Stage


 * Not to be confused with Octo Valley missions, Octo Canyon missions, Octo Expansion stations, Return of the Mammalians missions, Salmon Run stages or Salmon Run Next Wave stages.

Stages are arenas where battles take place in the SS undefined' multiplayer modes.

Each stage has its own unique scenery and layout. Some stages feature mechanics that were introduced in the single-player modes.

Splatoon
The first game in the series, Splatoon has 16 stages.

Splatoon 2
Splatoon 2 has 23 standard stages, featuring 14 all-new stages and 9 stages returning from Splatoon. It also introduced Shifty Station, a Splatfest-exclusive stage with 24 unique layouts that rotated between fests.

Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3 has 20 total stages, with 10 new stages largely set in The Splatlands, along with 4 returning stages from Splatoon and 6 returning stages from Splatoon 2 set in Greater Inkopolis.

Stage data
By analyzing the percentages given out by Judd at the end of a match, it is possible to know what a level's inkable surface area is. For instance, at the end of a match, if one team gets 400 Battle Points and the other gets 600 (for a total of 1000 points of turf inked), and the percentages for each are 33.3% and 50%, respectively, that means the stage's total possible turf area is 1200 points (400 * (1 / 0.333) = 600 * (1 / 0.5) = 1200).

However, since the display is rounded down, the result may sometimes be ambiguous and multiple results need to be intersected to reach the exact number. For example, for 600p and 50%, any total in the range 1198-1200p would result in 50.0% when rounding down to 0.1% - but if another result was collected showing that 751p is 62.5% (possible totals: 1200-1201p), the only possible value that satisfies both is exactly 1200p. Calculating using the total (in the example above, (400 + 600) * (1 / (0.333 + 0.5)) ) should be avoided, as it doubles the margin of error and could give even less accurate results.

Trivia

 * Some stages have user posts displayed around the stage.
 * In Splatoon, Blackbelly Skatepark is the smallest map having only 1,528p of inkable turf.
 * Piranha Pit is the largest map in Splatoon, having a total 3,127p of inkable turf.
 * In Splatoon 2, Walleye Warehouse is the smallest map having only 1,632p of inkable turf.
 * Piranha Pit is the largest map in Splatoon 2, having a total 3,081p of inkable turf.
 * In Splatoon 3, Mahi-Mahi Resort is the smallest map having only 1,693p of inkable turf.
 * Wahoo World is the largest map in Splatoon 3, having a total 3,044p of inkable turf.