Splatoon 3
Enter the Splatlands, a sun-scorched desert inhabited by battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings. Splatsville, the city of chaos, is the adrenaline-fueled heart of this dusty wasteland. Even in this desolate…
Splatoon 3 is a platform developed by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5, released 9 September 2022 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.
What Splatoon 3 is
Splatoon 3 is a platform game developed by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 and released in 2022. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Join Agent 3 in a fight against the evil Octarian army in story mode. Discover the secrets of Alterna, the Fuzzy Ooze, and how they connect to the mode's theme, "Return of the Mammalians.”
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 8 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Splatoon series
Splatoon 3 is the 17th of 21 entries we hold in the Splatoon series. It arrived 11 months after Super Smash Bros Ultimate: Judd Hat. The next entry was Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass in 2023. Its critic score of 82 is 3 points below the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 93.
How it was received
Splatoon 3 holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 77% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 98 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 80 hrs, roughly 16 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Splatoon 3 launched on 9 September 2022, within three weeks of The Last of Us Part I, Return to Monkey Island, Metal: Hellsinger and Grounded. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us Part I, Return to Monkey Island, Metal: Hellsinger, Grounded.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Splatoon 3 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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