At the start of the game, Crewmates are assigned "tasks" to complete around the map in the form of minigames, minipuzzles, and simple toggles, mostly consisting of maintenance work on vital systems such as fixing wires and downloading data.
Impostors can likewise win in two ways: either by killing or ejecting all Crewmates, or by sabotaging a critical system on the map (provided the Crewmates do not resolve it in time). The Crewmates can win the game one of two ways: either by completing all assigned tasks or by ejecting all Impostors. As of 2023, five playable maps are available: a spaceship called "The Skeld", an office building called "MIRA HQ", a planet base called "Polus", "The Airship", a setting from Innersloth's Henry Stickmin series, and the Fungle, a mushroom jungle map. Up to three players are randomly and secretly chosen to be the Impostors each round. Īmong Us is a multiplayer game for four to fifteen players. Any player, including the killer, can report the dead body and trigger a meeting. White's vision of the pink player has been partially obscured by the wall. Gameplay In this gameplay screenshot of the original map, The Skeld, the white Impostor has killed the blue Crewmate. The game and its stylized characters have been the subject of various internet memes. It received favorable reviews from critics for fun and entertaining gameplay.
While the game was initially released in 2018 to little mainstream attention, it received a massive rise in popularity in 2020 due to many Twitch streamers and YouTubers playing it during the COVID-19 pandemic. The game was inspired by the party game Mafia and the science fiction horror film The Thing. Crewmates work to complete assigned tasks in the game while identifying and voting out suspected Impostors (who appear identical to Crewmates) using social deduction, while Impostors have the objective of killing the Crewmates. Each player takes on one of two roles: most are Crewmates, but a small number are Impostors. A virtual reality adaptation, Among Us VR, was released on November 10, 2022.Īmong Us takes place in space-themed settings where players are colorful, armless cartoon astronauts.
It was ported to the Nintendo Switch in December 2020 and on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in December 2021. The game allows for cross-platform play it was released on iOS and Android devices in June 2018 and on Windows later that year in November. In the options, you can also choose to use mouse only, which mirrors mobile controls.Among Us is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by American game studio Innersloth. And all in style as you get to choose your favorite color, outfit, and hat.Ĭross-platform: play with your friends between PC, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS! Quickchat allows you to build your arguments and defenses quickly and easily during those emergency meetings. Play as an Impostor: Cause chaos, sneak around, and frame innocent bystanders! Winning involves killing off every Crewmate - think you’re a master of sabotage?Ĭustomization: Choose how you want to play! Add more impostors, tasks, decrease visibility and more. Life as a Crewmate: Complete all your tasks on the ship to win, but watch out for Impostors! Report dead bodies and call emergency meetings to vote the Impostors out. To our crew both old and new - thanks for playing Among Us. Horn honk: the "Stabilize Steering" task on the Airship has a honkable horn.New kill screen menu: indicates who died between rounds (RIP) to help you remember.Updated graphics: the crew's look is cleaner and beanier than ever.15 player lobbies: play with EVEN MORE of your friends.Hey Crewmates! Among Us celebrated its 3th birthday on June 15th, and our gift to you is a special update. Enjoy cross-platform play between mobile, PC, and Switch. Originally created as a party game, we recommend playing with friends at a LAN party or online using voice chat. Play with 4-15 players online or via local WiFi as you attempt to prepare your spaceship for departure, but beware as one or more random players among the Crew are Impostors bent on killing everyone!