Among Us

Among Us is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by American game studio Innersloth. It was released on iOS and Android devices in June 2018 and on Windows in November 2018, featuring cross-platform play between these platforms. The game was also ported for the Nintendo Switch in December 2020, and has planned releases for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in 2021. The game was inspired by the party game Mafia and the science fiction horror film The Thing. Since the release of its first map, The Skeld, three other maps were added, those being MIRA HQ, Polus and The Airship. The Airship's design is based on Infiltrating the Airship from the Henry Stickmin series.

The game takes place in a space-themed setting, in which players each take on one of two roles, most being Crewmates, and a predetermined number being Impostors. The goal of the Crewmates are to identify the Impostors, eliminate them, and complete tasks around the map; the Impostor's goal is to covertly sabotage and kill the Crewmates before they complete all of their tasks. Players suspected to be Impostors may be eliminated via a plurality vote, which any player may initiate by calling an emergency meeting (except during a crisis) or reporting a dead body. Crewmates win if all Impostors are ejected or all tasks are completed, whereas Impostors win if there is an equal number of Impostors and Crewmates, or if a critical sabotage goes unresolved.

While the game was initially released in 2018 to little mainstream attention, it received a massive influx of popularity in 2020 due to many well-known Twitch streamers and YouTubers playing it. The COVID-19 pandemic has also been credited to the growth of the game. The game received positive reviews from critics, being praised for its gameplay and setting, although it was criticized for its technical issues. In response to the game's popularity, Among Us 2 was announced in August 2020, however, the planned sequel was canceled a month later, and the team shifted its focus to improving the original game. Among Us has also inspired the creation of multiple internet memes.

Overview
Among Us is a multiplayer game for four to fifteen players. Up to three players are randomly chosen to be the impostor(s) each round. A round can take place on one of four maps: a spaceship called "The Skeld"; a headquarters building called "MIRA HQ"; a planet base called "Polus"; or "The Airship", which is based on Innersloth's Henry Stickmin series.

At the start of the game, Crewmates are assigned "tasks" to complete around the map in the form of minigames, consisting of maintenance work on vital systems such as fixing wires and downloading data. Impostors are given a fake list of tasks to blend in with Crewmates. However, they cannot legitimately perform tasks. Impostors can sabotage vital systems (such as the ship's oxygen supply), covertly travel through vents, and work with other Impostors to kill Crewmates. If a player dies, they become a ghost. Ghosts can pass through walls, spectate other players, and chat with other ghosts. Living players have a limited cone of vision, but ghosts do not have this limitation.

Ghosts help their living teammates by completing their tasks (as a Crewmate) or performing sabotages (as an Impostor). The Impostors win when they kill enough Crewmates to be equal in number, or when the Crewmates fail to resolve a major sabotage. The Crewmates win by completing all tasks, or by identifying and ejecting all Impostors. Games can also end by players quitting the match if doing so fulfills any win condition (if a crewmate quits the game, their tasks are automatically considered completed).

To help the Crewmates identify Impostors, there are various surveillance systems on each map, such as security cameras system on The Skeld, a doorlog in MIRA HQ, and a vitals indicator in Polus. Crewmates may also confirm their identity through visual tasks, which cannot be faked by Impostors. Any living player may call a group meeting by reporting a dead body, or by pressing the Emergency Meeting button at any time (except during major sabotages, when Emergency Meetings cannot be called, but dead bodies can still be reported).

During a meeting, players discuss who they believe is an Impostor based on the available evidence. A plurality vote is held, and the chosen player is ejected from the map and they become a ghost. Players can communicate in a text chat, but only during meetings, and only if they are alive (though ghosts can speak with one another at any time).While the game does not have a built-in voice chat system, it is common for players to use external programs such as Discord.

In each game's lobby, various options can be adjusted to customize aspects of gameplay, such as player movement speed, the allowed number of emergency meetings, number of tasks, if there will be visual tasks, or whether or not an impostor is revealed after being voted off. There are also many cosmetic options, including spacesuit colors, skins, hats, and pets, some of which are paid downloadable content.

References to Among Us in Henry Stickmin
As part of a cross-promotion effort by Innersloth, Completing the Mission (and The Henry Stickmin Collection as a whole) features a handful of Among Us references. The fourth map in the game, The Airship, is a direct homage to Henry Stickmin.


 * All twelve crewmates from the game appear in many pathways in Completing the Mission as part of a "Assemble the Crew" achievement. Tan appears, but when collected, it is punched away, as seen in the Trash Ball choice.


