Among Us
Social-deduction game — crew mates complete tasks on a spaceship while impostors try to kill them and blend in.
🌤indoor
What is Among Us?
Among Us is a social-deduction online multiplayer game developed by Innersloth and released in 2018 — quietly, before exploding in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic when streamers picked it up. 4–15 players are cast as Crewmates (who must complete tasks and identify the Impostors) or Impostors (who must kill Crewmates and blend in). Emergency meetings and voting sessions are the game's chaotic beating heart.
Quick facts
Category
Video Games
Type
Team sport
Players
4–15
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
2018, Innersloth (Austin, Texas) — went viral in 2020 pandemic
Olympic
No
Popularity
global
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified