Third installment of [i][[Splatoon (series)|]][/i], released in 2022 for the [[Nintendo Switch]].

The game launched with four gameplay modes, those being: [b]Turf War[/b], a multiplayer mode playing similar to Regular Battles in previous games; [b]Anarchy Battle[/b], a multiplayer mode playing similar to Ranked Battles in [[Splatoon 2]] with a group of rotating game styles; [[Salmon Run (splatoon)|Salmon Run: Next Wave]], an updated version of the co-op mode introduced in Splatoon 2; and [b]Return of the Mammalians[/b], a single-player campaign focusing on the new [[Squidbeak Splatoon]] member [b][[Agent 3 (Splatoon 3)|]][/b] as they deal with the onset of Fuzzy Ooze, a substance that bestows mammalian traits onto creatures that touch it. After launch, a fifth mode was added as DLC making up "Wave 2" of the Expansion Pass, [b][[Splatoon 3: Side Order|Side Order]][/b], a single-player campaign focusing on [b][[Agent 8 (Splatoon)|]][/b], returning from [[Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion|Octo Expansion]], as they take on a mysterious tower called the Spire of Order.

Other features include [[Splashtag (splatoon)|]]s and {{Splatoon_3 locker|customizable lockers}}.

h4. Characters (WIP)

[tn]See [[Splatoon 3: Side Order|Side Order]] wiki for the list of characters in the expansion. See [[Jelleton]] wiki for the list of Jelleton enemies that appear in the expansion.[/tn]

h5. NPC Characters

* [[Shiver (splatoon)|]]
* [[Frye (splatoon)|]]
* [[Big Man (splatoon)|]]
* [[Gnarly Eddy (splatoon)|]]
* [[Nails (splatoon)|]]
* [[Mr. Coco (splatoon)|]]
* [[Jel La Fleur]]
* [[Harmony (splatoon)|]]

h5.Band Characters

h6. C-Side

h6. Front Roe

* [[NAMIDA (splatoon)|]]
* [[ICHIYA (splatoon)|]]
* Unnamed Bassist
* [[MURASAKI (splatoon)|]]

h6. Busy Vacation feat. Tentacles (Damp Socks feat. Off The Hook)

* Unnamed Guitarist
* Unnamed Bassist
* Unnamed Drummer
* [[Pearl (splatoon)|]]
* [[Marina (splatoon)|]]

h4. See also

* [[List of weapons in Splatoon]]
* [[Splatoon 1]]
* [[Splatoon 2]]
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