Splatoon Raiders Reviews
Nintendo’s more single-player-focused spin-off from their unique multiplayer shooter retains its excellent mechanics, and makes for a consistently challenging good time, even if sometimes a grindy one
Splatoon Raiders successfully expands the franchise beyond its competitive roots, delivering a surprisingly deep cooperative adventure packed with customization, rewarding progression, and plenty of personality.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders effectively reinvents Nintendo's colorful shooter with satisfying growth, great action, and unlimited build variety. With little repetition, it’s engaging, and it’s one of the best PvE journeys in the franchise.
Splatoon Raiders reshapes the series into a genuinely satisfying looter shooter, with deep Gadget customization and chaotic Salmonid encounters that prove the franchise can thrive outside competitive multiplayer.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders is a fun, deep single-player adventure, with an art direction that once again stands as one of its greatest strengths. Its clever progression system, exploration, and environmental storytelling make this spin-off much more than an experiment: it is, in all likelihood, the best entry point for discovering everything Splatoon has to offer beyond its multiplayer.
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Splatoon Raiders takes the series' most beloved elements and points them in an entirely new direction, delivering a satisfying loot loop and genuine cooperative depth that make it one of Nintendo's boldest spin-off experiments yet.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders feels like an easy home run for Nintendo. The single-player story will please fans of the original games (particularly Splatoon 3), and the detailed progression system with collectibles, upgrades and treasure does enough of the heavy lifting to keep you coming back again and again.
Nintendo has taken one of its brightest multiplayer franchises and confidently marched it into completely different territory without losing its identity along the way. That’s a remarkably difficult balancing act, yet Splatoon Raiders makes it look effortless for most of its runtime.
Splatoon Raiders successfully expands the Splatoon universe with a content-rich adventure that blends exploration, customization, and satisfying loot-driven progression. Its colorful world, strong sense of discovery, and polished gameplay make it feel like a natural evolution for the franchise. While a few repetitive moments prevent it from reaching its full potential, it’s an excellent spin-off that proves Splatoon can thrive beyond competitive multiplayer.
Review in French | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders delivers the fast-paced, satisfying combat the series is known for, with a solid selection of weapons, gadgets, and customization options that make battles against Salmonid hordes enjoyable. However, its campaign becomes repetitive, underuses its most interesting mechanics, and relies heavily on grinding, which hurts the overall pacing. While it lacks the creativity of previous entries, the game remains an entertaining and content-rich experience, particularly for players interested in tougher challenges or multiplayer, making it a competent, if somewhat uninspired, addition to the Splatoon universe.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders got great shooter qualities. It''s a perfect game for turning my head off after a long day and just splat away. But I would be more happy, if I could raid a treasure island that got more moments that stick out besides cool boss fights and well made cutscenes that are few and far between.
Review in German | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders manages to maintain the high standards of this successful franchise.
Review in Greek | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders is Splatoon through and through: the core gameplay, controls, and movement are as enjoyable as ever, while tanks, gadgets, and a Monster Hunter-inspired structure add a fresh twist. However, beneath that solid foundation, repetitive missions, uninspired level design, and a lack of standout moments keep it from leaving a lasting impression.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Nintendo succeeds, once again, its bet on a solo adventure for the license carried by the Tridenfers. Splatoon Raiders offers a dynamic adventure, with a bluffing tactical depth and a significant choice of weapons. If we add to this a bestiary inspired by multiple dangers and a curve of controlled difficulty, we obtain a captivating gaming experience that will please both novices and regulars of the license.
Review in French | Read full review
Whether playing solo or with others in co-op mode, we had a blast with "Splatoon Raiders" thanks to the spectacular mass battles, diverse weapons, cool gadgets, and motivating crafting and other upgrade options.
Review in German | Read full review
Splatoon Raiders does exactly what Splatoon has always done: deliver instant fun in a colorful shooting festival. Your reflexes and understanding of the mechanics are constantly put to the test in an ingeniously simple design that celebrates Nintendo’s philosophies, as interpreted here by its newest generation.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
An exceptionally entertaining single player adventure, Splatoon Raiders is expertly designed, full of content, and just a fantastic time.
Splatoon Raiders is the PvE-focused Splatoon adventure fans have been waiting for: a fast, colourful, and remarkably deep shooter packed with satisfying loot, flexible builds, inventive levels, and the series’ unmistakable charm. Its frantic Salmonid battles and rewarding raid loop kept me chasing one more upgrade long after I should have stopped, while its solo campaign proves Nintendo can make Splatoon shine just as brightly outside of PvP. Whether playing alone or eventually with friends, this is one raid well worth joining.
I was disappointed Splatoon Raiders was revealed as a single-player spin-off, but I was dead wrong. It is incredible, playing like a brilliant mix of Ratchet & Clank meets Helldivers that hooked me instantly. Take it from a skeptic: Splatoon Raiders might just be the best game in the whole franchise.
Splatoon Raiders is a solid looter shooter with brilliant core gameplay. Blasting enemies with ink, swimming through it, and aiming with precise gyro controls feels fantastic. A wide range of weapons, gadgets, perks, and mods also encourages experimentation. Unfortunately, repetitive level design and increasingly grind-heavy progression drain much of the initial excitement. Its drab, dated visuals also fall short of what I expect from a Switch 2 exclusive. Splatoon fans may still enjoy it, but newcomers are better off starting with Splatoon 3.
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