With everyone being stuck in quarantine because of Covid 19, people have had more time for hobbies like video games. One game in particular has grown in popularity because of this. That game is called “Among Us.”
“Among Us” is a multiplayer deduction game developed by InnerSloth, an American game studio. The game was originally released in June 2018, but gained popularity mid-2020.
When playing “Among Us,” the players are all randomly assigned one of two rolls: Crewmate or Imposter. Four to 10 players are able to play at a time. Without knowing who is who, players are to try to complete tasks that are assigned to them at the beginning of each round while trying to figure out who the imposter or imposters are. There is then a voting portion, where Crewmates have the opportunity to vote potential Imposters out.
The goal of the Crewmates is to either complete all the tasks or to vote out all the Imposters, however the Imposters try to kill all the Crewmates before they complete all their tasks by sabotaging and framing other players.
Thanks to Sodapoppin, a Twitch streamer, “Among Us” started its growth in popularity in July 2020. “Among Us” has grown so much that YouTube reported videos about “Among Us” were viewed 4 billion times in September 2020 and TikTok videos related to “Among Us” had over 13 billion views in October 2020.
“Among Us” has even popularized new internet memes, a phenomena called “crewsona” and slang words like “sus” which means ‘suspicious’ that, contrary to popular belief, has been in use long before the game’s release.
Currently, “Among Us” has a 4.5 star rating on the Google Play store with over four million reviews. This is a fun game that is definitely worth a try. It’s very ‘sus’ of you if you haven’t played it yet.
