Splatoon Raiders Walkthrough Hub

Splatoon Raiders is a Switch 2 exclusive action-shooter that released on July 23, 2026. You play as a mechanic stranded with Deep Cut on the Spirhalite Islands, launching dungeon raids from a floating Hideout Ship. Progress is less about painting the most turf and more about picking the right dungeon type, surviving Salmonid pressure, and converting salvage into ship and kit upgrades.

This hub orients the campaign and the optional loops around it. Dive deeper with the dungeons guide, the island map overview, and the Hideout Ship systems page. For loadout prep, keep Controls, Items, and the raid checklist open beside the story route.

How progression actually works

Story advancement lives mainly in Past Adventures and key progression dungeons. Clearing them opens new islands, facilities, and sometimes stronger starter gear. Between those beats you should deliberately farm: Treasure Hunt for parts and scrolls, Shard Mining for Spirhalite Shards, Spirhalite gem search for rarer gems, Buried Ruins-style challenges for Relics, and Sampler Dungeons (compass challenges) for Skill Tomes that empower tanks.

Death is not a hard wipe of progress in the extract-everything sense—you keep weapons and salvage you already secured—but failing objectives still costs time. Play the difficulty that keeps fights readable: Tourist, Raider, or Survivalist only change enemy strength, not loot quality.

Splatoon Raiders Direct overview

Early story spine: Lehlo to Erpp

Start on Lehlo Island at Pantree Beach. It is a Raid Level 1 Past Adventures tutorial: explore, learn shoot/swim/heal against the visible health bar, beat the early boss beat, and recover the machine that gets repaired back on the ship. Expect a starter weapon reward and the door to Erpp Island content.

On Erpp Island, the early ladder typically runs:

1. Piel Coast — drill Spirhalite Crystals and secure treasure under rising Salmonid pressure.
2. Blansh Seaway — follow radar objectives and destroy crystal targets before the timer or swarm overwhelms you.
3. Scayl Buried Ruins — layered objectives that mix collection pressure with a serious boss fight.

Treat each clear as both story and a systems exam. If crystal defense fails, your issue may be gadget cadence from the Controls Hub rather than “not enough damage.”

Choosing dungeon types on purpose

When the map fills with icons, do not queue randomly:

• Need shards for weapon or facility costs? Prefer Shard Mining.
• Hunting gadget parts or Briny Scrolls? Treasure Hunt.
• Chasing tank power via Skill Tomes? Sampler Dungeons after you find Old Compasses.
• Building combat identity with Relic powers? Relic-focused ruins runs while wearing the tank you want the reward for.
• Advancing plot? Past Adventures / story markers first.

The dungeons page expands each type with farming intent. The map page explains how islands and compass reveals fit together.

Ship first, then greed

After every major story unlock, return to the Hideout Ship. Shiver’s Gadget Workshop, Frye’s Weapon Stash, Big Man’s Hoard, and the Mechanic’s Shack turn island junk into permanent strength. Ship level gates quality-of-life and advanced services, so dumping every shard into random weapon levels can stall construction. Read the Hideout Ship priorities before a long farm night.

Co-op without losing the plot

Raiders is solo-friendly and supports up to four players online or via local wireless after the dock radio unlock. Co-op shines on defense timers and boss burst windows, but hosts should still call the objective. A squad that ignores crystal drills will fail Piel Coast regardless of fashion-level weapons.

Call for Help exists for temporary assists when you are mostly solo. Use it on spiked story walls, then go back to self-sufficient clears so you are not stuck waiting on cooldowns.

Suggested next reads

• New to the pad? Controls Hub then best settings.
• Unsure what to farm? Items Hub plus materials and collectibles pages.
• Ready for a clean attempt? Raid checklist.
• Want a vibe check on the game itself? Review.

Post-game and live updates

Credits rolling does not mean the Spirhalite Islands go quiet. Post-game routes reopen harder dungeons, completion checks, and the kind of spike fights that assume your Weapon Stash and Gadget Workshop are maxed. The Post-Game Walkthrough sequences those beats: which icons appear after the finale, what Salmonarch and Bottomless Buffet expect from your kit, and how to loop back into ending requirements without losing a week to random Treasure Hunts.

If you stepped away after launch, read Patch Notes before you re-queue. Ver 1.1.0 shipped balance tweaks, new boss access, and fixes that change how some post-game nodes behave on Switch 2. Pair patch context with How to Unlock Endings when you are chasing a specific finale, and with the Guides Hub boss pages when a single dungeon is the only blocker left.

Endings checklist mindset

Multiple endings reward different island habits—some want thorough scroll collection, others care about Bond levels or facility tiers. Treat endings like a audit: confirm Hoard registration, ship level, and story marker clears, then follow the endings guide’s branch table instead of guessing from forum spoilers. The Items Hub and Briny Scrolls page help when a route demands collection proof you cannot fake with combat stats alone.