Among Us News

Oh hey there, Crewmates!

We already celebrated Innersloth's 10th birthday and the return of the Lunar New Year Cosmicube, so now let's see what other plans we have for you in 2025. BUT FIRST - AN IMPORTANT NOTE.

NOTE: Please update your games! In early March, any 2022 versions of Among Us will be depreciated (removed) - if your game starts with "v2022" at all, you will be affected. Prepare yourselves and update now for the most seamless transition. The latest version is v2024.11.26. As Among Us grows, we need to ensure everyone is on similar versions for security and feature development reasons. We'll post again with information when it officially happens - thanks for your understanding!

With our note complete, it's time for the 2025 roadmap - also known as our game development plans for the year! Of course, all things are subject to change, but we want to continue being transparent about what we're doing.


[h2]Roadmap 2025 - The Year of Plans[/h2]


[h3]Matchmaking Overhaul[/h3]
Okay! So! With more and more roles, we realized matchmaking needed a makeover so it'd be easier to find the specific settings you like to play with. Wish you knew what the player speed was going to be before joining? If Anonymous Votes are on or off? Us too, and that's something we're aiming to get you that within the next month.

Also, when accepting room codes, you'll be able to check the settings on the lobby before you join. If everything looks right you'll join in without having to update your region or chat type - it'll change automatically (if you have the proper permissions)! Pretty snazzy, imo.

[h3]Even More Roles! 2? 3?? 4???[/h3]
We added the Noisemaker, Tracker, and Phantom last June bringing the total number of roles up to 7! Why stop there when we could introduce even more levels of deception and chaos?

We're being ambitious and aiming to bring in... uh... 2? 3?? 4??? new roles this year. We're still testing them out for ultimate fun-ness. (Real word I made up.) The goal will be as many as we can, but don't yell at us if you only get 2. (Fun fact: We have about 12 different new role ideas cooking.) Our goal is to bring our own twist to roles while still balancing gameplay for all platforms, so it's always an interesting science experiment. Hope you enjoy them when they're out!

SPOILER: Right now, the most promising roles we're testing involve poison and maybe some detective work... but we'll see. 🧐 And now you get to brag that you have insider knowledge because you read the roadmap. Proud of you.

[h3]Cosmetics + Collabs[/h3]
It's not truly a plan for 2025 if we don't increase your aura with the finest of bean drip. We'll have some, killer, cute, and of course fabulous collabs with other studios in the works. You won't know what hit (or ejected) you.

And it's not just collab cosmetics either! Our art team is dreaming up some fun Cosmicubes to drop throughout the year with new themes we haven't dressed these unsuspecting space beans in yet.

[h3]Security Updates[/h3]
Am I being a hater for calling security updates boring? I guess they could keep Impostors away. Hmm.

Anyway, we wanted you to know we're constantly working on keeping Among Us (and your tasks) running smoothly and compliant with current legal and safety laws. With more server optimizations and anti-cheats, you're gameplay experience should hopefully continue improving.

[h3]Among Us TV[/h3]
I KNOW. I KNOW EVERYONE HAS BEEN ASKING ABOUT THIS. CBS FREE ME FROM MY CHAINS OF SECRECY I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMOREEEEEEE. Things are COOKING. There will be news SOON.

It's a blast being the bean who gets to share these plans with you! There's so much on the horizon for Among Us and the team can't wait to make it a reality. We'll be talking about these items and more soon!

Off to charge my headset,

Dors



P.S. We're not the only ones with Among Us plans to share. Schell Games, our partner behind Among Us VR, has news to share on February 20th! Keep those visors peeled.

The year of the snake is here, Crewmates!

It's only right that we make our Lunar New Year Cosmicube available again so there's even more animal themed Crewmates and Impostors in your lobbies. It's ssssssssssafe to say that you'll have luck in the new year with the snake themed cosmetics in the cube!


