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A player named 新月 cleared floor 1000 of Splatoon Raiders’ Bottomless Buffet, a brutal endgame mode, after nearly 2.5 hours of attempts. The achievement is notable for its difficulty, but it yields no special reward—no title, cosmetic, or acknowledgment beyond experience and weapon drops—making the grind feel thankless despite the impressive feat.
EDGE's October 2026 issue (#427) assembles a Nintendo-heavy review slate, led by Big Walk at 9 and Splatoon Raiders at 8, with Palworld at 5 and several mid-range scores for other titles; the excerpts praise Big Walk’s atmospheric moments and the chaotic, rewarding co-op of Splatoon Raiders, highlighting how a mix of loot-sh Shooter and strategy games defines this roundup.
Nintendo released Splatoon Raiders version 1.1.1 on Switch 2, its first post-launch patch, fixing several bugs and adding a limiter-release tweak—no longer needing to hold A, fixes to UI behavior, explosion damage from Splatchets, movement after a Squid Roll, Fish Stick issues on Soyu Cliffs, the Exploration Bot in HOPPING, and a touchscreen crash, plus other gameplay adjustments.
Nintendo reveals its Gamescom 2026 lineup, mixing first- and third-party titles for Switch and hinting at Switch 2 versions soon; notable games include Splatoon Raiders, Pokemon Pokopia, 007 First Light, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, plus Capcom's Mega Man: Dual Override and Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen playable at the show.
Splatoon Raiders is Nintendo's first major single-player shooter in the Splatoon series, delivering fast, ink-slinging combat with strong build customization and chaotic stages; while its map variety, fashion options, and soundtrack show rough edges, the campaign is energetic and fun solo or in co-op, signaling a bright direction for the series on Switch 2.
Famitsu's weekly Japan charts show Switch 2 at 50,168 hardware units, a strong boost vs last week's 24,928, with PS5 Digital Edition at 8,512 and other Switch variants lower; on the software side, NS2's Splatoon Raiders debuts at 474,684 copies to top the chart, followed by Rhythm Heaven Groove (78,355) and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (23,468), among others.
Kotaku’s Rebekah Valentine says Splatoon Raiders is fun but badly needs a quick retry option: when you’re in a tight spot you currently must either fail or quit, then replay a cutscene and walk back to the mission hub to start over, with minimal reward difference. A fast Retry menu that lets you restart from the beginning (perhaps after checking rewards and changing loadout) would streamline short, wave-based missions like Awlmun Den, which the article specifically mentions as a candidate.
Zack Kotzer argues Splatoon Raiders becomes a Vampire Survivors–style shooter when using the Tactical Tank kit, whose drones and balloon weapons (Bombloons, Tether Wail, Hi-Fiver) let you carve out kill boxes and unleash chaotic, satisfying patterns, even though the game remains a lean extraction shooter at heart.
Splatoon Raiders has launched on Nintendo Switch 2; this guide recommends embracing gyro aiming, ink the ground around you to move faster and refill, use gadgets constantly, seek out hidden spots with Bot Hop to reach high or distant areas, enable Color Lock for easier ink distinction, replay missions for new rewards and upgrades, experiment with different weapons and ink tanks, and team up in co-op to share rewards and scale loot.
Splatoon Raiders hides a loading-screen Easter egg where swirling clouds on Switch 2’s touchscreen can crash the game; a Reddit user demonstrated the glitch. Nintendo is expected to patch it, but players can avoid the crash by not over-swirling the clouds during load.
Splatoon Raiders 1.1.0 is out as a small day-one patch that mainly tunes music in certain scenes and fixes several bugs, with pre-load access available now and a full release on July 23. Nintendo notes several gameplay tweaks to improve the experience, but this update is lighter than the Star Fox Switch 2 launch.
Splatoon Raiders is the Switch 2’s first original entry, leaning into a stronger single-player experience while preserving multiplayer options. You team with Deep Cut to raid the Spirhalite Islands for loot, customize your character and gadgets, and power up weapons, with online or local co-op available; one Deep Cut member can even pilot a bot with a Showstopper attack. Early verdicts are favorable: IGN 9/10, GameSpot 8/10, Game Informer 8.75/10, Gamereactor 7/10, Eurogamer 4/5, and GamesRadar 4/5, ahead of its July 23 launch.
The Splatoon Raiders development team abandoned an early colonial island setting after feedback that made players feel they were attacking Salmonids, redesigning the world to be eerier and more unfamiliar and adjusting Salmonid visuals and lighting ahead of the July 23 release.
Nintendo says Splatoon Raiders is a standalone, single-player spin-off that reimagines Salmon Run and leverages Switch 2 power, not Splatoon 4, with mainline entries still planned for the future.
Gizmodo’s review of Splatoon Raiders — a solo- and co-op-focused Splatoon entry for Switch 2 — finds it repetitive and dull, with samey levels and a lackluster multiplayer experience. Despite charming Deep Cut characters and familiar Splatoon mechanics, the raid loop offers little variety or incentive to teamwork, making the game feel tacked-on and not a strong justification for Switch 2’s purchase alongside stronger titles like Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokemon Pokopia.