

“The whole game is a murder mystery roleplay session,” Wilmar said.

They’re also inspiring players to share their experiences with others. The theatrics that ensue don’t just make for a fun video game. At its best, Among Us provides a sense of dread, panic, and then, if crewmates correctly deduce an imposter, triumph. So crewmates need to work as a team to piece together information in order to sleuth out death scenes. In Among Us, there is no way to tell who is and isn’t an imposter by just looking at their player character. Usually a game doesn’t need much interaction with your friends, or you can partner with just a couple at a time.” Willard went on, “There aren’t so many large multiplayer games that also force social interaction. Among Us pairs well with voice chat to provide direct but safe interaction with friends,” Forest Willard, programmer at InnerSloth, told Polygon. “Just as much as it’s a dramatic game, it’s also a social game. Released by InnerSloth back in 2018, the game’s popularity skyrocketed during the pandemic and has unexpectedly made it into one of the most recognizable titles of the year.Īmong Us is a game that gets its color through social interactions, and according to the team, that’s by design. The game has taken over the internet in recent weeks. A standard game can accommodate up to 10 players, with a standard rule set including eight crewmates and two imposters. In each match, a crew of players must figure out which of them is a killer alien in disguise, all while completing tasks to maintain the space station. Among Us is a murder mystery online multiplayer game, similar to the classic party game Mafia.