Even though it's the year of the snake each of the zodiac signs are here - Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig, and even a Cat! Spend 20 Stars and you can unlock:

• Squeaky Clean Hat [Rat]
  
• Who Cut the Cheese Visor [Rat]
  
• Bull Headed Hat [Ox]
  
• Ear of the Tiger Hat [Tiger]
  
• Go Get 'Em, Tiger Visor [Tiger]
  
• 18 Carrot Gold Hat [Rabbit]
  
• No Need to Dragon Things Out Hat [Dragon]
  
• But What if Dragons, Imagine Visor [Dragon]
  
• Hissssssssss Visor [Snake]
  
• Won't You Be My Neigh-bor Hat [Horse]
  
• The G.O.A.T. Hat [Goat]
  
• I'm All Ears Hat [Monkey]
  
• Hot Wing Hat [Rooster]
  
• Barking up the Wrong Tree Hat [Dog]
  
• Hogwash Hat [Pig]
  
• Ham Radio Visor [Pig]
  
• Like Nyah? Hat [Cat]
  
• Desolation of Skeld Pet
  
• Good Fortunes Nameplate
  
• Gold Misfortunes Nameplate
  

All these cosmetics pair very well with the Paws & Claws Cosmicubes too! Be sure to grab the Lunar New Year Cosmicube before it's gone February 27th at 18:00 UTC (that's 10am PT and 1pm ET).

May you be prosperous in your tasks (and Impostor dealings) this year!

Dors

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME BACK, BEANS!

We hope you had a peaceful holiday as we ejected 2024, and we’re excited to kick off yet another year of mischief and chaos with our first updates.



First things first, we’re excited to share that Innersloth just turned 10 years old! Technically, our 10th anniversary was on January 5th LOL but shhh…. We were still vacationing, so this is close enough.

Now that we’re back though, we're excited to party with you and will be giving away an exclusive Sloth mask! The mask will drop on January 8 at 18:00 UTC and be available until April 8 at 17:00 UTC, so keep your visors peeled.

[h2]A Message from Our Co-Founders[/h2]
Our Sloth Fathers, PuffballsUnited and ForteBass wanted to pass along a message to everyone reading.

Hello everyone!
 
Marcus and Forest here, we just wanted to give our biggest thanks to everyone for supporting Innersloth for the last ten years!
 
Whether you were a fan from Dig2China or Among Us (maybe you even played Henry Stickmin on Newgrounds before Innersloth???), it's been so wonderful to see everyone enjoy and play our games. Here's a few shout outs maybe you were around for:

• Like the first 10 Discord members were all Moldovans, shout out to those folks.
  
• Shout outs to Buddy, wherever you are.
  
• Of course, shout outs to Newgrounds. Marcus and a few others at Innersloth wouldn't be where they are now without it.
  
• Shout outs to Adobe, please fix some bugs in Flash (aka Adobe Animate).
  
• Shout out to all the partner business that got us through the pandemic.
  
• Thank you for holding our hands during Mr. Bone's Wild Ride.
  
• Thanks to all of the moderators - past and present - for manning our Discord, Reddit, and In-Game.
  
• Finally, thanks to anyone who ever made or shared a Crewmate meme. We loved.... almost all of them.
  

We've grown so much since Among Us blew up and are now able to share our dream with so many people thanks to your support. We have so many projects started now: 

• Outersloth funding games
• The Among Us TV Show
• New Among Us updates and collabs
  
• Two whole new games in progress. 
  

We're so excited to share all of it with you in the coming years.
 
Anyways, idk what else to say so thank you again so much from Marcus, myself and everyone at Innersloth.

Wiping my tears as I type ;-; For real though, thank you all for the support you’ve given us throughout the years! We look forward to many more birthdays and we’re happy we get to celebrate with all you cool beans.

Speaking of celebrations… If you haven't turned up and claimed the 2025 NYE cosmetic yet, this is your last chance! It'll be available until January 31st at 07:00 UTC, so redeem before it's thrown into the abyss forever.

And that’s it for now! I’ve got many, many pizza slices to inhale at our birthday party before y’all join in lolol, so we’ll see ya there and Dors will be back for another update next month.

Until then! With an already-pretty-full tummy, but an appetite for za like no other,

Sofi

RAAAAAAAWR!!

It's time to let out your inner animal, Crewmates! Update v2024.11.26 is full of paws and claws that are sure to make you feel in touch with your wild side.

Remember to update your game so you can play with everyone and admire the new drip.



[h3]New ~Wild~ Cosmicubes[/h3]



It's raining cats, dogs... raccoons? Hippos??? Wait there's foxes too???? Our newest Cosmicubes are stacked with what you need to look like part of the animal kingdom! The selections come in two variants - The Paws Cosmicube for 3000 Beans and the Claws Cosmicube for 80 Stars.

