IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY, CREWMATES!! WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!🎉

*AHEM*

It’s been 5 amazing spacebean filled years and we want to celebrate with all you! Thank you for being such amazing fans who love to complete tasks (and betray each other)! We’ll be doing a special celebration dev stream today (June 15) at 12pm PT/3pm ET on our Twitch channel. Before I get carried away here’s a message from Fortebass and PuffballsUnited:


Crewmates! Thank you so much for playing over the past 5 years! It’s been such an amazing journey for us here at Innersloth. All the fan art, the hilarious gameplay clips, the memes, we love it all! I never thought the little random bean I made would become so prevalent everywhere and for that I’m truly humbled. Sincerely, thank you everyone for enjoying the game and I hope you stick around for all the things we have in store.

PuffballsUnited


Y'know, I don't think I remind people enough that Among Us was supposed to be one of a series of 6-month games while Marcus made The Henry Stickmin Collection. Just a little thing to make and move on from. I feel like that makes it extra crazy to think about 5 years of Among Us and know that we still have plenty in store. And I'm so grateful that we were able to make an amazing team and share the ride. So to everyone who played Among Us or even just drew a crewmate in a foggy window: Thank you! I really feel like some of the best is yet to come!

Fortebass





It's time to break out the party hats, grab a slice of pizza-cake, and blow up some balloons! Speaking of balloons, if you log in to Among Us today you'll get this free star balloon hat - it's really Five out of Five! It looks great with a pair of the new Stunner Shades!

Make sure you log in soon! This is a limited time drop that only lasts until July 15, 2023.



And if you're thinking about how cool it would be to have some stunning real life cosmetics - we got you covered with the launch of 5TH ANNIVERSARY MERCH! Drop by our store and pick up some new items:

• Crewmate Joggers
  
• 32oz Water Bottle
  
• Among Us: Collector's Edition by Limited Run Games
  
• 5th Anniversary Pin
  
• 5th Anniversary Print
  
• 5th Anniversary Tee

All this new merch will have you styling was you complete your tasks... (or don't. Party now instead.)

Thanks for being with us for the past 5 years, Crewmates! You really are the best crew around.

Looking for pizza-cake,

Dors

Holy moly, Crewmates!

It's our birthday week and that means it's time to whack some Impostor shaped piñatas, eat pizza-cake, and spend time with our best crew - you!

Without you, we couldn't make Among Us what is and the Innersloth team couldn't be more grateful for it. Before I start typing through these happy tears, here's what's happening as part of v2023.6.13, out now.

• Version numbers now appear in the bottom left of the main menu
  
  • When in local mode the version number is in the bottom right
• [ALL MODES] Players who lose network connection will now be sent back to title menu
  
• [iOS] Local lobbies created using iOS 16 can now be seen by other devices
  
  • iOS and Android can now see local matches hosted by PC
• Aromantic and MLM pride flags have their prices fixed to match the other nameplates.
  
• Various Cosmetic Layering Fixes
  
• Various Menu Fixes

That’s it for patch notes! We can’t wait to celebrate 5 years of tasks and betrayal! Remember not to get too distracted by partying… that’s when the Impostor might strike. Keep reading for all the fun stuff we have in this update!


La, la, la... la la ahem, we've launched our latest update alongside a cute and cozy collab with Pusheen!🐱✨



The Pusheen Cosmicube costs 110 stars and is available until September 13, 2023! For all the details on this collab check out our post here. Trust me when I say you'll never feel cozier with these cosmetics.

Alongside the new Cosmicube here's some other fun stuff happening in Among Us:

• Our main menu has a brand new look! Enjoy the new window view and testing out the new hub

• Free Balloon Hat - Login to Among Us on June 15th to receive a free cosmetic to celebrate Among Us's 5th birthday.

• Birthday Cosmetics - Party harder with some new rave light hats and stunner shades available in the store now 😎

Have you ever wanted to ask the dev's questions about anything? How about what dev work they do? Something specific about Among Us or even Henry Stickmin?

