Hide n Seek

**Hide n Seek** is a game mode in *Among Us*, released on December 9, 2022.

## Overview

The Impostor, also known as the Seeker, has to kill Crewmates who are hiding throughout the map. Living players have limited vision (configurable) and can only see what's ahead of their character. The Impostor is visually distinguished from the other Crewmates, having a permanently open mouth with sharp teeth and a wiggling tongue. The Crewmates have 3 minutes to survive. After there is 1 minute left, the Final Hide begins, the Crewmate locations can be hinted to The Impostor. During this last minute, The Impostor gains a speed boost and tasks are disabled for the rest of the game. The Timer Bar is also turned red. All Crewmates can use the Vent ability to hide from The Impostor but can only vent for a limited number of times per game and venting has a drastically reduced duration. The task bar is replaced by a timer bar, though tasks are still available, and completing them will reduce the time. The Impostor wins if all Crewmates are killed, otherwise, the Crewmates win.

## Gameplay Differences

* The game mode has a time limit of 3 minutes, but can be changed up to five minutes in the settings menu.
* After two minutes (configurable), the Final Hide begins. In this last phase, Impostor gets a speed boost (can be adjusted in Options) and the Seek ability, depending on if they don't have the ability yet. The timer bar and map become red, similar to during critical Sabotages. Crewmates can no longer complete tasks. During the Final Hide, pings will be emitted every 6 seconds (configurable), giving the Impostor a temporary location of all crewmates. The Ping interval can be adjusted in Options.
* Players have a limited cone of vision called the Flashlight which can be moved around. It can be removed, or its range can be altered in the options.
* There is only one Impostor, who is revealed to all players during the role reveal.
* In private lobbies, hosts can choose who is The Impostor, however in public lobbies, The Impostor is chosen randomly in a setting called "Round-robin".
* Quite rarely, but it is possible to get Impostor/Seeker multiple times in a row during the Round-Robin setting.
* The Impostor is taller and has an open mouth, fixed in a wicked grin, with sharp teeth and a wiggling needle tongue.
* The Impostor has a kill cooldown of 1 second.
* The Impostor can use the Seek ability in the final minute or once they have killed enough Crewmates, as mentioned before.
* All Crewmates are automatically Engineers and can Vent, but only a limited number of times. The number of vent uses and amount of seconds inside the vent allowed can be altered in the options. Also, The Impostor cannot vent.
* There is a Danger Meter on the top left corner that tells the Crewmates how close The Impostor is to the player. It changes from blue to yellow to red. It will start shaking once the Danger Meter is at 5, the highest.
* There is background music that gets louder and has more riffs, depending on the proximity to The Impostor. It can only be heard when alive, after being killed this music is fixed on the lowest level, even if you're next to them or spectating them.
* If you are The Impostor then the music played is slightly different and plays always.
* Underneath the timer, there is a set of grayed-out Crewmates, which will change depending on the player count. When The Impostor kills someone, an icon will be crossed out. When someone leaves the game for unknown reasons, an icon will disappear.
* There is a message that pops up on the screen which tells players when a Crewmate is killed, this also displays the nameplate of the victim.
* Ghosts cannot do tasks. Instead, they are prompted to "Enjoy the Chaos".
* Sabotage, emergency meetings, and Report are disabled. On all maps, the emergency button is also destroyed.
* On The Airship, the moving platform in Gap Room is inaccessible and stuck in the middle of the gap with a cross out sign on it.
* In this mode, any visor or skin cosmetics on The Impostor will be temporarily removed. However hat cosmetics are still visible.
* In this mode, pets tend to cause lag for all players. However this will probably be fixed.
* When the game starts, The Impostor falls to the ground, and after a few seconds, a mouth appears out of nowhere and The Impostor screams a terror scream. The Impostor animation plays on the bottom left corner of gap room on the Airship, as it is unknown where they will spawn.

### April Fools changes:

* For April Fools 2023, The Hide n Seek Mode is renamed, Horse Wrangling.
* All Crewmates are Horse-like creatures.
* The Seeker is replaced with a Rancher
* A unique kill screen will occur if the Rancher kills a Crewmate
* Horse Wrangling also has its unique music played during gameplay.

*Main article: April Fools*
## Fan-made version

Before the game mode was an official part of the game, players took upon themselves to create a rendition of the mode using features that were already present in the game. They colloquially refer to these games as "Hide N' Seek" or "Shift N' Seek", depending on whether the Shapeshifter role is enabled or not, and indicate these games by the host changing their username to one of these. Lobby options are selected to be in balance and emulate what is formerly known about Hide n Seek.

Rules often include all players refraining from starting an emergency meeting or using monitoring abilities, Crewmates and ghosts trying to complete their tasks, and Impostors having reduced vision while revealing themselves at the start and trying to kill the Crewmates without the use of vents or Sabotages. If Shapeshifters are enabled, they are expected to shift into their next target before killing them and can only unshift if they have killed them or are about to change their target.

## Gallery

### UI

The Timer BarThe Impostor distance meter, also known as the Danger Meter shown on Crewmate's screensAll death slices that indicate when Crewmates die
### Impostor

The base sprite for The Impostor's idle appearanceThe Impostor's appearanceThe Impostor walkingThe Impostor venting (Using in The Fungle on the zipline)The Impostor during the tongue killThe Cowboy Impostor during the wrangled kill animation.Red as The Impostor