And speaking of claws, THERE'S A BRAND NEW SPACE CAT PET! AREN'T THEY ADORABLE?! AAAGGHHAHHHH.... ahem. Pick up the Claws Cosmicube and the new feline pet can be yours.

These Cosmicubes are purrrmanent additions to our cosmetic lineup so if you can't jump in right away, don't worry! You can get your paws on them whenever you're ready.

If you need a refresher on how to unlock cosmetics in a Cosmicube check out our helpdesk article!



If you're ready to spend some Beans pick up the Paws Cosmicube to start unlocking:

• Bamboozled Hat
  
• Beak Performance Visor
  
• Bone Appetit Visor
  
• Dancing the Foxtrot (Grey) Hat
  
• Dumpster Bandit Visor
  
• Flight Suit Skin
  
• Flock Together Nameplate
  
• Furiendly Reminder Nameplate
  
• Got a Bite on the Line Hat
  
• I've Been Spotted Nameplate
  
• Jaw Dropping Visor
  
• Kit & Caboodle (Grey) Skin
  
• Lil Rascal Skin
  
• On the Sly (Hat)
  
• Scaling the Walls Nameplate
  
• Shell Shocked Hat
  
• Swamp Cat Hat
  
• The Better to See You With Visor
  
• Top Dog Hat
  
• Total Racket Hat
  
• Trash Diver Skin
  

If you're feeling extra fancy and have some Stars to spend get the Claws Cosmicube start unlocking:

• Dog On It Hat
  
• Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Hat
  
• Cephalobod Skin
  
• Croaked Hat
  
• Dancing the Foxtrot (Orange) Hat
  
• Dead Ringer Visor
  
• Dragon Drop (Red) Skin
  
• Fast and Moose Hat
  
• Fearful Symmetry Skin
  
• Hippocritical Hat
  
• Hoofin' It Skin
  
• Hop to It Skin
  
• Incredibull Hat
  
• Kit & Caboodle (Orange) Skin
  
• Kudu Keep it Down, Please? Hat
  
• Let Me See What You Have Visor
  
• Lily Paddling Out Nameplate
  
• More Bark than Bite Visor
  
• Space Cat Pet
  
• Squid Pro Quo Hat
  
• Team Space Cat Nameplate
  
• Team Space Dog Nameplate
  
• The Cat's Meow Visor
  
• What a Dragon (Red) Hat
  
• You're Grreat Nameplate
  

And of course the new space cat that goes along with our space dog!!! I'm sure they'll love you forever... and maybe spill your drink on the Admin table (not again...). And if all these animal cosmetics still aren't enough don't you worry - there's more to come.



We can’t wait to see which animals are your favorites and which ones you cruelly eject into the depths of space. No animals were harmed in the testing of this cube.

[h3]A Partner in Crime[/h3]

I'm gonna step aside real quick so the newest member of our community team can introduce themselves!

Hey, Crewmates! The name's Sofi and I'm a new Community Manager here at Innersloth! I'm also a cat mom to 3 lil kitties, so I'm excited to join the team in time for these ca-yuuuute Cosmicubes.

I'm still learning all my tasks, but as Dors said, you can find me around on our socials shortly after I finish this tutorial mode. Looking forward to memeing and scheming with you all!

Alrighty, back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Sofi and I will be your community managing dynamic duo going forward and all of us can't wait to see what chaos she's gonna cook up with the team!



We meet again at last (yes, I know you didn't go anywhere). It's time for some community art! Spooky month has left us but we couldn't let it go without looking at some gourd-geous creations from you art beans out there.

One of our Discord members, Fizzicalgb, drew a pumpkin wearing pair for spooky month. There's nothing like sharing the time with your Mini Crewmate.



Now, I'm not sure if pumpkins have bones but Belle was able to carve one into this pumpkin by following one of our templates.



I wonder if Lil Pupper's Impostor pumpkin is to blame... 🤔



These lovely carvings were shared in our Discord's pumpkin patch for this year! If you didn't carve one this year, don't forget you can download the templates so you can make your veggies scary for next time.

And remember if you draw, create, or just wanna share your funny moments, be sure to tag us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and Tiktok!

