Splatoon 3 Side Order: How Long to Beat

The Spire of Order is at the center of Splatoon 3: Side Order, and players who want to see the DLC’s end credits must put their efforts toward clearing its 30 Floors. Clearing the tower once does not need to mark the end of a fan’s time with Side Order, though, as there are incentives to complete numerous runs. This guide is here to dive deeper into those incentives, and it will give players an understanding of how long it takes to beat Splatoon 3: Side Order.

Splatoon 3: Side Order – How Long to Beat

The first phase of a player’s time with this DLC focuses on completing its tutorial run and becoming consistent at fully clearing the Spire of Order. The duration of this phase is highly variable, as some players will be able to clear all 30 Floors in Splatoon 3: Side Order as soon as their first attempt, while others will need to make many permanent upgrades before that becomes possible. Fans that find themselves in the first group should expect to spend around two hours reaching the end credits, while those in the second group may have a much longer journey ahead of them.

Splatoon 3 Side Order: All Locker Rewards (So Far) & How to Get Keys

Players can find details on what is inside the lockers in Splatoon 3’s Side Order DLC, and information about how to open them, here.

Once a player is past the first phase and is able to complete Splatoon 3‘s Side Order DLC consistently, they should expect full clears to take around 35 to 45 minutes. Indeed, while it is certainly possible for the length of a run to fall outside those boundaries, it is expected that this is a reasonable estimate for most players, and it will be used to inform this guide’s take on 100% completion.

With respect to 100% completion, players who want to unlock absolutely everything that the DLC has to offer will need to clear the Spire of Order with every Palette in Splatoon 3: Side Order. That means 12 full clears of the tower, putting 100% completion at around 7-9 hours. To reiterate, that estimate does not include the hours that will be spent becoming proficient at completing the tower, as that will vary wildly across the playerbase.

For those fans that would like to know more about the incentives associated with 100% completion, the repeated clearing of the Spire of Order makes it possible to claim all the locker rewards and purchase all the items from Cipher’s Siftings. Those rewards and items include decorations, stickers, banners, and gear that can be used outside the Order District, allowing players to show off their mastery of the DLC in their lockers and multiplayer matches. Fans will also obtain all the Splatoon 3: Side Order Replica weapons while working toward 100% completion, providing even more reasons to pursue the endeavor.