Splatoon Raiders Reviews
Splatoon Raiders has surprisingly become my personal GOTY, thanks to extremely well-structured gameplay mechanics that focus on the ultimate goal of any video game: entertaining the player. And this is precisely where Raiders succeeds, keeping us entertained for hours on end without us even realising it, reaching remarkable heights of playability, delivering frenetic action and extensive customisation, while also maintaining a consistently well-balanced level of challenge. Highly recommended for anyone looking to spend hours playing without a care in the world, and ultimately finish their session with a smile.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders is the culmination of 11 years of work on the franchise, resulting in its most fun and interesting entry yet, boasting a both addicting and rewarding gameplay loop focused on getting more and better loot as we move along the narrative.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders offers enough new ideas to feel fresh without throwing away what made the series so enjoyable in the first place
Splatoon Raiders marks an excellent entry to the Splatoon franchise I’d wager, and anybody that enjoyed the previous games but might’ve wanted a more fleshed out solo experience is gonna have a blast here.
Splatoon Raiders is the kind of game that the Splatoon series had always been missing before this point. As a fan of single-player games over multiplayer games, it naturally wound up appealing to me more than the mainline games do. Without the typical baggage of Splatoon’s online play such as map and game mode rotations, the end result is something that feels more focused and considered towards single-player and cooperative play. The surprisingly high skill curve and daunting enemy designs also makes it one of the toughest Nintendo games in a while, with a real mean streak that allows the customization elements to be fully leveraged. This in conjunction with a surprisingly long main campaign makes for a game that’s easy to enjoy fully with friends or by your lonesome. Pretty much the only issue with it is that it’s somewhat wanting for variety, as all its got going on is the core Splatoon gameplay, which is as good as ever, but potentially not a good sell for everyone without the multiplayer or live service elements that help define it. While I don’t think the end result is quite as strong as it perhaps could have been, it’s very much a worthy entry in the Splatoon series.
Splatoon Raiders is the first major spin-off in the series and focuses on a more single-player-oriented experience, with enjoyable combat and some good ideas, but struggles to hide its multiplayer foundations.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders surprised me in the best way possible. I expected a fun solo experiment, but Nintendo turned it into a surprisingly deep spin-off with raids, smart loadout choices, great bosses and a fun co-op system. Some raids might feel repetitive after a while, but the constant stream of weapons, gadgets, mods and upgrades kept me hooked from start to finish. This isn’t just something to play while waiting for Splatoon 4, it’s proof that Splatoon can work really well outside of its usual multiplayer comfort zone.
Even though I was sceptical at the beginning, Splatoon Raiders successfully strips away the competitive multiplayer, and succeeds as a phenomenally addictive single-player looter-shooter experience. An incredibly satisfying gameplay loop, familiar gunplay, fluid mechanics, and deep build customisation make it a brilliant new direction for the franchise.
Review in Unknown | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders is precisely what fans of the series have been waiting for. It features excellent shooting mechanics and a huge variety of weapons and gadgets to choose from. All that’s left to do is grab a roller and start painting.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Splatoon: Raiders is a bold and entertaining experiment that transforms the series’ familiar formula into a loot-driven action game with excellent shooting, satisfying weapons, strong enemy design and plenty of build experimentation. Unfortunately, repetitive environments, a weak story, overpowered abilities and a shallow endgame gradually undermine the core Splatoon identity, making it feel more like an enjoyable side experiment than a true successor to Salmon Run.
Review in Czech | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders is the definition of a “summer” game for me. Light, fun, colorful, it plays carefree and relaxed, despite its intense action nature. And this paradox is what makes it so unique.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders builds upon the Salmon Run modes from Splatoon 2 and 3 in a clever way, resulting in a looter-shooter with varying objectives.
The new title delivers exactly what I expected, bringing the franchise's vibrant and colorful gameplay to a single-player format.
Review in Polish | Read full review
The game brings a fresh sense of excitement to the Splatoon franchise and makes this new direction feel like a natural evolution.
Splatoon Raiders manages to reinvent the saga’s classic formula by embracing an extraction-and-survival structure that proves highly addictive.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders uses the best elements of the Splatoon franchise as the foundation for an experience worthy of the finest looter shooter games. With diverse enemies, highly unique builds, and addictive gameplay, the game offers a fun campaign and a vast amount of post-game content.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Despite the slow start, Splatoon Raiders eventually becomes a fun and engrossing experience. Creative level design, different dungeons, intriguing boss battles, fluid fighting, and excellent replay value make it one of the best spin-offs the Splatoon franchise has produced.
Splatoon Raiders could have easily been a simple spin-off that relied solely on the popularity of the franchise. Instead, Nintendo has delivered something that genuinely expands the Splatoon universe in meaningful ways.
Splatoon Raiders brings an intense, fun cooperative looter shooter to the Nintendo Switch 2—one that I think the system really needed! While the core gameplay loop can sometimes become tedious, the weapon and enemy variety paired in with Splatoon’s signature movement makes for incredibly intense horde survival battles. Explosive even. ∎
Splatoon Raiders adds a solid looter-shooter formula to the fun of Salmon Run, making it hard to put down your Switch 2. For those who love Splatoon’s one-of-a-kind visuals but find PvP a bit intimidating, this spin-off may be the perfect companion.
Review in Korean | Read full review