Splatoon Raiders - Nintendo Switch 2

Gear up for an ink-splattering treasure hunt in Splatoon Raiders for Nintendo Switch 2, the first-ever standalone spin-off in Nintendo's colorful Splatoon series. Play as a customizable Mechanic stranded alongside **Deep Cut—Shiver, Frye, and Big Man—**on the mysterious Spirhalite Islands, where dangerous Salmonids, hidden treasures, strange ruins, and valuable salvage await.

Unlike the competitive multiplayer focus of the main Splatoon games, Splatoon Raiders is primarily a single-player-focused third-person action shooter built around exploration, combat, treasure hunting, weapon upgrades, mechanical gadgets, and character progression. Head out on raids, collect valuable loot, improve your equipment, and return stronger for your next expedition.

Splatoon Raiders was released exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 on July 23, 2026.

Key Features

• The First Splatoon Spin-Off - Experience a completely new type of adventure set in Nintendo's Splatoon universe, created exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.
• Play as the Mechanic - Customize your own Inkling or Octoling-style character and use your mechanical skills to turn recovered salvage into powerful upgrades.
• Adventure with Deep Cut - Team up with Splatoon 3's musical trio Shiver, Frye, and Big Man as you search the Spirhalite Islands for treasure and a way home.
• Single-Player-Focused Action Shooter - Explore islands, complete raids, battle Salmonids, gather resources, and uncover hidden mysteries.
• Splat, Loot, Upgrade, Repeat - Collect Spirhalite Crystals, salvage, rare relics, and other treasure, then use them to upgrade weapons, gadgets, and your Hideout Ship.
• Three Specialized Tanks - Choose between Speed, Power, and Tactical Tanks, each supporting different gadgets and playstyles.
• Upgradeable Mechanical Gadgets - Customize your equipment with recovered resources and build a loadout that matches how you want to fight.
• Wide Range of Ink Weapons - Equip different Splatoon weapons and level them up as you progress through the adventure.
• Deep Cut Bot Buddy - One member of Deep Cut can accompany you inside a powerful Exploration Bot that helps during combat, exploration, treasure hunting, and special attacks.
• Powerful Showstopper Attacks - Build up your Bot Buddy's energy and unleash devastating special attacks against groups of Salmonids.
• Ink-Based Movement Returns - Cover surfaces in your ink, transform into Swim Form, move rapidly through your own color, climb inked walls, and refill your ink supply.
• Explore Above & Below Ground - Search a diverse cluster of islands filled with different environments, dungeons, treasure, enemies, and secrets.
• Three Difficulty Levels - Choose between Tourist, Raider, and Survivalist, and change difficulty whenever you want. Difficulty affects combat strength but not the quality of loot you can earn.
• Up to 4-Player Co-op - Invite up to three other players to help with compatible raids through online play or local wireless.
• Dynamic Multiplayer Scaling - Player power automatically scales during multiplayer to help keep cooperative raids balanced.
• amiibo Support - Compatible Splatoon amiibo figures can unlock special outfits for the Mechanic.
• HDR Output Supported - Compatible televisions can display HDR output on Nintendo Switch 2.
• TV, Tabletop & Handheld Modes - Play however you prefer on Nintendo Switch 2.

Story

Mayday! Mayday!

A mysterious storm forces the helicopter carrying Deep Cut and the Mechanic to make an emergency landing on the strange Spirhalite Islands.

After spending a month gathering materials and constructing a makeshift Hideout Ship, the group is finally ready to explore the surrounding islands.

Their objective is simple—at least at first:

Find the rumored treasure, uncover the secrets of the islands, and discover a way back home.

But the islands are crawling with unusually aggressive Salmonids, and each expedition reveals new mysteries, valuable salvage, ancient relics, and increasingly dangerous challenges.

Meet the Treasure-Hunting Crew

The Mechanic

The Mechanic is you.

Customize your character's appearance and use your mechanical skills to turn the salvage recovered during raids into useful equipment.

Upgrade weapons, improve gadgets, strengthen your equipment, and develop a loadout that suits your preferred approach to combat and exploration.

