{"id":789137,"date":"2026-07-28T10:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/789137\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:49:10","slug":"splatoon-raiders-user-scores-are-off-to-a-splashing-start-on-metacritic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/789137\/","title":{"rendered":"Splatoon Raiders’ User Scores Are Off To A Splashing Start On Metacritic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Splatoon<\/a> Image: Nintendo<\/p>\n

The excitement for Splatoon Raiders<\/a> might not have been as big as certain other first-party Nintendo titles in the lead-up to its release, but now that it’s out, the Switch 2 exclusive is getting a lot of praise from fans.<\/p>\n

As highlighted by Kotaku<\/a>, it’s been so positively received since arriving on Nintendo’s new system last week that it’s currently sitting in the “top-10 highest user-rated” games of all time<\/a> on the review aggregate website Metacritic.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, it’s in seventh place, with a score of 9.3\/10 based on more than 700 user ratings. The competition is mostly serious stuff, with Clair Obscur<\/a> in the top spot. This user score also reportedly makes it the top user-rated Nintendo game on Metacritic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In terms of 2026 releases, this current user score makes it the second highest-rated game of the year<\/a>, behind Resident Evil Requiem<\/a>. While there’s no guarantee it will stay up, this positive reception is a fantastic start for an entry that removes the core competitive multiplayer experience.<\/p>\n

According to our own poll here on Nintendo Life, nearly 50% of respondents rate Splatoon Raiders an “excellent” 9\/10 stars, with almost 25% of users awarding it a perfect score. We gave it 9\/10 in our own review, calling it the “best single-player Splatoon”, with incredibly robust multiplayer options for anyone wanting to splat some Salmonids with friends and family.<\/p>\n

“It looks good, runs fantastically, and you can play practically the whole thing with friends if you wish. Not only that, but Nintendo\u2019s flogging it for a bargain price. It may not push any boundaries within the genre per se, but it\u2019s difficult to find anything negative to say about it, it really is a must-play for almost anyone.”<\/p>\n

How are you finding Splatoon Raiders so far? Are you hooked on the gameplay loop yet? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

[source kotaku.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\tRelated Games<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Nintendo The excitement for Splatoon Raiders might not have been as big as certain other first-party Nintendo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":789138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1299,75,186615,74],"class_list":["post-789137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-splatoon","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=789137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=789137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=789137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}