OpenCritic: 80 / 100 – 80% Critics Recommend

Metacritic: 80 / 100

Some Reviews (updating):

TechRadar – Dashiell Wood – 5 / 5

Splatoon Raiders is a wonderful solo reinvention of the popular multiplayer series filled with smartly designed missions and endlessly engaging progression systems. Underpinned by the franchise’s fantastic shooting mechanics, it’s a fresh and exciting adventure that should be in every Nintendo Switch 2 owner’s library.

IGN – Simon Plant – 9 / 10

Splatoon Raiders is an amazing action RPG with an expertly executed loop. It has fantastic new powers with crazy upgrades that are worth chasing, tough battles that force you to put care into your build in order to overcome them, and a huge variety of fun level types to jump between. The pacing, balance, and difficulty curve are very impressive: I always had to work to get better, but none of the campaign ever felt like grinding or needless padding. Raiders stays fresh by constantly introducing deeper ways to customize my abilities that spark new ideas for creative combinations. I reached the credits more than 20 hours ago, but thanks to an overpowered endgame worth coming back for and the option to seamlessly play with friends online, I’ve got plenty of raiding left to do. This is the best Splatoon campaign yet and one of the top games on Switch 2.

TheSixthAxis – Stefan L – 9 / 10

Splatoon Raiders is great. Putting more of a focus on solo and co-op for this game has led to an adventure with a really satisfying progression as you level up, grind stages for experience and gear, and build up your loadout to tackle the next big challenge.

SECTOR.sk – Michal Korec – 8.5 / 10.0

Splatoon Raiders is a partially refreshing spin-off with new gameplay aimed at rich loot, fast combat system and vast customization making this hunt for treasure refreshing even after 15 hours. The co-op or multiplayer components'cannot be denied, but if you want to honor your Splatoon skills in different ways, this is one charming title to do so.

PPE.pl – Wojciech Gruszczyk – 8 / 10.0

Splatoon Raiders proves that the world of Splatoon works just as well outside of online competition. Nintendo has created an incredibly satisfying action game with very well-designed progression, although it lacks greater mission variety and a more engaging story. If you enjoy fast-paced combat, character progression and the distinctive atmosphere of this series, the Japanese developers’ latest release should provide you with plenty of fun.

Giant Bomb – Mike Minotti – 3.5 / 5

After rolling credits, Splatoon Raiders made it clear that there is still a good amount of post-game content to check out. I just don’t feel much of a drive to play more. I had fun drowning all of those salmonids in ink. But just like them, I’ve had my fill.

The Guardian – Joshua Rivera – 4 / 10

This is the biggest surprise about Splatoon Raiders: it is pedestrian. If you’ve played one of dozens of modern cooperative action games, you’ve played this.

‘Splatoon Raiders’ – Review Thread

OpenCritic: 80 / 100 – 80% Critics Recommend

Metacritic: 80 / 100