Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Splatoon Raiders is so far shaping up to be a confident and endlessly creative PvE spin on gaming's messiest third-person shooter. It's definitely one to watch for Nintendo Switch 2 players.
‘Do we really even need a single-player Splatoon game?’ That’s the question I entered a recent preview session for Splatoon Raiders asking myself - and for good reason, I think. After all, as one of Nintendo’s freshest and most original first-party IPs, Splatoon has quickly established itself as one of the most prominent ‘anti’ multiplayer PvP shooters for the way it removes blasts and bullets for more colourful splodges and splashes.
Swimming in and through any strewn-about ink so as to gain the drop on your rivals just so happens to be an ingenious side effect of encouraging such a well-intended mess. Could such a premise work as well within a more single-player focused format?
And yet, so good are these ink-based mechanics, maybe presenting them in the guise of a more linear campaign could give Nintendo another edge within a whole new space and genre. This is exactly what Splatoon Raiders is intending to prove, and by golly, after playing just under two hours of it, I’d say it’s well on its way to doing it.
Against my better judgement, Splatoon Raiders isn’t just shaping up to be great fun, it’s also a potential 2026 GOTY contender for me - and possibly even NIntendo’s best game this year.
Splatoon Raiders is set to launch exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23, 2026 .
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Splatoon Raiders is so far shaping up to be a confident and endlessly creative PvE spin on gaming's messiest third-person shooter. It's definitely one to watch for Nintendo Switch 2 players.
‘Do we really even need a single-player Splatoon game?’ That’s the question I entered a recent preview session for Splatoon Raiders asking myself - and for good reason, I think. After all, as one of Nintendo’s freshest and most original first-party IPs, Splatoon has quickly established itself as one of the most prominent ‘anti’ multiplayer PvP shooters for the way it removes blasts and bullets for more colourful splodges and splashes.
Swimming in and through any strewn-about ink so as to gain the drop on your rivals just so happens to be an ingenious side effect of encouraging such a well-intended mess. Could such a premise work as well within a more single-player focused format?
And yet, so good are these ink-based mechanics, maybe presenting them in the guise of a more linear campaign could give Nintendo another edge within a whole new space and genre. This is exactly what Splatoon Raiders is intending to prove, and by golly, after playing just under two hours of it, I’d say it’s well on its way to doing it.
Against my better judgement, Splatoon Raiders isn’t just shaping up to be great fun, it’s also a potential 2026 GOTY contender for me - and possibly even NIntendo’s best game this year.
Splatoon Raiders is set to launch exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23, 2026 .
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