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Review: Splatoon Raiders (Switch 2) – The Best Single-Player Splatoon Has Fantastic Multiplayer
Nintendo Life has reviewed Splatoon Raiders on Switch 2, a spin-off that expands the series' popular co-op Salmon Run mode into a full dungeon-crawling single-player experience while also retaining strong multiplayer appeal. The reviewer describes it as feeling like a side mode from a future Splatoon entry that grew into its own game, praising how it reworks familiar enemies and structures without losing the sense of unpredictability the series is known for.
Rather than the usual arena format, Raiders uses varied "dungeon" stages, ranging from linear runs and collection challenges to relentless enemy gauntlets, and brings back nearly every Salmonid enemy from previous games (bar the Snatcher) alongside new types such as Smokers, Salty Tongues and Salivators. A new gadget system replaces sub-weapons, altering how bosses like Maws and Flyfish are fought, while tougher "Seasoned Salmonid" variants, such as the Big-Stack Stinger and Long-Line Steel Eel, sharply raise the difficulty, particularly on the hardest Survivalist setting the reviewer completed the game on.
In short
- Splatoon Raiders turns Salmon Run into a full single-player dungeon crawler.
- Nearly all past Salmonid enemies return, plus tougher new "Seasoned" variants.
- New gadget system replaces sub-weapons, changing boss battle tactics.
Explained simply
Splatoon is Nintendo’s colourful shooter series, in which teams cover arenas with ink and compete in matches. Its Salmon Run mode puts players together to fight waves of Salmonids, fish-like enemies, and collect Golden Eggs; the series has also offered a separate story campaign for solo play.
Raiders builds on Salmon Run’s co-operative battles in a spin-off for Nintendo’s Switch 2. It puts players in varied, dungeon-like stages and brings back familiar Salmonids alongside new ones, with gadgets changing how some encounters work.
The game connects Splatoon’s wave-based co-op format with a longer solo adventure, while keeping multiplayer in the mix. That makes it relevant to players interested in how Nintendo is expanding a series best known for competitive team matches and short co-op rounds.
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