Overtime

Overtime on the timer.

Overtime^(NA), or Extra Time in Splatoon^(EU/OC), refers to a period right after the main timer reaches 0 in Ranked Battles, in which the losing team is given a final chance to win. The conditions in which Overtime begins vary between modes, but they generally revolve around the losing team having some sort of control over the main objective when regulation ends.

Splat Zones

In Splat Zones, Overtime begins if the losing team (with a higher timer count, or reaching the tied point later than opposition):

• has full control of all zones
• lost control less than ten seconds and not retaken by the winning team

at the moment of the end of regulation. After this point, Overtime ends when:

• The losing team lowers their timer below the winning team's timer, thereby giving the losing team the victory.
• The losing team loses control of a Splat Zone (i.e. Splat Zone neutralized), and cannot regain control within fifteen seconds.
  • On maps where there are two Splat Zones, the winning team needs to neutralize (or capture) at least one zone for ten seconds to win the match.
• The winning team retakes control of the Splat Zone.
  • On maps where there are two Splat Zones, the winning team has to take both of the Splat Zones in order to end the match immediately.

Tower Control

In Tower Control, Overtime begins if the losing team (with a shorter distance traveled) currently has control of the Tower. At this point, Overtime ends when:

• The losing team reaches a farther distance with the Tower than the winning team, giving them the victory.
• The winning team regains control of the Tower.
  • The number of players from the winning team on the tower must outnumber the players from the losing team on the tower.
• The losing team loses control of the Tower.
  • This is marked by the indicator turning from the losing team's color to the neutral Ranked Battle symbol and happens five seconds after all players leave the Tower.

Rainmaker

In Rainmaker, The "winning team" is the team who managed to carry the Rainmaker closer to the other team's base than the other team (if tied, the team who carried to the tied point first) and the "losing team" is "the other (team)."

Overtime begins when:

• The winning team loses control of the Rainmaker less than fifteen seconds before the end of regulation, if:
  • The winning team was not in control of the Rainmaker at the end of regulation.
  • The losing team did not lose control of the Rainmaker after the winning team lost control.
• The losing team is in control of the Rainmaker.
• The losing team breaks through the checkpoint in very recent control of the Rainmaker, less than a few seconds before the end of regulation.

Overtime ends when:

• The winning team regains control of the Rainmaker.
• The losing team fails to pick up the Rainmaker 10 seconds after:
  • Overtime commences.
  • (in Splatoon 3) The losing team breaks through the checkpoint.
• The losing team loses control of the Rainmaker.
• The losing team carries the Rainmaker past the winning team's score, giving them the victory.

Other info:

• If the Rainmaker has not been touched for the whole match, Team Alpha wins.
  • Team Alpha and Team Bravo are assigned randomly at the start of the match; players are not informed which they are on.
• The status of the Rainmaker shield (popped or not) does not matter.

Clam Blitz

In Clam Blitz, when time runs out and at least one team has scored, Overtime begins when either:

• The losing team has a Power Clam in their possession, or on the field that has not yet disappeared.
• The winning team's barrier is open.
• The losing team's barrier is open but they were winning when it was opened.

Overtime ends when:

• The winning team's barrier closes.
• The winning team scores.
• The losing team loses all of their Power Clams before opening the winning team's barrier.
• The losing team fails to open the winning team's barrier within twenty seconds.
• The losing team takes the lead, therefore giving them the victory.

If time runs out and neither team has scored, special Overtime begins. In this case, Overtime ends when either:

• One team manages to score, giving them a 20-0 victory.
• Three minutes of Overtime pass, after which the team that formed the most Power Clams throughout the match is awarded one point and a 1-0 victory. If both teams formed the exact same number of Power Clams, Team Alpha is awarded the victory.

Trivia

• There is an alarm like sound during Overtime if a team has control over the objective but doesn't have the lead. This acts as a warning for the team with the lead to try to prevent a loss.
• In Splatoon 3, when Overtime is triggered, the black box behind the word "Overtime!" changes color to match the losing team's ink color. As time passes, the color will gradually drain from the box, serving as a visual indicator of how much time the losing team has left to either take the lead or in some cases regain full control over the objective before Overtime ends.