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Tourist
An official difficulty name. Nintendo has not published additional mechanical detail in the source used by this guide.
Difficulty facts / checked July 30, 2026
Difficulty changes the fight.
Not the loot.
Nintendo's public listing names three modes and gives one crucial rule: you may change difficulty at any time, and it affects combat rather than the loot you can get.
Read Nintendo's listingOfficial names
Tourist, Raider, and Survivalist.
These are Nintendo's three published difficulty names. Nintendo's page does not supply a complete public table of enemy values, timers, or mode-by-mode mechanics, so the useful guide is the confirmed rule rather than an invented numerical comparison.
02
Raider
An official difficulty name. It should not be treated as a mandatory default without a cited recommendation.
03
Survivalist
An official difficulty name. The store listing does not publish a full public stat breakdown for it.
Source: Nintendo Store listing.
The confirmed rule
Change the combat challenge without locking away loot.
Nintendo says difficulty can be changed at any time. It also says difficulty affects combat, not the loot you can get. For a first-time player, that is the actionable decision: choose the combat pressure that feels right for the current run without assuming a reward penalty from the published information.
What remains unknown
A named mode is not a complete difficulty spreadsheet.
The official listing supports the mode names, the ability to change difficulty, and the combat-versus-loot distinction. It does not, in the same source, verify specific health multipliers, spawn rates, unlock conditions, or a recommended setting for solo or co-op.
Safe to say
Difficulty affects combat.
This is Nintendo's published distinction.
Safe to say
Loot is not affected.
Nintendo explicitly says the loot you can get does not change with difficulty.
Do not assume
Exact numbers or best setting.
Those require a separately attributable official or firsthand source.
FAQ
Splatoon Raiders difficulty questions.
What are the difficulty levels?
Nintendo lists Tourist, Raider, and Survivalist.
Can I change difficulty later?
Yes. Nintendo says difficulty can be changed at any time.
Does difficulty change loot?
Nintendo says it affects combat, not the loot you can get.
Which difficulty is best for co-op?
Nintendo's public listing does not recommend a particular setting for co-op. It does state that player power automatically scales during co-op.
Source standard
Check the live official wording.
This page only makes the difficulty claims Nintendo has published. It will be updated if Nintendo adds a fuller explanation.
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