a third-person shooter video game  It is the third game in the Splatoon-series following Splatoon_2. Like its predecessors in the Splatoon-series, the game consists of online multiplayer (player versus player and player versus environment) alongside a single-player campaign, all featuring combat based around ink.

The game was first revealed in a teaser trailer on 17 February 2021 and was subsequently released on 9 September 2022. The game received generally favorable reviews, with praise for its additional maps, single player campaign, and customization options, but criticism for its matchmaking and disconnection issues and lack of new content. As of 31 March 2023 Splatoon 3 has now sold 10.67 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest-selling game in the franchise and one of the best-selling Switch games. In klings are a fictional species of humanoid cephalopods and also the customizable characters that players take control of within the the Splatoon-series, along with Octolings.

As the main protagonists, they won't die, and instead easily respawn after being ""splatted."" When first starting the game, the player is given the option to choose between genders (boy and girl), eye colors, and skin colors. These can be changed later from the Options menu. They also have no bones. Some may think they have some sort of alternative, such as cartilage. Inklings are said to have some kind of gene that allows them to see certain colors in certain ways.