If you answered yes to any of these, you'll want to join our Discord for a series of Q&A sessions I'm hosting with members of Innersloth! We've already completed one with Victoria and have two more scheduled with Aemu and PuffballsUnited!

Don't worry if your IRL tasks keep you away from the sessions since I'll record them and upload them to our official Youtube channel.



I was able to gather a bunch of the team for a birthday stream! So if you want to see if we're actually good at Among Us (always blame Gary) you can find out as we play against one another live on our Twitch account on June 15th at 12pm PT/3pm ET!



And just like the Q&A's, don't worry if you can't make it - this will be recorded too.

There's a couple more messages, but then I think you're ready for full party mode!

Blinded by the lights,

Dors



Greetings, beans of all dimensionsss! ✨

Schell Games team here, chiming in to say 🎊🎊🎊 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMONG US!!! 🎊🎊🎊. And a big congratulations to the entire Innersloth team on surviving a bazmillion (math?!#$ where’s my abacus?) matches!



We’re so excited to be working with the team at Innersloth to bring all you beans into VR and we’re pumped for everything that’s to come in the next few months! AND BEYOONNDDDD! 🚀

But most importantly — thank you, thank you, thank you to all our Among Us VR players — we appreciate you and are beyond grateful that you spend your time in the virtual Skeld II with us. 

And with that! Among Us VR will also be joining the birthday shenanigans with a host of dedicated festivities this week! 

• 🥳: Tuesday, 6/13 at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET: Tune in for a special pre-recorded Birthday stream to celebrate Among Us! Players will include Innersloth and Schell Games’ Crewmates as well as influencers, Soul Fox Gaming and Steve Knows! Catch the chaos on the Schell Games’ YouTube channel {LINK REMOVED}here.
  
• 🥳: Tuesday, 6/13 at 1pm PT/ 4pm ET: You’ve got questions burning brighter than our birthday candles — and we’re here to answer them! We’ll be hosting an Among Us VR Developer AMA, streaming live on our official Among Us VR Discord server.
  
• 🥳: Monday, 6/12 thru Monday, 6/19: No birthday is complete without some GIFTSSSS — so, we’re excited to announce our gift to you! We’re kicking up the The Happy Birthday Among Us Bundle! You can now get the Among Us VR base game and two essential Hat Pack DLCs for $15.99 USD — available on Steam

Join the Schell Games Crewmates (...or Impostors?) to celebrate Among Us. They are 5.YEARS.BEAN.OLD!!

Schell Games





Hi, everyone! It's me, Mike, the guy who helps you when stuff goes wrong! But honestly, you all should get some credit, too. We rely on all of you to be our eyes and ears out there in the cosmos and let us know when you find bugs/stuff that's maybe a bug/things that make you go "bwuh?". Every report helps, so please make sure you send screenshots, video, and whatever else you got over on our Helpdesk.

Anyway, here's stuff we know about and are working on!

• [Crossplatform] An issue where players receive multiple friend list requests from the same person.
  
• [Crossplatform] An issue where players' friendlist reaches maximum before they have 100 friends.
  
• [Crossplatform] An issue where the game sound disappears after the game has been minimized.
  
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players experience increasing ping leading to disconnection and a message that reads "DTLS negotiation failed"
  
• [Crossplatform] An issue where players are unable to connect to their Among Us account with an error that reads "FriendCodeFail"
  
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players's accounts are incorrectly tagged as child accounts despite age verification.
  
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players' guardians are not receiving emails related to age verification.
  
• [Crossplatform] An issue where the size of the UI is incorrectly displayed on some devices.
  
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players may disconnect from the server due to network strength.

Speaking of reports, y'all know that the best way to help us deal with crewmates who get a little out of hand (as in, breaking our Code of Conduct) is to send an in-game report, right? Well, it totally is. Even a single report helps our moderator team do their jobs and keep the game feelin' fun and friendly!

Until next time!

