# Splatoon

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Splatoon and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Splatoon as a Nintendo game that stays safe for kids because it has no chat or user-generated content, and as a successful new franchise.

## Why people recommend it

- Safe for kids, no chat or user content (1 comments): "it manages to stay safe for kids because of the lack of chat and user generated content for the most part" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46050126))
- Successful new franchise from Nintendo (1 comments): "when they want to establish a new franchise they are often successful, see e.g. Splatoon" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48815837))
- Minigame played while waiting for matches (1 comments): "Splatoon on the Wii U had a minigame you could play while waiting, but as it was during the multiplayer matchmaking process, not loading, it avoided the patent." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45871809))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Helldivers 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/helldivers-2.md): 50 recommend
- [Triple-A Minesweeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triple-a-minesweeper.md): 40 recommend
- [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2.md): 33 recommend
- [Red Dead Redemption 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dead-redemption-2.md): 28 recommend
- [Grand Theft Auto (1997)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grand-theft-auto.md): 28 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Splatoon", https://hackerapproved.com/p/splatoon/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).