Making Among Us

A game of Among Us begins with players choosing a map, or playing field. Each map includes tasks for crewmates to perform. For instance, you may have to refuel the engines of a ship or water plants in a greenhouse.

The Innersloth team designs each map around a theme, such as an alien planet. They first sketch out the playing field and brainstorm tasks players need to complete. They program the actions into the map. That involves writing computer instructions called code. 

No matter the map, the crewmates’ goal is the same. They must watch fellow players closely for suspicious behavior. They discuss who they think the impostor is and try to vote that player out. If you’re the impostor, your goal is to destroy the crew without getting caught!

A game of Among Us begins with players choosing a map. Each map includes tasks for crewmates. You may have to refuel the ship’s engines. Or you may have to water plants in a greenhouse.

The Innersloth team designs each map around a theme. For example, it could be an alien planet. They first sketch out the area. They also brainstorm tasks players need to complete. They program the actions into the map. That means writing computer instructions called code. 

The crewmates’ goal is the same no matter the map. They must watch fellow players closely for strange behavior. They discuss who they think the impostor is. They try to vote that player out. But if you’re the impostor, your goal is to get rid of the crewmates!

Among Us has come a long way since its first designs. In 2017, a prototype version had art that was mostly colored circles and squares. Early versions of the game also had no sound effects. And players had to be in the same room to play together. Today, players can be on opposite sides of the world!

When Innersloth released Among Us in 2018, it wasn’t very popular. But in 2020, millions of people took up the game. They saw it as a way to socialize when they were quarantining at home.

As players gave feedback, the Innersloth team improved the game. For instance, they added symbols to help players who are colorblind complete certain tasks. “We’ve been constantly working on the game since 2018,” says Community Director Victoria Tran, “and our plans haven’t stopped.”

Among Us has come a long way since its first designs. The team created a prototype version in 2017. Back then, the art was mostly colored circles and squares. The game also had no sound effects. And players had to be in the same room. Today, players can be on opposite sides of the world!

Innersloth released Among Us in 2018. It wasn’t very popular at first. But millions of people took up the game in 2020. The game allowed them to connect with other people when they were staying at home.

As players gave feedback, the Innersloth team made changes. They added symbols to help colorblind players who couldn’t tell apart colors to complete certain tasks. “We’ve been constantly working on the game since 2018,” says Victoria Tran. She’s the community director for Innersloth. “And our plans haven’t stopped.”