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Among Us

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Developer: InnerSloth
Release Date: June 15, 2018

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'Among Us' Details 2024 Development Roadmap

by Rainier on May 8, 2024 @ 10:25 a.m. PDT

Among Us is an online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-10 players...in space!

Join your Crewmates in a multiplayer game of teamwork and betrayal!

Play online with 4-15 players as you attempt to hold your spaceship together and return to civilization. But beware – there may be an alien Impostor aboard!

One or more of your Crewmates has been replaced with dangerous shapeshifters – Impostors. Their goal is to eliminate the rest of the crew before the ship reaches home. The Impostors will sabotage the ship, sneak through vents, deceive, and frame others to remain anonymous and kill off the crew.

When the game begins, players stay quiet and try to complete their task… until the Impostor strikes! Once a body is reported or someone suspects something, the surviving crew openly debate who could be Impostors and possibly eject a crew member from the game. Meanwhile, the Impostors try to pretend they’re Crewmates and confuse everyone! If Impostors remain after the crew votes, everyone goes back to maintaining the ship until another body is found. If all Impostors are eliminated or the Crewmates complete all their tasks, the crew wins!


Helloooooo Crewmates,

Our roadmap for 2024 is here! Yes… I know… half the year has almost gone by. I will accept my punishment of ejection on their behalf (but I’ll still cry about it).

Are you wondering why it took so long to share? It’s a good question. Our team was redefining our process for updates and how we organize them, finding out what matters most *looks at that player survey from a couple months ago*, and taking a well deserved nap, etc..

Roadmap 2024 – Our Plans

New Roles

Since we introduced the Engineer, Scientist, and Shapeshifter back in 2021, new roles has been one of the highest requested additions to the game – and for good reason! Roles introduced a new way to betray and bewilder Crewmates, and more ways to gather evidence against the Impostors.

Soon we’ll introduce more brand new roles each with their own little quirk that make for some very interesting lobbies. I can’t guarantee they’ll help you avoid an untimely ejection but who knows… it’s all about how you play!

Better Lobby Filtering

We’re improving how you find lobbies through a more refined set of search settings.

Make the Lobby Settings Pretty

Our looooooooong list of settings is getting a facelift. Say hello to snappy menus so you can easily see all the settings you can change as a host, and have a quick view of the important ones as you join lobbies.

Cosmetics and Collabs

Our true calling – Bean fashion. We’re cooking up more ways for you to slay while you slay.

Y’all know how we get down with the cute, goofy, and chaotic collabs with other studios. We’re rolling the dice and hoping to continue blowing your minds this year. No one is safe. (sorry Red)

Quality of Life

Along with the lobby settings and filtering mentioned above, we’re sprucing up other items that will make your ears (do Crewmates even have ears?) perk up. We’re cooking up other changes too – music for the lobbies (a Puffballs United original of course), Crewmate chatter popping at the top of the screen, and more.

More +

This is where I’m allowed to talk about [REDACTED]. Can’t say more than that ’cause we like surprising you!

Wooooooo, that’s a lot of stuff! The team is hard at work checking notes and prepping their tasks to make these plans a reality, so don’t expect all of these to be completed in the order shown above.

We’re excited and can’t wait to get these changes into your lovely, non-Impostor-knife-wielding hands.

The Crew

  • Win by completing tasks to prepare the ship or ejecting all Impostors.
  • React quickly to undo the Impostor's sabotages.
  • Check the Admin map and Security cameras to keep tabs on other Crewmates.
  • Report any dead bodies immediately to start discussion of who the suspected Impostor is.
  • Call emergency meetings to discuss suspicious behavior.
  • Vote to eject suspected Impostors.

The Impostor

  • Kill crewmates and frame bystanders.
  • Pretend to run tasks to blend in with the crewmates.
  • Sneak through the vents to quickly move about the ship.
  • Use sabotages to cause chaos and divide the crew.
  • Close doors to trap victims and kill in private.

Key Features:

  • Customization: Pick your color and hat.
  • Lots of game options: Add more impostors, more tasks, and so much more!
  • Quickly find a game online from the host list.
  • In-game text chat.
  • Rich discord integration.
  • Cross-platform play between platforms

Currently available for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch and PC, Among Us is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One with Xbox Game Pass on December 14, 2021.


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