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Splatoon Raiders is currently the 7th greatest game of all time on Metacritic, according to User Score
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Key Points:
- Splatoon Raiders holds a Metacritic User Score of 9.3, making it the seventh highest-rated video game of all time according to registered users, despite its critic score being 81 and ranking 64th for games released in 2026.
- User scores on Metacritic often reflect popularity or meme status rather than objective quality, as seen with games like Cory in the House ranking highly due to joke reviews, and scores tending to polarize at 0 or 10.
- The presence of Splatoon Raiders in the top user-rated games suggests a dedicated fanbase actively promoting the game, which is positive for Nintendo regardless of the score’s reliability.
- Metacritic has implemented a 36-hour delay on user score submissions to prevent early review bombing, encouraging players to spend time with the game before rating it.
- VGC praised Splatoon Raiders as a challenging and engaging single-player adaptation of Nintendo’s multiplayer series, highlighting its addictive gameplay loop of combat and upgrades.
