Splatoon 3

The third installment of Nintendo's popular paint-style ink-slinging third-person shooter. Splatoon 3 gives players a whole new world to explore with an interesting singleplayer mode and all the multiplayer madness that players have come to know and love from the series.

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Splatoon 3 Tag Page Cover Art
Third-Person Shooter
Released
September 9, 2022
ESRB
E10+ for Everyone 10+: Cartoon Violence
Developer(s)
Nintendo
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
phive
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer

Enter 4-on-4* ink-slinging battles in this colorful action shooter packed with style and attitude. As a squid-like Inkling, quickly cover your surroundings (and opponents) in ink with wild weaponry and swim through your own color to sneak and splat. Dive into the fresh fun with family and friends and make waves as a team. Get splatted by an opponent? No sweat! The goal in Turf War is to cover the most ground, so respawn and jump back into the inky action.

Keep it current with rotating items, seasonal catalogs, and special events: Variety is the spice of an Inkling’s life, so check out shops daily for a changing array of gear that is as fashionable as it is functional. Timed events like Splatfests bring different types of chaotic competition and content updates add even more weapons and stages. Earn points to get in-game items from season-specific catalogs to dress up your own personal locker and show your style.

Use inky new abilities and weapons to compete, cooperate, or clear up the mystery of the Fuzzy Ooze: Dynamic new moves like the Squid Surge and Squid Roll will help you and your fellow Inklings cover more ground and avoid enemy ink. Take aim with the bow-like Stringer and get slash happy with sword-like Splatanas—these new weapon types join an arsenal of fresh special weapons and sub weapons, too. Work together to collect Golden Eggs and fend off brand-new swarms of invading Salmonids in the co-op Salmon Run mode. Tackle a solo adventure alongside a Smallfry companion to solve the mystery of the Fuzzy Ooze in the offline story mode.

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While Splatoon 3 is focused on moving its own legacy forward, it still spares time to honor several outings of another prolific Nintendo franchise.

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Splatoon 3: Dualies Build Guide

There are five different types of Dualies in Splatoon 3, and here are the best builds for each.

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Splatoon 3's Salmon Run content has many bosses that each require a different strategy to defeat, and even more strategy to survive their attacks.

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Splatoon 3: Deserted Island Splatfest Results

The Splatfest results are in for the first official post-launch event in Splatoon 3 --here's who the winning team is.

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Splatoon 3 Splatfest: How to Join a Tricolor Battle

Tricolor Turf War is a special game mode that is available during Splatfests in Splatoon 3, and this guide explains how to engage with it.

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Splatoon 3 Splatfest: What Does Clout Do

Splatoon 3 introduces a new limited time resource called Clout, so here is how to get it, what it is used for, and how to earn a lot of it.

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Splatoon 3: What are Splatfest Festival Shells?

Splatoon 3's first post-launch Splatfest is underway, so players should make sure they pay attention to their Festival Shell collection.

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Splatoon 3: How to Make the Best Tableturf Deck

Splatoon 3's single-player tableturf battles have a decent amount of rewards, so having a strong deck to play against the NPCs is important.

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Splatoon 3: How To Get School Uniform

Splatoon 3 has a lot of outfits to buy and order, but there are some that are only obtainable through certain Amiibos, such as the school uniform.