Mike




Have you checked out our player survey yet? If you have some cool new ideas for our spacebeans, or just really want to tell us how you're feeling about Among Us - this is your chance to do it! Just fill out this handy Player Survey to let us know!

It should only take about 5 - 10 minutes and your feedback will help Crewmates everywhere. Thanks for taking the time!

Hiya Crewmates!

It's spring time here! That means it's time to go out and smell the flowers in the MIRA HQ Greenhouse, or if you're like me - beg for mercy from your allergies. (This visor isn't blocking any pollen!! WHY!!!)

The team had a lot of fun seeing your reactions to our silly April Fools Horse Mode plus the rancher version of the Seek theme last month. While we're all done horsing around, the team is getting back to work on some super important tasks. Let's check it out!




Let's take a peek at some of the tasks we've been working on, starting with our UI/UX specialist, Lucy! She was kind enough to let us peek at her current task, which is a full Quick Chat rework. Here are some fun things you can expect:

• New interface. Say bye bye to the old Radial Menu!
  
• Refined categories
  
• More remarks and phrases
  
• A way to favorite your most used phrases
  
• More that I won't spoil

Image is not the final version of this feature

That's the quick look at how things are going with Quick Chat. We're really excited to get this update in your hands for an even better (and quicker), chatting experience.

Quick Chat isn't the only task the team is working on either. As I peeped the vitals pad to make sure the team was adequately hydrated and caffeinated, I was able to get a little update from our Game Designer, Dave!


Dave: “Map 5 is going great! There are a lot of new things that I can’t wait for everyone to see and play with. There might even be some parts of the map that look familiar but are very different…”

And with that, Dave jumped into a vent and got back to work making sure we're all on the right page for everything going into map 5. Hm. Hope he's actually an Engineer like he said he was...


Speaking of reaching out to us, have you ever wanted to let us know how you're really feeling about Among Us? Have cool ideas for the beans? Then fill out this handy Player Survey to let us know!

It should only take about 5 - 10 minutes and your feedback will help Crewmates everywhere. Thanks for taking the time!

Have you ever wanted Among Us merch themed after everyone's favorite room on the Skeld? Good thing we worked with some amazing artist to create the Murder Room Bundle!


This collection is super special - all the pieces are made by fans like you! This collection features EasyNeonBySam, Kuujin, Woudi M, and MelonatiPatch! Be sure to grab a bundle while supplies last.

Read on to meet the newest member of our team and see some neat art!

Smelling the flowers,

Dors



We have a new member on the community team! They'll be here to help wrangle bugs and answer your questions as our Player Support Specialist! Welcome in, Mike!

Thanks, Dors!

Hey there, friends! I'm Mike, the new guy in Player Support here at Innersloth. Hopefully everything goes smoothly for every Crewmate out there, but if you do ever need help, you can rest assured that I'm behind the scenes sorting out a solution. Think of me as a helpful bean always out there. Watching. Lurking...
 
Ahem. What was I saying? Oh, right.
 
It's my job to squash bugs and make sure you're all having a good time, even when you're being munched by an Impostor. Especially then! If you see me around the community, feel free to say hi! But please be sure to send all requests for support through the Help Center so I can keep track and make sure you get what you need.
 
Until next time!
 
Mike





Hiya Crewmates! We're back for another round of fan creations for the fun zone!

First up we have this cute Horse and Mongus by DemonElectro7819.

There's something special about seeing a happy Horsemate under Crewmate clouds on a green pasture. Great work on your piece, DemonElectro7819!

Next up is a video from AdasAtelier! They re-created the jeep complete with map, Crewmates, and Impostor that our artist Hannako drew for the roadmap in 2022!


I'm pretty sure I heard jaws drop in the studio when I shared this with the team! Great work on bringing this piece to life.

That's all for this round Crewmates!

Looking for allergy meds,

Dors


P.S. Do you know what next month is? 👀 A certain game turns 5 years old! Can't wait to celebrate with you all!