 * After being ejected from the Toppat Orbital Station, Henry was found to not be the Impostor when choosing the Remote during the "Free Man" route.
 * Technically, clicking Among Us in the fail screen use to lead the player to the Among Us steam store however, for some reason, it was removed and became unclickable. (The blue word is still intact, indicating the reference instead)
 * A poster in the Toppat Orbital Station's Orion Lounge is a reference to Among Us, Where it says "See something, say something" with a green impostor.
 * All door sound effects used in The Henry Stickmin Collection are taken from Among Us.
 * All vents in The Henry Stickmin Collection are taken from Among Us. The sound effect is also used for the mini-door in Henry's cell in Escaping the Prison.
 * The sound effect when Charles attempts to hack the door in "Valiant Hero" is the same sound effect when failing to do the Card Swipe task in Among Us.
 * The sound effect for when the player is killed by an Impostor is heard twice when Henry hijacks the S. S. Annie in Fleeing the Complex remastered.
 * Polus Petrovich's bio mentions that he got to name a planet after himself. This is a reference to the Polus map in Among Us, which was also created by PuffballsUnited.
 * Derbert Daniels's bio mentions that he's hooked onto the new mobile game, "Between Us 2". A possible reference to Among Us and the cancelled sequel for the game itself.
 * The button pressing sound effects are used in Teleporter.

References to Henry Stickmin in Among Us

 * The poster of The Henry Stickmin Collection is featured in Office in the MIRA HQ map in Among Us.
 * Charles Calvin's headphones are featured in Among Us as a hat in the MIRA HQ skin bundle.
 * Heath Stone's hat is featured in Among Us as a hat skin.
 * The Toppat Leader hat is featured in Among Us as a hat skin.
 * The Toppat Leader stacked hat is also featured as well.
 * A stickman is available in Among Us as a hat skin, a reference to the character Henry Stickmin.
 * It's also an icon for Charge option during Toppat King route.
 * The Stickmin Pet Bundle features Henry Stickmin and Ellie Rose as pets.
 * The Among Us map, "The Airship", is based on The Airship of the Toppat Clan.
 * The Center for Chaos Containment outfit set are featured in Among Us.
 * John Pilksin's Bandana is featured in Among Us.
 * The Government outfit set are featured in Among Us.
 * The Wall outfit set are featured in Among Us.
 * A Tunisian Diamond and a broken Teleporter can be seen in the garbage chute in the Empty Garbage task in Among Us.
 * A NrG Drink can be found in the vending machine in Mira HQ.
 * You can find Don Dew in the Buy Beverage task. Don Dew was in the MLG cutscene.
 * The Airship is a reference to Infiltrating The Airship.
 * Polus is a reference to Fleeing the Complex.
 * On The Airship, A Wizard Hat is lying on the floor of the Brig. During Pure Blooded Thief, if you select the wizard fail, you can see Henry wearing that same Wizard Hat.
 * The hat in-game internally called Henrytoppat is the same top hat that Henry wears in the ending scene of Toppat Recruits.
 * In Free Man, Henry can eject himself and it will say "Henry was Not the Impostor". In Among Us, when an innocent player is ejected, it says: "{USERNAME} was Not The Impostor". If there's 2 or three, The is replaced with An.

Among Us Crew Plushies
Here is the list of where you can find the crew and unlock the achievement Assemble the Crew! Remember to click on the crewmate to add it to unlock the achievement
 * Red: In Master Bounty Hunter, after Henry converts Kayn West. Inside the building, it is leaning next to a shelf.
 * Blue: In Cleaned 'em Out, after choosing Leafmöde, it sits on a box.
 * Green: In Toppat 4 Life, it is next to Phantom.
 * Pink: In Toppat Civil Warfare, after choosing Midnight Surprise, it is in the vents where Dave Panpa is planting bombs.
 * Orange: In Capital Gains, inside the money cart when Henry and Ellie are filling the Purse of Holding.
 * Yellow: In Cleaned 'em Out, after choosing Free Transform, it is on a box next to a cooler.
 * Black: At the beginning of Revenged, to the left side of the bed Henry is on.
 * White: In Free Man, after choosing Remote and getting ejected, it is there.
 * Purple: In Jewel Baron, it is on the leftmost middle row of the vault after using Teleporter.
 * Brown: In Triple Threat, after landing on the control panel with the Parasol, it is on the right side of the counter.
 * Cyan: In Valiant Hero, inside the luxury escape pod between Carol Cross and Albert Poshley.
 * Lime: In Stickmin Space Resort, at the part with Sal Malone and Icepick. it is on the truck at the right side.
 * Tan: In Valiant Hero, after the Trash Ball connects to the Toppat Orbital Station, it will fly northwest. (Does not count)

Trivia

 * The only paths that don't have any crewmates are Toppat Recruits/Pardoned Pals, Toppat King, Special BROvert Ops, and Little Nest Egg.