<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
and	O
on	O
Windows	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2020	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	O
reality	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
VR	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impostors	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
can	O
perform	O
sabotages	B-Device
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
minor	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
disabling	O
lights	O
,	O
making	O
Crewmates	O
blind	O
)	O
to	O
critical	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
disabling	O
oxygen	O
generators	O
)	O
,	O
requiring	O
immediate	O
counteraction	O
by	O
Crewmates	O
to	O
prevent	O
their	O
deaths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
living	O
player	O
may	O
call	O
a	O
group	O
meeting	O
by	O
reporting	O
a	O
dead	O
body	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
pressing	O
an	O
Emergency	B-Application
Meeting	I-Application
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
meetings	O
,	O
players	O
discuss	O
—	O
via	O
the	O
in-game	B-Protocol
text	I-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
or	O
an	O
external	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
application	O
such	O
as	O
Discord	B-Application
—	O
who	O
they	O
believe	O
to	O
be	O
Impostors	O
based	O
on	O
available	O
witness	O
testimonies	O
,	O
with	O
Impostors	O
lying	O
to	O
hide	O
their	O
identity	O
or	O
falsely	O
accusing	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
are	O
killed	O
or	O
ejected	O
become	O
ghosts	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
still	O
perform	O
tasks	O
(	O
Crewmates	O
)	O
or	O
sabotages	B-Device
(	O
Impostors	O
)	O
but	O
are	O
otherwise	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
by	O
or	O
interact	O
with	O
living	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Effectively	O
spectators	O
,	O
ghosts	O
may	O
see	O
and	O
pass	O
through	O
walls	O
,	O
follow	O
players	O
or	O
other	O
ghosts	O
and	O
chat	B-Protocol
with	O
other	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
various	O
options	O
can	O
be	O
adjusted	O
to	O
customize	O
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
player	O
movement	O
speed	O
,	O
the	O
allowed	O
number	O
of	O
emergency	B-Application
meetings	I-Application
,	O
number	O
of	O
tasks	O
and	O
visual	O
tasks	O
,	O
or	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
an	O
Impostor	O
is	O
revealed	O
after	O
being	O
voted	O
off	O
,	O
allowing	O
participants	O
to	O
manually	O
balance	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
settings	O
to	O
their	O
desires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willard	O
described	O
playtesting	O
as	O
painful	O
and	O
frustrating	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
break	O
down	O
during	O
sessions	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
send	O
playtesters	O
new	O
builds	O
off	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
under	O
the	O
AppID	O
of	O
"	O
spacemafia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
was	O
supported	O
upon	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
no	O
audio	O
to	O
avoid	O
revealing	O
hidden	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
local	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
Willard	O
mixed	O
sounds	O
from	O
numerous	O
sound	O
packs	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
SFX	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
colorblind	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
wires	O
"	O
task	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Among	O
Us	O
beta	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
previously	O
unannounced	O
lobby	O
customization	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-February	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
added	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
Quickchat	O
,	O
which	O
replaces	O
the	O
standard	O
chat	B-Protocol
interface	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
preset	O
phrases	O
that	O
players	O
must	O
pick	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
13	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
Quickchat	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
over	O
13	O
are	O
also	O
allowed	O
to	O
use	O
Free	O
Chat	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
type	O
text	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
skin	O
bundle	O
that	O
includes	O
Henry	O
Stickmin-themed	O
cosmetic	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
reports	O
would	O
be	O
viewed	O
manually	O
and	O
not	O
by	O
bots	O
,	O
that	O
account	O
creations	O
would	O
be	O
required	O
if	O
players	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
Free	O
Chat	B-Protocol
or	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
nicknames	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
people	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
13	O
would	O
need	O
their	O
parents	O
 '	O
permission	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innersloth	O
later	O
revealed	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
a	O
new	O
color	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rose	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
next	O
update	O
along	O
with	O
five	O
other	O
colors	O
:	O
Coral	O
,	O
Tan	O
,	O
Gray	O
,	O
Maroon	O
,	O
and	O
Banana	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
revealed	O
during	O
Summer	O
Game	O
Fest	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
upcoming	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
fifth	O
map	O
,	O
new	O
Hide	O
&	O
Seek	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
roles	O
such	O
as	O
Sheriff	O
and	O
Scientist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amid	O
its	O
popularity	O
,	O
Innersloth	O
considered	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
encountered	O
a	O
problem	O
in	O
implementing	O
player	O
communication	O
,	O
since	O
standard	O
text-based	O
or	O
voice-based	O
chat	B-Protocol
seemed	O
unusable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
considered	O
a	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
quick	O
comms	O
"	O
system	O
from	O
Rocket	B-Application
League	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
developing	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
communication	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
consoles	O
were	O
later	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Us	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
an	O
Indie	O
World	O
showcase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
