Splatoon Raiders leads this week's Nintendo eShop North America lineup

Nintendo's North American eShop update for 23rd July is live, headlined by Splatoon Raiders — a new single-player-focused action game for Nintendo Switch 2 priced at $49.99.

In Splatoon Raiders, you play as a mechanic teaming up with Deep Cut, the trio of swashbuckling musicians from the Splatoon series, to raid the mysterious Spirhalite Islands for treasure. The game lets you customize your character, equip mechanical gadgets and ink-splattering weapons, and fight off waves of Salmonids. One Deep Cut member always raids alongside you as a powerful bot companion, and the game also supports online co-op for up to four players as well as local wireless play.

Splatoon Raiders is a notable spin-off for the franchise — the mainline Splatoon series has built a dedicated fanbase since the original Wii U release, and Deep Cut, introduced in Splatoon 3, gets a starring role here. The game launching as a Switch 2 exclusive positions it as one of the system's early marquee titles.

Other titles arriving on the eShop this week include Xenotilt and Syvalion. Nintendo Life's full review of Splatoon Raiders is already up if you want the verdict before hitting buy.