Yeehaww, Crewmates! It's time to wrangle all you Crewmates and Impostors who like to horse around instead of doing your tasks (remember to do your tasks, Ghosts!). Before you ride off, here is what's happening in v2023.3.28:

• New Cosmetics! Check out the in-game store for several new cosmetics including hats, nameplates, and visor. Better yet, they’ll only cost BEANS! And lucky you – an Impostor sabotaged some of the pricing on the nameplates so they’re cheaper than they should be. We’ll get that fixed up in the next update but for now, enjoy!
  
  
• APRIL FOOLS DAY IS COMING. Can you hear it? The sounds of hooves echoing in the halls of the Skeld and across the alien landscape of Polus?
  
  That’s right – an improved Horse Mode is returning for April Fool’s from March 31 – April 2! That’s a whole weekend of HORSE! In case you missed it last year, we turned all the Crewmates into Horsemates. That’s it. It started from a joke tweet we made 2 years ago and spiraled wildly out of control because we laughed wayyyy too much at the idea of it.
  
  
• The best part? We’ve added a whole new Horse Wrangling mode to it… AKA Hide n Seek mode will turn into a horse-y surprise. Make sure to check back around April Fools to see what we have planned.

Along with the return of Horse Mode, we'll have some really fun and totally legit merch available for purchase like our Crewmate costumes and Horsemate pins. Be on the lookout for brand new merch on sale April 1st!



Before I get carried away trying to add all the merch to my cart, let's take a look at the patches notes for v2023.3.28 and see what bugs have been squashed by the hooves of Horse Mode.

• [Hide n Seek] - Players will no longer get stuck on a black screen if the Seeker leaves during the reveal screen. Players will see a reveal screen and once gameplay begins the game will end with 'Impostor Disconnected' if a new Seeker isn't chosen.

• [All Modes] - Task arrows no longer get stuck on screen after a comms sabotage
  
• [All Modes] - Players will no longer see lobbies mixed with assets from the Skeld
  
• [Hide n Seek] - Players can no longer be killed while the vent animation is being completed
  
  • Due to latency, the animation may still play under certain circumstances
• [Hide n Seek] - Impostor can now use 'click to kill' when a Ghost is located directly over another player's Crewmate
  
• [Airship] - Impostor or Seeker can no longer clip into the wall when trying to kill a Crewmate while they are climbing a ladder
  
• Player skins now load onto Crewmate correctly when spawning in lobby
  
• Shapeshifter pet is now displayed correctly if Impostor shapeshifts into a Crewmate with a pet
  
• Players blocked in the Friends List are displayed properly
  
• Fixes to Right Hand Man kill animations
  
• Winning or losing a game in Practice will now reset the practice game

I really gotta hand it to the QA and programming teams for knocking out even more bugs to help make betraying your friends a much smoother experience! If you think you've found a bug or hiccup in your experience remember to send us a Helpdesk ticket or email support at http://support@innersloth.com/.

That's all for this section, Crewmates! Read on to see what Known Bugs are in this update.




I know what you're thinking - 'Dors is in Krys's Bug Zone' taking up valuable Player Support space. Well, let it be known that I'm just here to help tell you what known bugs are a part of v2023.3.28:

• Oops! Some new nameplate cosmetics are priced incorrectly. This will be fixed in the next update to match the rest of the pricing.

And there we have it - a shortlist for this round of updates but we're hoping to get these bugs resolved for you all ASAP! Keep reading to see who's creating in the Fun Zone.




This month's art zone had some really heartwarming pieces! You can see them by going to our website. I can't wait to see how inspired you're going to be after seeing Horse Mode return.

Totally be-hay-ving,

Dors

It's February, Crewmates!

Errr... it was February and boy if it didn't go by in a flash. I hope it was a great month full of finished tasks and you were able to suss out those Impostors.

This month we have some sweet things to share for Among Us including some really cool new cosmetics, changes to our announcements, and various fixes as a part of your latest update - v2023.2.28!

