Splatoon Raiders

Splatoon Raiders is a 2026 third-person shooter game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2. It is the first spinoff of the Splatoon series and the fourth installment overall. Set on the remote Spirhalite Islands, Raiders has the player take on the role of a mechanic. Accompanied by Shiver, Frye, and Big Man of the idol group Deep Cut, they explore the islands in search of treasure and are intercepted by its hostile inhabitants called Salmonids.

Development on Raiders began during the later period of Splatoon 3's update cycle. Inspired by the cooperativeSplatoon game mode Salmon Run, it was conceived to offer unique gameplay experiences from past Splatoon games and serve as an approachable entry point to the series for newcomers. The team wanted to give players more dynamic movement and combat options through a flexible and customizable "gadget" system. While the Spirhalite Islands were at first designed as having a light-hearted, tropical resort-like aesthetic, the team opted to make them derelict and unsettling. Deep Cut was chosen to take center stage in the story as developers felt they had been inadequately explored as characters in the single-player campaign of Splatoon 3.

Splatoon Raiders was released on July 23, 2026. It received generally positive reviews, being praised for its art direction and gameplay's emphasis on experimentation, but criticized for a lack of innovation.