Until then, we're off to annoy pet space cat! See ya laterz,

Dors and Sofi

It's time for our BIGGGG bug update, Crewmates!

Our programmers have been hard at work yeeting bugs that have been creepy crawling their way into the game. Some of them you wouldn't have seen but trust us - they're gone now. If you see any bugs disrupting your perfect Impostor plans send us a ticket!

Make sure your game is updated to v2024.10.29 for the fixes.


[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]


Don't worry about Yellow... they're fine. They just helped fix the following:

• Trying to start an Online lobby while permanently or temporarily banned will no longer put the game into an endless black screen. Remember to play nice.
  
• Updated the Tracker's ability to display as "TRACK" instead of "TRACKER".
  
• The "Room Code Copied" text will now disappear after you copy the room code.
  
• Fixed the misaligned cursors in the chat, 'Edit Name', and 'Add Friend' windows.
  
• Corrected visuals for viewing the Store and Wardrobe while playing at 3440x1440 resolution.
  
• [Lobby] - We lowered the volume of The Skeld song in the lobby. Sorry it was too loud! You can adjust the volume further with the volume slider in the settings.
  
• [Lobby] - The friends list icon no longer moves when accepting a game invite.
  
• [Lobby] - Chat bubbles shouldn't break through the chat window when scrolling.
  
• [Lobby] - The visor and hat on the host icon are now layered correctly.
  
• [Lobby] - Hats now layer correctly when stacking with other players on the Dropship.
  
• [Lobby] - Fixed layering issues for chat in multiple windows.
  
• [Lobby] - Fixed inconsistent fonts being displayed for special characters.
  
• [Lobby] - Game setting updates now display with the correct icons and colors when popping up on the left side of the screen.
  
• [Lobby] - The plus and minus buttons in the role settings will continue to work after you select a game preset.
  
• [Lobby] - The plus and minus buttons in the role settings no longer stay highlighted after selecting them.
  
• [Classic] - Button click SFX no longer occur when you click the map icon during the start of a game.
  
• [Practice] - The practice dummies will now respawn after calling an Emergency Meeting.
  
• [Airship / Fungle] - Visors are layered correctly during ladder animations.
  
• [Skeld / Polus] - We removed a controller button icon that appeared during the Inspect Samples task even if you weren't using a controller.
  
• [Fungle] - Crewmates don't get frozen in the climbing animation if a Mushroom Mixup is called while on the ladder.
  

Okay - deep breath! Thanks for your patience as we got through all these fixes. We're always on the look out for glitches and bugs that are disruptive. If you see any, remember to submit a ticket!

[h3]Hacking[/h3]

This update is a great time to let you know that the our backend team worked tirelessly to fix the slew of hacks in the last few months which have been impacting lobbies. Combating hacks is like resolving Sabotages - when you fix one another might appear later.

Just like when you see a bug, you can report a hack to us by submitting a ticket. Any info you can send is helpful in making sure we can keep Among Us free of disruptive behavior that takes the fun away (outside of Impostors of course).

Try to be descriptive, and if you can get pictures (or video), then that helps out even more! It's like an Emergency Meeting - anything you can add beyond "I saw a thing" gives the team a better shot at solving the mystery.


[h3]Art Time[/h3]
We've talked bugs. We've talked hacks. How about we wind down with some community fan art?

First up is a piece worthy of being evidence from Waffles! on X (Twitter)! The Miles Edgeworth drop brought a lot of excitement and seeing art like this made it even better. Literally no objections.



Up next is Nyan from our official Discord channel! They've done a very cute rendition of their robo-bean. I wonder what operating system it runs on.



Also from our Discord, we have Whisperjein with a lovely... Mermate? Crewmaid? It looks to be making quite a splash.



Over on Reddit, Wellgooey has been croucheting some wonderful Fungle pals! I wouldn't worry about being stranded on an island if I had these cute creations for company.



Thanks for sharing your beautiful beans with us Crewmates! Your art brings the team a lot of joy. Remember to tag us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and Tiktok when you're sharing your creations.

And speaking of creations - not long ago we shared some cute (and scary) pumpkin carving templates so you can scare impress Crewmates during this spooky month. If you use the templates we'd love to see how they turned out! And if you have your own Crewmate designs tag us on our social channels above!

Ta ta for now,

Dors