• Our first collab of the year begins with the Guardian Cosmicube, available on our store for 3500 Beans! This cube is packed full of cosmetics so you can chase Impostors, pet your pets, and complete your tasks as your favorite light-wielding Guardians from our friends at Bungie. Be sure to get your Guardian Cube by May 30, 2023 before it disappears!

• Our announcements have a brand new look to them! Not only will it have that new Skeld smell, but you'll have the ability to see past announcements we've posted in case you want to see what happened in prior updates!

This is what our announcements used to look like:



While this has been working well - the team thought it could do with a little sprucing up. That's where our UI expert Lucy comes in! Thanks to their efforts we now have a page that looks a little something like this:



Doesn't this look great? I can't reveal too many secrets, but this is just the first of our passes for updated UI for Among Us! We'll have plenty more in store for some cool new looks.

And of course, we did some serious fixing in this patch to make sure your game runs smoother!:

• 'Freeplay' is now called 'Practice'
  
• New updated player report and pet petting icons
  
• Pets no longer give away an Engineer's position when venting
  
• Guardian Angel can no longer protect Crewmates while comms are sabotaged
  
• Shapeshifters no longer get banned from match when attempting to shift into player who has left the match
  
• Shapeshifters are no longer considered Crewmate Ghosts in matches with 2 or more Impostors
  
• The first ejected Impostor now becomes a Ghost Impostor, rather than a Ghost Crewmate
  
  • Crewmates are able to win a match by completing tasks even after the first Impostor is ejected in a 2+ Impostor match
• Players are now unable to see players jumping out of vents and teleporting to the Cafeteria when Emergency Meeting is called
  
• Polus - The upper and lower horizontal doors for decontamination can now be opened
  
• Admin now shows location of dead bodies

That's a whole lot of fixes and we'll be squashing as many as possible as we keep updating and improving our other systems in Among Us. As a quick reminder - if you think you've found a bug feel free to report it to us at our Help Desk or email us at http://support@innersloth.com.

See you very soon,
Dors





I bet you didn't think I'd just keep writing and writing and end up down in the Bug Zone too, did you? Well... Good news is that Krys is helping me doublecheck our list of known bugs for v2023.2.28! Thankfully, the list of bugs isn't too long and we're hoping to have these squashed ASAP:

• [Hide n Seek] Flashlight can't be moved while pet animation is in progress while using a controller
  
• [Hide n Seek] Flashlight cone will reset its position if there is no player input after 8 seconds
  
• [Classic] Crewmates killed at the same time as venting will see the vent arrows persist while being a Ghost
  
• [All Modes] Player Ghosts can shoot out of the map when attempting to haunt and immediately opening the Settings menu
  
• Killing while petting your pet can cause the pet animation to keep playing
  
• Vent arrows stay on screen if killed while venting
  
• Players will see indefinite black screen if internet connection is lost while loading into an online game

That's all for bugs right now! We'll keep you updated as we knock more out with our next updates.

See you next round,

Dors & Krys





We got another solid round of community creations and art this month too! Check out our website for these lovely pieces. I can't wait to see what art you come up with next. Might I suggest some Savathûn and Osiris Impostor shenanigans? No matter what you do, just make sure you get to taking out those tasks one by one...

See you later,
Dors

New Year New Bean!!!

It’s time for a roadmap of what we’re hoping to bring you in 2023! I’m not allowed to spill the beans (hehe) on all the secrets but I think there’s a lot to get hyped about.

Confession: I was supposed to publish this on Jan 31 but I totally forget heh.



First off – we want to make playing Among Us an easier, more intuitive experience. This means big focus on adding multiple updates to the UI and UX (user interface and user experience, respectively) of the game. Cleaning up the account merging flow, updating the store to be easier to navigate, making it easier to see how you can report a toxic player… these are all things we want to work on, and more. We don’t want anything to get in the way of you and your tasks.

