Among Us

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**Among Us** is a 2018 multiplayer social deduction game, developed and published by Innersloth LLC. It was initially released on iOS and Android platforms
in June 2018, then later saw a Windows release in August. The game has since been ported to macOS and Nintendo Switch devices in November 2020 and December respectively, and has been confirmed for an Xbox release.

## Overview

Among Us takes place on a spaceship in outer space. There are two roles; The Impostor and the Crewmates. There can be a total of 10 players in an online game, with up to 3 impostors. The Impostors' objective is to eliminate the players and Sabotage using either aggressive and defensive, or passive tactics before the Crewmates complete all of their tasks or discover everyone's true identity. The Crewmate's objective is to complete all of their tasks while figuring out who The Impostor are. All tasks are maybe visual and provide a user-friendly interface for players of all levels and ages.

## Gameplay

Players are able to join games created by other players, either public or private. After joining a game, players are taken to the game's lobby, where they may customize their character while waiting for the game's host to set the game's options and start the game. At the beginning of games, players are assigned one of two roles: Crewmate or Impostor. The Crewmates' goal is to complete tasks while trying to discover who is or is not An Impostor, while The Impostors' goal is to kill off The Crew while preventing others from discovering their role.

During standard gameplay, Crewmates must go around the map, completing tasks and keeping an eye on others. Impostors must attempt to blend in with The Crew, while killing off Crewmates between kill cooldowns. Additionally, Impostors may Sabotage, causing something on the map to break down. Crewmates must resolve these Sabotages by completing simple tasks in a certain locations, although Impostors are able to do so as well. Some Sabotages are known as critical Sabotages, where an alarm plays and players have a limited time to resolve the Sabotage before The Impostors automatically win.

When a Crewmate is killed, players may report their dead body left behind to start an emergency meeting. Alternatively, players may press the emergency button to start one without the need for a dead body. This will allow all living players to talk with each other via text, and attempt to discover who is An Impostor. During this time, Impostors must protect their identity from The Crew.

During some point in an emergency meeting, voting will begin, allowing players to send in votes on who they think is An Impostor. Alternatively, players may choose to not vote, or instead choose to skip the vote. At the end of voting, the player with the most votes is ejected, becoming a ghost. If a tie between multiple players occurs, or most players chose to skip voting, no player will be ejected. Standard gameplay continues from here.

The Crewmates win once all Impostors have left the game or been ejected, or each Crewmate has completed all of their tasks. The Impostors win once at least half of the living players remaining are Impostors, or a critical Sabotage's countdown reaches zero seconds. When either role wins, the screen fades to black, showing the players of the winning role. From there, players may rejoin the same game, taking them back to the lobby, or leave the game.

## Maps

### The Skeld

The Skeld is the first map of Among Us, also becoming the only free map in the game before June 2020. The Skeld is set within a turtle-shaped spaceship, which the crewmates used to travel around outer space. Crewmates must complete their tasks and figure out who the impostor is.

### MIRA HQ

MIRA HQ is the second map released on Among Us. Unlike others, the map was released as paid content and set on a sky base, rather than a spaceship. The map was officially announced on August 3, 2019, and was released on August 8, 2019. Unlike The Skeld, impostors can freely roam around vents.

### Polus

Polus is the third map of Among Us, announced on November 1, 2019. It takes place in a research base on the rocky, purple planet of Polus. This map have similarities from both The Skeld and MIRA HQ while also having it's features. Due to being a terrestrial planet, there are no ventilation systems on the planet, but rather being holes. This map is also currently the largest.

## References

1. ↑ Tuttle, Will (2020-10-10). Update: Among Us Available Now with Xbox Game Pass for PC, Coming 2021 to Xbox Game Pass for Console. Retrieved on January 30, 2021. “One of the biggest gaming hits of 2020 is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC, as we’re excited to announce that InnerSloth’s Among Us will be coming to the service soon.”