Overview
- Nintendo released Splatoon Raiders for the Nintendo Switch 2 as a single‑player game with optional four‑player co‑op where completing a mission grants rewards to every participating player.
- Play centers on three distinct ink tank classes—Speed, Power, and Tactical—that lock which gadgets and passive perks a character can use and steer each build toward very different playstyles.
- Every gadget can be modded and upgraded with perk slots that change how it behaves, and the game detaches ability slots from gear so players can swap perks on the fly to experiment quickly.
- Critics and players praise the Tactical Tank for enabling high‑synergy, auto‑damage builds and note a hard post‑game: the Bottomless Buffet and Super Spicy modes push challenge into Vampire Survivors‑style swarm fights with an overleveling system above level 50.
- Reviewers say Raiders is a low‑pressure way to learn Splatoon fundamentals and they argue some of its systems could refresh Splatoon 4, though outlets warn moddable gadgets would be hard to balance in multiplayer.