Among Us

### Platform(s)

Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

### Release Date

**Android, iOS**
June 15, 2018
**Microsoft Windows**
November 16, 2018
**Nintendo Switch**
December 15, 2020
**PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S**
December 14, 2021

### Mode(s)

Multiplayer

***Among Us*** is an online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by American game studio Innersloth. It was released on iOS and Android devices in June 2018 and on Windows in November 2018, featuring cross-platform play between these platforms.

Due to the popularity of this game, *Among Us* has been inspired to create internet memes and well as various assets from that game.

## Gameplay

*Among Us* is a multiplayer game that requires four to ten players for a match to start. One, two, or three players (depending on what the host selected) are randomly chosen to be the impostor(s) each round.

At the start of the game, Crewmates are given "tasks" to complete around the map in the form of minigames, consisting of maintenance work on vital systems such as electrical rewiring and engine refueling. Impostors are given a fake list of tasks to blend in with Crewmates, although they are unable to actually complete any task. Impostors can sabotage vital systems and doors, covertly travel through air vents, and work with other Impostors to kill Crewmates. If a player dies, they become a ghost. Ghosts can pass through walls, are invisible to everyone except other ghosts, and can chat with other ghosts anytime, but not with any other player (since alive players can only chat during meetings, and the ghosts' texts are only visible to other ghosts); however, dead Crewmates must still complete their tasks. If an Impostor dies from being voted off, they can still sabotage to help the other Impostor(s). All players except ghosts have a limited cone of vision, only allowing them to see other players within a certain unblocked distance around them.

The Crewmates win by completing all tasks each, or by identifying and eliminating all Impostors. The Impostors win when the number of Impostors is equal to the number of Crewmates, or when a sabotage countdown reaches zero. Ghosts help their living teammates by completing tasks (as a Crewmate) or performing sabotages (as an Impostor). When an Impostor performs a sabotage, either there is an immediate consequence (such as all the lights being turned off) or a countdown begins. In the latter case, if the sabotage is not resolved before the countdown finishes, the Impostors win. Sabotages can be resolved by living players in varying ways depending on which sabotage is performed. Games can also end by players quitting the match if doing so fulfills any win condition; a player quitting is equivalent to them being eliminated, and a Crewmate quitting leads to their tasks being considered completed for the total.

## Maps

* The Skeld
* MIRA HQ
* Polus
* The Airship

## Trivia

* Henry Stickmin and Ellie from *Henry Stickmin* series, also created by Innersloth, appeared as downloadable pets.
* According to the game's creator Innersloth, *Among Us* took six months to enter open beta and more than six months to exit from open beta.
* His favorite role for this game is Crewmate.