Among Us

Among Us is a multiplayer social game (like Mafia) where you and your friends have to figure out who’s working with the team and who’s secretly trying to murder all of you. Watch your shipmates and listen carefully so you can spot lies and deception!

Mafia, But In Space

Among Us is a simple social game that involves two kinds of players: crewmates and imposters. At the start of each game, players are secretly assigned one of these two roles. The majority of the players, the crewmates, are tasked with running around a map with their 2d avatars and completing a variety of basic tasks. The imposters, on the other hand, must attempt to murder the crewmates one by one and prevent these tasks from being completed.

Crewmates have to complete basic tasks to win the game.

Assembling The Council

While imposters can kill crewmates that get close to them instantly (with a short cooldown), crewmates have the ability to summon the ship’s crew for a vote. In these votes, everyone is brought to a central location. You can then share any evidence, theories, or accusations that you’ve accumulated in your time completing tasks. Did you see the green player go through a vent and stab the blue player? Tell everyone else! At the conclusion of each meeting, you can choose to evict one player from the ship. Eject all of the imposters and you win!

Voting to evict the imposter

The big twist here is that you’re allowed to lie. Experienced imposters will work hard to create alibis for themselves while picking off crewmates that are far apart from their friends, making it difficult for concrete evidence of their actions to surface. This means that the crewmates will often be jumping at shadows. A misinterpreted chain of events can lead to the crewmates ejecting one of their own. A savvy imposter will help bolster incorrect theories and float a few of their own, turning the crewmates against each other and making victory certain for the stabby side.

Ejecting crewmates can have dire consequences for the good guys

A Viral Phenomenon

Among Us was a small indie game that found viral success in 2020 thanks to content creators on platforms like YouTube and Twitch. These days, it’s tough to find anyone on the internet who hasn’t experienced Among Us, whether it’s through firsthand play, watching a Let’s Play or a stream, or simply being exposed to the omnipresent “amogus” meme. This means that the game is familiar to most social groups. If you’ve got a hankering to play Among Us, talk to your friends – they’ll know what you’re talking about and they’ll probably be willing to set up a few games so you can experience the game for yourself.