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.