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Among Us
Released On: Nov 16, 2018
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6.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
85
89% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
11% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Accessible enough for everybody, Among Us coaxes out everyone’s inner psychopath and Sherlock. With short addictive bursts of gameplay that's long enough to satiate, this sleeper hit has/will become a staple in your games library and gaming nights to come.
Among Us successfully transfers the devious gameplay of in-person cloak-and-dagger games to video game form. Murder and deception on a whimsical cartoony spaceship is so much fun that the only real question is what took it so long to catch on?
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 405 User Ratings
6.8
51% Positive
206 Ratings
206 Ratings
31% Mixed
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
18% Negative
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 405 User Ratings
6.8
51% Positive
206 Ratings
206 Ratings
31% Mixed
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
18% Negative
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
Great and simple game with hours of fun.
Among us was a completely new concept and a unique new experience for me. It is so simple, yet so fun to play.
You play with a group of people and friends, in different spaceship maps, each containing a different area. On a map, different rooms with various tasks are present. The crew members, aka the “good guys”, need to complete the tasks to win the game. When everyone is done with their chores, victory is theirs.
Meanwhile, one player is an imposter, who pretends to be a crew mate, but is secretly murdering everyone and sabotaging their work. It is the imposter’s goal to murder everyone or to hold off the completing of tasks, until the timer runs out.
When other players find a body, or saw something suspicious, they can call for a meeting. In this meeting, dead players are muted and the rest can determine who the imposter might be. This can be done in text or speech. When people know or suspect someone, a vote can be cast, after which the player with the most votes is yeeted out of the space ship.
The imposter has some handy tricks up his sleeve. He can sabotage certain parts of the ship like communications, oxygen, overheating or overheating the reactors. In this events, the other players cannot continue with their work until the problem is solved. Giving the imposter the time to hunt down lone players or to escape through the many air vents in the game for fast travel.
In terms of graphics, Among Us is nothing special. It uses simple and jolly 2D graphics with fluent animations. The cartoon style really fits the game well.
The sound on the other hand is solid. Alarms are loud and trigger your attention, the soft footsteps, the sound of a vent opening, it is all great and mysterious. All sounds also really help you determine what is going on around you, it is just very well implemented.
The controls are fluent and easy to understand. It takes some time to learn all the buttons and actions but you will get used to it soon enough.
This game is really all about tactics, choosing the right moment and timing your sabotages right. Matches can be over in seconds because someone betrayed their identity at the start of the game, and sometimes, a match goes on for a good half hour because the cards have been played so well, nobody has the slightest clue who could be the imposter. There are just so many different ways in which you can play this game. With big groups, the game is a lot of fun because the imposters are now with two and the length of the match, confusion and overall chaos is increased. I found it especially fun with a group of friends.
The only downside to Among Us are the idiots or trolls that sometimes join matches, just to cause some uproar and fights between players. They spoil stuff, put random stuff in the chat that makes no sense or do not actively engage in the meetings to determine who is the imposter.
Another small issue is the hostility of some players. They take the game way too serious and when accused or accusing someone, it sometimes actually feels like someone is trying to solve a murder on their loved ones. People get mad sometimes or vote you out of the space ship just because you did not give the response they wanted. Of course, this is a small group of people, but it can still be annoying sometimes.
The game play is repetitive because you always have the same objective, but with this game, it is just perfect and does not need any other modes or styles of playing.
In the end, I think this is one of the most surprising and fun games I have played in a while and I would recommend it to everyone.
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fun, interesting game, with friends you can cool interesting to **** cool game.
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Such a simple, and yet such an amazing game. Among Us puts the crew of astronauts
against an Impostor who looks the same as other players, but is on a task to sabotage
and murder everyone. Gameplay works perfectly and can easily break a few
friendships.
Among Us is the perfect party game to play in short bursts or in a livestreaming environment. With an addictively entertaining premise, simple controls, and a brilliant execution, if you haven’t played the game yet, you need to right now.
Diving into Among Us, I see the charm despite its simplicity, and I can't help but to love the way this game makes me look at everyone as if they are super sus. Among Us is what it is, and unapologetically so. This year may be bad, but having fun experiences definitely isn't; Among Us provides a much-needed reprieve from reality without taking itself too seriously.
You will lose all of your friends playing this game. Learning how to become a compelling liar is necessary to winning as the imposter, and sometimes that means showing a side of yourself that others haven't seen before. If you're too good at it, they'll never trust you again... but in Among Us, that's all part of the plan.
Among Us can definitely provide you with pleasant evenings of manipulation and treachery with friends. It has ingredients that will appeal to the greatest number with an already popular concept. However, the formula may run out of steam quickly if it does not incorporate new features. Also, let's hope that the developers come to grips with the particularly annoying server bugs. The room for improvement is wide, and there is no doubt that InnerSloth will be able to change the game by honoring the proposals it provides.
Superior to most mystery games. Plus, years after its release, it's still great!
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Honestly it was great before they decided to fill the game with unnecessary mechanics like shapeshifters and engineers. Basic elements of gameplay that were integral to catch the impostor were thrown out. Venting? Might be an engineer. Literally seeing someone getting murdered in front of you? Might be a shapeshifter.
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It's an okay game, its not really a fun game to play by yourself and there isn't much content but it's a decent timewaster when bored and have nothing to do.
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Summary An online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-10 players...in space!
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- PC
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date: Nov 16, 2018
Developer:
- Innersloth
Publisher: Innersloth
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