supports	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
with	O
the	O
mobile	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
had	O
an	O
exploit	O
to	O
access	O
The	O
Airship	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
in	O
early	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exploit	O
was	O
fixed	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
's	O
first	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Us	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
consoles	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
for	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
support	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
with	O
existing	O
Windows	O
,	O
Switch	B-Application
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
ports	O
are	O
special	O
customization	O
options	O
based	O
on	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
VR	O
version	O
titled	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
VR	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-developed	O
by	O
Schell	O
Games	O
,	O
Innersloth	O
,	O
and	O
Robot	O
Teddy	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
the	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
planned	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
VR	I-Application
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
adaptations	O
of	O
Mafia	O
such	O
as	O
Town	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salem	I-Application
and	O
Werewolves	B-Application
Within	I-Application
were	O
"	O
just	O
add[ing]	O
an	O
online	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
basic	O
Werewolf	O
rules	O
,	O
"	O
whereas	O
Among	O
Us	O
is	O
as	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Jackbox	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Packs	I-Application
,	O
Among	O
Us	O
provided	O
a	O
narrative-less	O
experience	O
that	O
helped	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
"	O
cultural	O
trauma	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
pandemic	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
M.J.	O
Lewis	O
of	O
Wired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
reported	O
that	O
videos	O
about	O
Among	O
Us	O
were	O
viewed	O
4billion	O
times	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
TikTok	B-Application
videos	O
related	O
to	O
Among	O
Us	O
had	O
over	O
13billion	O
views	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
exceeded	O
100	O
million	O
downloads	O
and	O
its	O
player	O
count	O
rose	O
to	O
1.5million	O
concurrent	O
players	O
(	O
nearly	O
400	O
thousand	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
,	O
then	O
peaked	O
at	O
3.8million	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sudden	O
increase	O
in	O
players	O
overloaded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
server	O
,	O
which	O
according	O
to	O
Willard	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
totally	O
free	O
Amazon	B-Application
server	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
terrible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
an	O
eBay	B-Application
user	O
named	O
Tav	O
listed	O
a	O
Chicken	O
McNugget	O
from	O
the	O
2021	O
BTS	O
Meal	O
by	O
McDonald	O
's	O
for	O
online	O
auction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tav	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
Szechuan	O
Sauce	O
after	O
a	O
comment	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
TikTokers	B-Application
and	O
QAnon-adjacent	O
conspiracy	O
theorists	O
promoted	O
misinformation	O
and	O
rumors	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
listing	O
was	O
a	O
front	O
for	O
child	O
sex	O
trafficking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
Among	O
Us	O
subreddit	O
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
reported	O
this	O
player	O
hacking	O
their	O
lobbies	O
and	O
spamming	O
in-game	O
chat	B-Protocol
with	O
promotions	O
for	O
his	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
links	O
to	O
his	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
,	O
and	O
controversial	O
political	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eris	O
Loris	O
threatened	O
to	O
personally	O
hack	O
players	O
that	O
refused	O
to	O
subscribe	O
to	O
his	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
has	O
been	O
found	O
to	O
contain	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
offensive	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
racist	O
language	O
,	O
gore	O
,	O
pornography	O
,	O
and	O
images	O
depicting	O
animal	O
abuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Eurogamer	O
report	O
from	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
features	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
a	O
person	O
claiming	O
to	O
be	O
Eris	O
Loris	O
,	O
conducted	O
via	O
the	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
links	O
provided	O
in	O
the	O
hacked	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
interview	O
,	O
Loris	O
claims	O
he	O
created	O
the	O
bot	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
hacks	O
"	O
in	O
only	O
six	O
hours	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
enlisted	O
up	O
to	O
50	O
volunteers	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
botnet	B-Architecture
which	O
boosted	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innersloth	O
added	O
an	O
in-game	O
message	O
warning	O
players	O
about	O
the	O
hacks	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
the	O
next	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
players	O
reported	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
the	O
return	O
of	O
Eris	O
Loris	O
 '	O
hack	O
attack	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
distributing	O
Among	O
Us	O
cheats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
received	O
a	O
85	O
of	O
100	O
score	O
based	O
on	O
9	O
critic	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
a	O
79	O
of	O
100	O
score	O
based	O
on	O
9	O
critic	O
reviews	O
,	O
both	O
them	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leana	O
Hafer	O
from	O
IGN	O
stated	O
in	O
her	O
verdict	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
any	O
sus	O
that	O
this	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
breed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
splash	O
,	O
since	O
we	O
're	O
already	O
seeing	O
its	O
influence	O
on	O
even	O
mega-games	O
like	O
Fortnite	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiraxa	O
of	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
lamenting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
inbuilt	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