Digging further into our roadmap, here are some further detail for you (but I can’t spoil anything so be patient with meeeeee):

• Map 5: Yep, this is finally the year we get you a whole new map to explore! I can’t tell you what the theme is, but I CAN say it’ll have all new tasks for you to figure out, come with more cosmetics, and have fun surprises hidden around. We put a TON of love into our design process for these maps – you’ll notice that all our maps often have tinyyy details in them to make them feel satisfying and fun to play, if you take a look around. (My favorite details is the little bone anatomy image in the Airship.) We don’t want to skimp out on anything, so we’re excited to finally be gearing this map up for you to play later in the year!
  
• Improved Matchmaking: With Hide n Seek mode, new roles, and the customization of our lobbies, we realize that many of you want to be able to find the games you want to play more easily and quickly. That’s why a big focus this year will be on adding features to matchmaking to ensure you are closer to the type of spacebean experience you want.
  
• Quickchat Rework: Quickchat is a huge part of the game experience, and we want to refine the dialogue options while also making it easier to navigate. We’re always reviewing how you all use our features and systems, so don’t think we aren’t paying attention to you! <3
  
• Collabs: AwwWWWWWWW yesSSSSSS. Collabs are SO FUN for us to do, and we love seeing your reactions to the chaotic things we get up to with other studios. We have some big ones planned for this year, and I think you’re gonna freak out it’s so cool. (Maybe I am freaking out right now.) (AHHHH.)
  
• More??????: Alright so I’m going to tell you some things we would love to do at some point in the future BUT ONLY IF WE HAVE EXTRA DEVELOPMENT TIME, CAN TEST IT, WE AREN’T DYING, MAKE SURE IT DOESN’T BREAK EVERYTHING, AND IS APPROVED BY THE HIGHER POWERS IN TIME (e.g. platform partners). OK? SO THIS IS NOT A PROMISE IT WILL HAPPEN. I swear if one of y’all are like “uh but you promised in the dev log this would be out in 2023” NO I DID NOT. THIS IS ONLY IF WE HAVE EXTRA TIME. Okay anyway – so! If we have extra time and are able to, we would loveeeeee to add some more new roles into the game. We’ve already seen the fun you’ve been having with the Shapeshifter, Guardian Angel, Engineer, and Scientist, and how it creates a whole new way to play the game. We have a lot of other ideas up in our brain space, and hope we can share that with you at some point! Another thing we hope to work on are Friends List improvements so you’re able to do much more with the people you call “friends” (that would stab you in the back the minute you’re an Impostor but whatever).

Okay that’s enough random yelling from me! Thanks for reading through this entire dev log (because you definitely did right..? RIGHT?) and hope the beginning of 2023 has been treating you well! I am personally already dying and in a pit of despair but let’s not talk about that.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Victoria





Crewmates, assemble! Greetings!

I hope the New Year has been a blast for you while also blasting away in The Skeld 🚀 I wanted to share a list of known bugs that we’ve found since our Hide n Seek update in December. But don’t worry, we’re working hard on crushing every single one of them to smithereens.

• Shapeshifters in a 2+ Impostor match are turning into a Crewmate Ghost if they were the first ones to be ejected
  
• Crewmates are getting killed by a Seeker while venting in Hide n Seek
  
• An “An error occurred while signing in” error message comes up while trying to merge accounts
  
• Disconnect issues are happening due to high pings during peak times (nights and weekends)

We’re working on tackling these bugs and resolving them as soon as possible! As always, if you encounter any new issues, please reach out to us by submitting a ticket!

Catch you later my fellow Beanarinos! Don’t forget to eat real beans if you can. Fiber is good.

Joseph




Salutations!

The roadmap looks exciting, doesn’t it? While we’re cooking up these items I’ll still be on the lookout for fanart and fun creations you’re all putting together. Speaking of together, this piece was a wonderful combination of players in our Discord adding their own Crewmates and Impostors to join our lonely Impostor.



Another super cool creation came from one of our own artists too! You may be familiar with Hannako’s work on a lot of our space beans and they got to submit this amazing arcade cabinet art for Gallery Nucleus. It even plays the Impostor theme Hide n Seek!

You can actually buy this mini cabinet (note: it’s an art piece so it doesn’t actually play the game) here!



