Among Us News

🎵 IT'S OUR BIRTHDAAAAAAY HAPPPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYY BIRTHDAY!!! 🎵

Today is a special day, Crewmates!

6 years ago Among Us was released and what an amazing 6 years its been. Every ejection, false accusation, every task completed, and friend betrayed has helped to make Among Us what it is today.





[h2]It's a Celebration[/h2]



I don't know how y'all celebrate birthdays but we're celebrating by giving you a gift! Log in to Among Us between now and July 15th to receive the Mini Dappermate Hat.


Along with the free hat, we're also dropping some new items in the Bean Store so you can party (and sabotage) in fine fashion. I'm a big fan of the new nameplates and the Henry Stickmin themed visor personally.

Thanks for being a part of our wonderful crew,

Dors

Hey Crewmates! You're famous! You're all famoussss!!!!!

Here is the first ever look at the title trailer for Among Us... the animated show! That's right, it's a whole series production based on our very own game.

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Earlier this year the entire voice cast was revealed, which included:

• Randall Park
  
• Ashley Johnson
  
• Yvette Nicole Brown
  
• Elijah Wood
  
• Dan Stevens
  
• Kimiko Glenn
  
• Liv Hewson
  
• Patton Oswalt
  
• Debra Wilson
  
• Phil LaMarr
  
• Wayne Knight
  

Owen Dennis is the creator and executive producer on the project, while Titmouse are the animation studio for the series. And don't worry - we're involved too! Fortebass and Puffballs are serving as executive producers, we well as Carl Neisser. You can bet it still has all the same humor Forte and Puff are known for in all our games... which is to say it's going to be very, very chaotic lol. Just the way we like it.

Enjoy! And if you want to be kept up to date on the show, make sure you sign up for the newsletter.


Victoria

Hey Sloth fans! (Or Sloth haters...???)

It’s no secret the games industry has been through a lot of turmoil with layoffs and a lack of funding. Innersloth is incredibly lucky to have been able to find success and stay truly independent: no investors, no publishers, no acquisitions. This, of course, is all thanks to you for supporting us!!!

Sharing our success and seeing more indies games become sustainable is incredibly important to the team, which is why we made Outersloth, our indie game fund!

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Some devs don't really get the chance they deserve, so we thought maybe we could help out a little bit. We made this indie game fund to offers deals we would've wanted to have back in our less popular Amongie days. This is our way of saying thank you to our Crewmates, players, and peers - by helping some games and devs have the funding and freedom needed to ship their games. And then we all get to play them. Which was maybe our real plan. Shh.

As seen at this year’s Summer Game’s Fest, 8 titles are currently under our funding arm:

• Battle Suit Aces, Trinket Studio – From the creators of Battlechef Brigade, lead a plucky crew to turn the tide against a star-consuming threat. Recruit ace pilots, upgrade their mecha Battle Suits, and captain your own epic tale in this card-battling RPG.
  
• Project Dosa, Outerloop Studio – From the creators of Thirsty Suitors, discover and cook new dosa recipes, help the locals, and fight off enemies in your mech to reunite with your loved ones.
  
• Mars First Logistics, Shape Shop - Build physically simulated rovers and transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the surface of Mars.
  
• Mossfield Archives, Studio Any Percent – A relaxing and beautiful game about exploring and building connections.
  
• ONE BTN BOSSES, Midnight Munchies - It's in the name. You have one button. There are big bosses to beat. Push, tap, and bash to beat them. Upgrade your ship, change your playstyle, and do it all over again!
  
• Rogue Eclipse, HUSKRAFTS – A thrilling spaceflight action game inspired by Arabesque Futurism.
  

New games by Visai Games (Venba) and Strange Scaffold (El Paso, Elsewhere) have also been funded, but have yet to be revealed.

Outersloth is our passion project and dream for a better, more sustainable industry. We don't want to have credit, authority, or claims over a game or company - we just want to good games to get made.

For more information on any of the games listed, visit the Outersloth website.

WAHOO!


Victoria

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..

[h2]Roadmap 2024 - Our Plans[/h2]


[h3]New Roles[/h3]
Since we introduced the Engineer, Scientist, Guardian Angel, 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!


[h3]Better Lobby Filtering[/h3]
We're improving how you find lobbies through a more refined set of search settings.


[h3]Make the Lobby Settings Pretty[/h3]
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.


[h3]Cosmetics and Collabs[/h3]
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)


[h3]Quality of Life[/h3]
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.


[h3]More +[/h3]
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.

Off to decipher my part of the roadmap,

Dors

We've waited a long time for this one, Crewmates.

For April Fools', we've upgraded the game to have necks-gen graphics (our game designer Dave really stuck his neck out for this joke)! As per tradition, we have come up with the most cursed idea we could to celebrate. Say goodbye to horses - they're not real anyway - and say hello to NECK.

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We're committing to the bit by bringing you a whole week of cursed Long Among Us. (L'mong Us? Hm.) That's right - April Fools' Mode will be available from April 1st - 8th. Don't worry, though - if it's too much for you, we built in a handy toggle button so you can turn it off and have normal beans... whatever "normal" is to you.

[h2]The Long and Short of It[/h2]

This year we decided to find out how tall is too tall for a Crewmate. The answer is that there's no such thing. Remember this is a limited time event, so hop on now to experience life above knee height. (Did you know Crewmates are canonically 3'6" or 1.09m tall?)

Here's what you can expect:

Note - Some cosmetics will be unavailable during April Fools' long mode.

[h3]Classic Mode[/h3]

• Crewmates, Ghosts, and Impostors have had a growth spurt and grow to new heights
  
• Shapeshifters will become the height of their target
  
• Special kill animation
  
• Ejection animations with taller Crewmates
  

[h3]Hide n Seek[/h3]

• Seeker now has a long neck
  
• Heights of Crewmates change based on their distance from the Seeker
  

If you don't want to wait until the 8th to go back to being a normal bean - don't worry. You can turn off the April Fools' mode from the lobby creation screen.



[h3]Merch Time[/h3]

It wouldn't be a complete April Fools' celebration without some really awesome and totally real merch you can pick up from our store.

I'll be rocking the Headslug beanie while I hang out with my new creb.


Be sure to pick up some fun merch along with your cursed goodies before they're gone.

No longer a short king,

Dors