
ESRB
Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Nintendo EPD
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
Genre(s)
Action, Adventure

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Deep Cut and The Mechanic pose in Splatoon Raiders.
A devilishly difficult Splatoon level is still being conquered by sickos in 9 seconds
Culture

It turns out that Splatoon Raiders is a great speedrunning game

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Salmonids appear in Splatoon Raiders.
Nintendo just debuted maybe the hardest boss in its 136-year history
Opinion

Pudyin your place

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Deep Cut stand alongside one another in Splatoon Raiders.
Splatoon Raiders’ thrilling endgame nearly turns it into Nintendo’s Vampire Survivors
Analysis

Things get intense way down in the Bottomless Buffet

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Nintendo needs to get out of its comfort zone more often
Switchboard

Splatoon shouldn't be the only series that lets Nintendo explore genres it doesn't usually get into

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Shiver laughs in Splatoon Raiders.
Splatoon Raiders fans have wasted no time shipping its characters
Feature

A 10-second scene has the Splatoon community riled up

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Shiver, Frye, and Big Man in Splatoon Raiders
Splatoon Raiders is a solid first step into the inky shooter games
Opinion

Tired of getting splatted in Splatoon? Maybe give Raiders a try

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Shiver and The Mechanic stand together in Splatoon Raiders.
After Splatoon Raiders, I need these 3 features in Splatoon 4
Opinion

Splatoon Raiders' best innovations are too good to ignore

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How to play with friends in Splatoon Raiders

A bit of multiplayer in your single-player game

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Which gadget tank should you pick in Splatoon Raiders?

All three have their uses, but only one is consistently helpful

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10 Splatoon Raiders beginner tips to help you beat back the hordes in style

A helping hand in the Salmonid smackdown

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All the Splatoon lore you need to know before Splatoon Raiders
Explainer

Splatoon's story is so much weirder than you think

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Reviews give Splatoon Raiders the thumbs-up, evoking everything from Diablo to Doom
Analysis

Nintendo's PvE remix of its multiplayer paintball shooter is a modest hit with critics

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Shiver, Big Man, and Frye in Splatoon Raiders
What time does Splatoon Raiders release in your time zone?

Get ready to embark on a new kind of Splatoon adventure

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July 23 is about to be the busiest gaming day of the summer
FYI

It's an unusually busy week during a typically slow season

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A Splatoon raider holds a hammer in Splatoon Raiders key art
After 1 hour, Splatoon Raiders feels like Nintendo's Borderlands
Previews

Splatoon's Switch 2 debut is the game solo players have been dreaming of

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Watch Nintendo's new Splatoon Raiders Nintendo Direct here
News

Nintendo will reveal much more about its new Splatoon game for Switch 2

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Nintendo's radical new idea: selling games for less
Switchboard

Pricing games appropriately? In this economy?

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Nintendo's single-player Splatoon spinoff splashes down on Switch 2 this summer
News

Splatoon Raiders will send solo players on a treasure hunt in July

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A Ditto in the form of a person floats in the air in Pokemon Pokopia.
The Nintendo Switch 2's year-one game lineup keeps getting stranger
Analysis

Who needs Super Smash Bros. when you have Ditto?

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