Shiver

Cool, calculated, and confident, Shiver is one of the three members of Deep Cut and comes from a long line of shark tamers.

Frye

Energetic and expressive, Frye is an eel charmer who isn't afraid to bring plenty of personality—and power—to the adventure.

Big Man

Big Man is the lovable manta-ray member of Deep Cut and the heart of the group, bringing his own abilities and personality to the treasure-hunting crew.

Explore the Spirhalite Islands

The mysterious Spirhalite Islands feature varied environments both above and below ground.

Choose a location from your treasure map, head out on a raid, and search for:

• Spirhalite Crystals
• Salvage
• Rare Relics
• Weapons
• Upgrade Materials
• Hidden Treasure
• New Routes
• Island Secrets

Anything collected during solo raids remains yours, allowing every expedition to contribute toward future upgrades and progression.

Splat, Loot, Upgrade, Repeat

Raiding forms the core gameplay loop of Splatoon Raiders.

Head Out - Choose an island or dungeon to explore.

Splat - Fight waves of hostile Salmonids using ink weapons, gadgets, and your Bot Buddy.

Loot - Recover crystals, treasure, resources, relics, and other salvage.

Upgrade - Return to your Hideout Ship and use recovered materials to improve your equipment.

Raid Again - Head deeper into the islands with stronger weapons and better gadgets.

Nintendo specifically describes progression around crafting enhancements, leveling weapons, upgrading gear, and improving your home base with materials collected during raids.

Choose Your Tank

Your mechanical Tank determines which specialized gadgets you can equip.

Speed Tank

Designed for mobility-focused players.

Use specialized gadgets to improve movement and avoid enemy attacks while quickly repositioning around the battlefield.

Power Tank

Designed for players who prefer direct combat.

Equip gadgets focused on brute force and smashing through large groups of Salmonids.

Tactical Tank

Designed for strategic players.

Use battlefield-control gadgets to manipulate enemy movement and approach encounters more methodically.

You can switch between tanks between missions, allowing you to experiment with different builds and combat strategies.

Roll Out with Your Bot Buddy

You won't always raid alone.

One member of Deep Cut accompanies the Mechanic inside a powerful Bot Buddy.

The bot can:

• Assist during combat.
• Help detect and access useful areas.
• Provide additional mobility.
• Launch the Mechanic to higher locations.
• Help reach otherwise difficult areas.
• Build powerful Showstopper attacks.

Using your Bot Buddy effectively becomes an important part of both exploration and combat.

Fight Hordes of Salmonids

The Spirhalite Islands are filled with hostile Salmonids, including familiar enemies and previously unseen forms.

Their numbers can quickly become overwhelming, forcing players to combine:

• Ink Weapons
• Movement
• Gadgets
• Tank Abilities
• Bot Buddy Support
• Showstopper Attacks
• Environmental Positioning

Defeated enemies can also drop useful loot that helps strengthen your character for future raids.

Ink, Swim & Soar

Classic Splatoon movement remains an important part of the adventure.

Ink

Cover terrain with your own ink using different weapons. Ink is useful for combat, defense, movement, and exploration.

Swim

Transform into Swim Form and move rapidly through your own ink.

You can:

• Move faster.
• Refill your ink tank.
• Swim up ink-covered walls.
• Pass through certain barriers.
• Escape dangerous situations.

Soar

Use powerful gusts of wind and environmental launch points to travel across gaps, gain height, find hidden locations, or attack enemies from better positions.

Adjustable Difficulty

Splatoon Raiders includes three difficulty options:

• Tourist
• Raider
• Survivalist

Difficulty can be changed during the adventure, allowing players to adjust combat according to their skill level.

Importantly, Nintendo confirms that difficulty only changes combat difficulty and does not reduce the loot available from raids.

Multiplayer Co-op

Although Splatoon Raiders is designed primarily as a single-player adventure, cooperative multiplayer is also available.

Players can team up in compatible raids with:

• 2–4 Players via Local Wireless
• 2–4 Players Online

Multiplayer features become available after completing the first three raids on Erpp Island.

