Free-For-All
Splatoon is an entirely team-focused game, and that’s great, but at some point it’d be nice to shake things up a little bit with some new options. Salmon Run was a good horde-like variation, and now Splatoon 2 could definitely use some kind of free-for-all mode. Maps would need to be condensed a little bit, maybe half the size of what the game has now. However, eight players running around all with different colored ink would be insane, as well as a visual treat for the eyes. You could do a straight up deathmatch like in other shooters, but really Splatoon’s strength lies in its turf war game mode, and that’s just where a free-for-all would fit.
This would have to be a casual mode, of course, as having eight players all gunning for turf would be hard to keep completely organized for a Ranked match. As a fun, hectic alternative to Turf War, however, free-for-all would be pitch perfect.