Among Us (translated as between us) is an online multiplayer and party genre video game developed by the American company InnerSloth and distributed between June and November 2018 for Android, iOS and Windows platforms. On December 15, 2020, its availability on Nintendo Switch was announced, while its adaptation to Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S consoles was confirmed for December 14, 2021.12 8 Later, its launch for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation was announced. 5 with exclusive skins.

The plot of the game consists of a group of crew members aboard a spaceship who must supervise the proper functioning of the vehicle, while at the same time investigating the "imposters" who try to sabotage the ship and kill them during each game.13

A couple of years after its appearance on the market, in 2020 it enjoyed greater popularity thanks to the videos published by Twitch and YouTube streamers in which games of the game are shared.3​14​15​16​17​ As As a result, on September 17 of that year, more than 85 million downloads were recorded on mobile devices. According to the company Sensor Tower, only in the United States it has accumulated 20 million downloads, in Brazil about 16 million, and in Mexico almost 7 million; that between these three American countries they added more than half in downloads.18

Although the studio had announced the development of a sequel, they discarded that option and chose to improve the existing one. During the year 2020, it inspired Internet memes that helped it capture a greater number of followers online, only in the period of August 2019 and August 2020 grew 661% in downloads globally.202122
Index

1 game mode
2 Development, release and popularity
2.1 Early development
2.2 Popularity
2.2.1 Initial surge in popularity
2.2.2 Continued popularity
2.3 Planned updates
3 hacks
4 Reception
4.1 Awards and nominations
5 See also
6 notes
7 References
8 Further reading
9 external links

Game mode

Among Us is a multiplayer video game for four to fifteen players set in a spaceship. In each game, a host is responsible for creating the game and selecting the number of "impostors" the session should have, which are players who must sabotage the tasks and kill the other crew members of the ship without being discovered. The latter in turn are in charge of discovering the impostors and carrying out the "maintenance tasks" of the vehicle. A match can take place on one of four available maps: The Skeld, centered on the interior of a ship, Mira HQ, set on a space station, Polus, based on a research base, 123, or The Airship, located in a blimp.24

At the start of the game, crewmen are given "tasks" to complete around the map in the form of mini-games, consisting of maintenance work on vital systems such as electrical rewiring and engine refueling. Impostors are given the same "tasks" to mingle with the crew, though they cannot complete the same. Their purpose is to sabotage vital systems, covertly travel through air vents, and work with other impostors to kill crewmates. walls, be invisible to all except other ghosts, and cannot communicate with living players; however, their tasks are still active.2726 All players except ghosts have a limited field of vision,28 which only allows them to see other players within a certain distance around them.29

Crewmen win by completing all tasks or by identifying and eliminating all Impostors. Conversely, impostors win when the number of impostors equals the number of crewmates or a sabotage countdown reaches zero. Ghosts assist their living teammates by completing tasks (as Crewman) or performing sabotage (as Impostor). When an impostor carries out a sabotage, the operation of the ship or place is altered and, for example, the lights go out or a countdown begins. In the latter case, if the sabotage is not resolved before the countdown ends, the impostors win. Sabotages can be resolved by living players in different ways depending on the type of sabotage being performed.302726 The game also ends when players leave a match and secure some win condition; a player quitting is equivalent to being eliminated, and a teammate quitting causes their tasks to be considered completed for the total.3132

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