Local Wireless

Up to four players can connect using separate Nintendo Switch 2 systems through local wireless.

Nintendo's official support instructions specify 2–4 Nintendo Switch 2 consoles for local wireless multiplayer.

Online Play

Create an online room, join friends, use a room passcode, or use the game's keyword system to find compatible players.

Online multiplayer supports up to four players and requires a Nintendo Account, internet connection, and Nintendo Switch Online membership.

amiibo Support

Splatoon Raiders supports compatible Splatoon series amiibo figures.

Scanning a supported Splatoon amiibo can unlock stylish outfits for the Mechanic.

Dedicated Shiver, Frye, and Big Man Splatoon Raiders amiibo can also provide exclusive in-game outfits.

amiibo figures are sold separately.

Specifications

Nintendo's current digital listing gives a game file size of approximately 13.2GB, while Nintendo's official physical listing confirms amiibo, HDR output, Linear PCM surround sound, and the three Switch 2 play modes.

Language Support

Nintendo currently lists support for:

• English
• Japanese
• French
• German
• Italian
• Spanish
• Latin American Spanish
• Canadian French
• Korean
• Dutch
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese

Arabic is not currently listed among the officially supported languages, so Arabic text should not be advertised unless your exact regional physical copy states otherwise.

Release Date

Splatoon Raiders was released worldwide on July 23, 2026, exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.

The game is therefore already released and should be listed as a regular available product rather than a preorder.

It is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive and is not available as a standard Nintendo Switch / Switch OLED / Switch Lite game.

Important Physical Edition Information

Nintendo officially sells a physical Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Splatoon Raiders in addition to the digital version.

For the US physical edition, Nintendo lists:

UPC: 045496906634
Nintendo Store SKU: 125682.

Barcodes, packaging, age-rating logos, and regional markings may vary depending on the country of the physical copy, so use the barcode printed on your exact Games World Egypt stock for your inventory record.

Nintendo's own product page confirms the physical release, but it does not clearly identify the card format in its published specifications. For this reason, I recommend not advertising “full game cartridge” or “Game-Key Card” unless the exact packaging of your stock confirms which format is included.

Age Rating

The ESRB rates Splatoon Raiders:

E10+ - Everyone 10+

for:

Fantasy Violence.

The game features colorful third-person combat against cartoon-like Salmonids using ink-based weapons, turrets, blades, gadgets, explosions, and other fantastical attacks.

Regional physical versions may use a different age-rating system.

Perfect For

• Splatoon Fans
• Splatoon 3 Players
• Nintendo Fans
• Nintendo Switch 2 Owners
• Third-Person Shooter Fans
• Action Game Players
• Treasure-Hunting Game Fans
• Single-Player Adventure Fans
• Co-op Gaming Fans
• Character Customization Fans
• Loot & Upgrade Game Fans
• Family Gaming
• amiibo Collectors
• Shiver, Frye & Big Man Fans

Why Buy Splatoon Raiders?

• The first standalone spin-off in Splatoon history.
• Exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2.
• Play as a customizable Mechanic.
• Adventure alongside Deep Cut: Shiver, Frye, and Big Man.
• Explore the mysterious Spirhalite Islands.
• Single-player-focused action-shooter gameplay.
• Familiar Splatoon ink combat and movement.
• Treasure-hunting raid system.
• Collect valuable salvage and rare relics.
• Upgrade weapons and mechanical gadgets.
• Improve your Hideout Ship.
• Choose between Speed, Power, and Tactical Tanks.
• Fight massive groups of Salmonids.
• Discover new Salmonid forms.
• Use a powerful Deep Cut Bot Buddy.
• Unleash Showstopper attacks.
• Three adjustable difficulty levels.
• Difficulty does not affect raid loot.
• 2–4 player local wireless co-op.
• 2–4 player online co-op.
• Automatic multiplayer power scaling.
• amiibo support.
• HDR output on compatible displays.
• TV, Tabletop, and Handheld play supported.
• A fresh new way to experience the colorful Splatoon universe.