That’s all for now! I gotta go clean some pizza out of these vents, but don’t worry – I’ll still be on the look out for your art and creations so don’t hesitate to tag your work with #amongusfanart or be posting in our Discord.

（っ＾▿＾）

Dors

Hiya Crewmates!

Hope you've been having fun with Hide n Seek! We released a small patch v2022.12.14 today to address a few things which have come up since release:

🔪 STRMISS filter should now be fixed and you can select the proper filters again to find lobbies

🔪 Missing lesbian pride flag nameplate is now in the store

🔪 We added some error checking and logging to try to understand the asdfasdf impostor issue that has been reported, but it has not necessarily been fixed yet sorry!!

🔪 We're still working server side to address disconnects that may occur while you play

If you run into any trouble be sure to send us a ticket via our helpdesk!

Happy hiding,

Dors

Hey there, Crewmates and Impostors! 
 
Super excited to share our brand new game mode as part of v2022.12.8: Hide n Seek! The team has been hard at work building this new mode which brings some heart-racing action alongside our classic social deduction form of Among Us. 



I wont spoil all of the surprises but here’s a few pointers for Hide n Seek:

• If you’re a Crewmate, your goal is to complete tasks to run down the timer and survive until the time is up to win. If you’re the Impostor, your goal is to eliminate all the Crewmates!
  
  
• Do tasks – they make the timer go down faster 
  
  
• Watch your danger meter! If the Impostor is far away, the danger meter will be empty. The closer an Impostor is, the more the bar will fill up (red means they’re REALLY close) and the louder the music gets! Crewmates get a limited number of vents in this mode, so use them wisely to escape. 
  
  
• FINAL HIDE! These are the last few moments of the game where the Impostor gets a power boost, special Seek map, and a directional ping to where any surviving Crewmates are. CRYING. SCREAMING. TERRIFIED.
  

And that’s Hide n Seek! It’s been a blast getting to see the team take this from the concept born from our community into a full-fledged mode. If you’re looking for a full rundown on how the mode works check out our How to Play guide or our in-game tutorial.

Some more quick notes for Hide n Seek:

• [PC] All keybinds will be reset to default keybindings when the update is live. If you had them changed prior to the update remember to go in into the keybindings menu and change them.

• New game filter options 
  
  • When looking for public lobbies or creating one, you are now required to designate what kind of lobby it is. Currently, there are four options:
    
    • Beginner: Best for new players.
      
    • Casual: Best for players just looking to have fun and not take the game too seriously.
      
    • Serious: Best for players looking to win and play more deliberately.
      
    • Expert: Best for players who know Among Us well.
  
  
  
  
  
• Note: Filters will display with the exact options chosen. E.g. "Beginner" and "Serious" will find you lobbies tagged as BOTH those items. It will NOT list lobbies listed as only "Beginner" or "Serious".
  
• Pet your pets! You can now pet your lovable companions in-game and in lobbies. Stand near your pet and hold down the button to pet them.
  
  
  
• New Haunt button. Died? Wish you could track your friends or enemies easier to watch the end of the game? Our handy new Haunt button for ghosts allows you to do just that. Track any alive Crewmate, Impostor, or haunt your fellow ghosts!
  
  

No update would be complete without some fun cosmetics to add to your roster, and this one has a ton. First off - we heard you! More cosmetics you can buy with beans! Well get ready because the store now hosts a ton of new skins, nameplates, visors and even pets(!!!) that you can only get by having enough beans.



And speaking of pets... I just wanted to highlight my new favorite one to you which is a literal nugget. NUGGET PET. NUGGET PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!



Ahem, anyway.

Of course, we can't close out the year without some winter holiday themed goodies for all you good Crewmates and naughty Impostors! The two Snowflake and Snowbean Cosmicubes are back in the store, alongside a new Gift Cube Cosmicube.



The Snowbean and Snowflake Cosmicubes will be in stores until Jan 1, 2023 and the Gift Cube Cosmicube will be in stores until Feb 1, 2023! Be sure to grab yours when you can for some festive outings with your Crewmates.

Remember to check back in around New Years Eve too - there might be a fun little surprise waiting for you then in the game.

Whoooo – that was a lot of stuff, huh? This has been a long time coming and we can’t wait to hear and see what you think. Remember to tag us so we can totally find your sneaky hiding spots see all your shenanigans! 

Oh, and we have another super fun announcement: On Monday, December 13th a special cosmetic of Benoit Blanc from Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is dropping! Just hop onto Among Us before January 10th and your sleuthing cosmetic is yours.

Keep reading as Krys and Joseph have some updates on big fixes that have also come in this update!
 
See you in the Funzone! 

Dors 




Hello Bean Lovers Anonymous!! 

Hmm. Bean lovers. Coffee beans? Do you think Crewmates would make a good cup of coffee if you (gently, lovingly) ground them up?  

….Anyway. Dors did a far better job of containing his excitement about our new mode than I ever could. Deep breaths...not going to run around screaming about how cool and fun Hide n Seek is... 

AHEM. I do have some official, technical (adjusts glasses) things to share with you all in the form of a list of known bugs for our Hide n Seek release, as well as an announcement. Never fear: the list of bugs is rather short and you should all still have smooth sailings into the new mode!  

• [Hide n Seek] Players may get killed while in the middle of venting
  
• [Hide n Seek] Players may get stuck in lobby after selecting "Play Again"
  
• [Classic] The first ejected Shapeshifter is incorrectly considered a Crewmate Ghost in a 2+ Impostor match and will be given tasks to complete.
  
• [All modes] Colorblind text does not show up in Quick Chat messages from other players

And that’s all! As always, if you encounter any issues, please reach out to us by submitting a ticket!  

And now for my lil announcement: I’ll be transitioning into a new role at Innersloth as an Associate Producer! (raucous laugher from the audience) I’ve been training up our new Player Support guru, Joseph, and I’m excited to see him take the reins and chase so many bugs and support so many players. (boisterous cheering and a standing ovation from the audience) Take it away, Joseph!! (shrill cacophony from the orchestra as time and space begin to twist and bend) 

[Attempts to speak while also unbending space and time] Hiya! My name is Joseph and I’m the Player Support newbie! I’ll be around helping you squash bugs and any other issues that come your way, including booting Impostors 😈. See ya around! 

Thanks for reading, my good beans! Cheerio! 

With love and an abundance of caffeine, 

Krys




Now... this funzone is a little special. Art and drawing hold a special place in my art as someone who likes to draw but doesn’t always know how to draw everything. That’s why I’ve learned from some really handy tutorials. Check out our website for the featured pieces!

Might plan to use some of these to draw all the shenanigans that will ensue during play sessions of Hide n Seek. If you're doing any fanart, we'd love to see it so be sure to tag us on socials!

Until next time, everyone - happy hiding and sneaky seeking!

Dors

Hi Crewmates!

Some of you may have noticed Steam Community Items have dropped. That is because we've finally made them! WOOHOO. You get a Trading Card! YOU get a Trading Card! EVERYONE GETS TRADING CARDS (provided you play the game and whatnot.)



Play the game to collect all the Trading Cards, Badges, Emoticons, and Backgrounds so you can show your loyalty to the spacebeans.

Well well well. It's that time of the year again. The Steam Awards!

You can nominate Among Us for The Labor of Love Award AND Among Us VR for Best VR Game! How exciting. We've been chugging away at Among Us since it first released in 2018 so times like these really make us reflect on how far we've come -- and that wouldn't have been possible without all of you. Thank you!!!

To vote for us, simply hit that nomination button on our store page.



And speaking of labor, we're still working hard on more Among Us things. Hang tight! I swear to the Impostor that there is new stuff coming... it's not the end of the year yet!

Beep boop,
Victoria

We're testing a fix for players getting the "Sure is taking a while to load" error. Please update your game if you can, and if there are any issues that occur from it, please let us know via our help desk.

That's all for now!

Dors