,	O
server	O
bugs	O
which	O
"[prevent]	O
some	O
from	O
joining	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
totally	O
unexplained	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
public	O
servers	O
with	O
strangers	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
considered	O
"	O
less	O
entertaining	O
"	O
than	O
private	O
servers	O
with	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
large	O
development	O
progress	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
go	O
before	O
it	O
reaches	O
its	O
full	O
potential	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
"	O
stable	O
"	O
but	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
device-by-device	O
situation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Antonelli	O
of	O
Insider	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
controls	O
give	O
"	O
many	O
tasks	O
a	O
satisfying	O
game	O
response	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
tasks	O
could	O
be	O
"	O
done	O
quickly	O
with	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
's	O
touchscreen	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
in	O
handheld	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
communication	O
system	O
is	O
"	O
frustrating	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
using	O
the	O
joystick	O
to	O
select	O
letters	O
is	O
"	O
slow	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
across	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
gives	O
Switch	B-Application
players	O
"	O
immediate	O
disadvantage	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PJ	O
O'Reilly	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
lacked	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
skins	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
shame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Us	O
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
,	O
as	O
both	O
became	O
popular	O
as	O
party	O
games	O
during	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
have	O
positively	O
acknowledged	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparisons	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
drawn	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
avatars	B-Application
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
said	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
jelly	B-Application
beans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Us	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
The	O
Thing	O
,	O
Town	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salem	I-Application
,	O
Werewolves	B-Application
Within	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Secret	O
Hitler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
more	O
than	O
owners	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Associated	O
Press	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
both	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
iPads	B-Device
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Us	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
games	O
of	O
2020	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
being	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
platinum	O
category	O
on	O
"	O
The	O
Year	O
's	O
Top	O
100	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
's	O
launch	O
sold	O
digital	O
units	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
highest-earning	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Innersloth	O
reported	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
free	O
promotion	O
on	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
15	O
million	O
copies	O
were	O
claimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
they	O
collaborated	O
with	O
was	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
,	O
who	O
added	O
Among	O
Us-themed	O
skins	O
to	O
their	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Among	O
Us	O
have	O
made	O
cameos	O
in	O
the	O
indie	O
games	O
Astroneer	B-Application
,	O
Sunshine	O
Heavy	O
Industries	O
,	O
Cosmonious	B-Application
High	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Device
Gunn	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Fraymakers	O
and	O
Among	O
Us	O
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
several	O
stickers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
A	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
major	O
update	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Innersloth	O
,	O
indie	O
developer	O
Triband	O
added	O
characters	O
and	O
35	O
Among	O
Us-themed	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
What	B-Application
The	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
Innersloth	O
has	O
done	O
crossovers	O
with	O
Halo	O
,	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
movie	O
franchise	O
Scream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmetics	O
and	O
pets	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
added	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
Destiny	O
's	O
Lightfall	B-Application
expansion	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
ejected	O
"	O
animation	O
was	O
referenced	O
in	O
the	O
season	O
2	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
Snoopy	O
in	O
Space	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Emergency	B-Application
Meeting	I-Application
screen	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
In	O
Space	O
with	O
Markiplier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
featured	O
a	O
community-created	O
game	O
mode	O
in	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2020	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Spy	O
Within	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
very	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
to	O
Among	O
Us	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
among	O
ten	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
others	O
have	O
to	O
complete	O
tasks	O
to	O
earn	O
enough	O
coins	O
within	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
deduce	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
sabotage	B-Device
that	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
later	O
added	O
another	O
(	O
official	O
and	O
internally-developed	O
)	O
limited	O
mode	O
to	O
Fortnite	B-Application
called	O
"	O
Impostors	O
"	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
recognized	O
as	O
even	O
a	O
closer	O
take	O
on	O
Among	O
Us	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
mechanics	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Spy	O
Within	O
"	O
were	O
used	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
taking	O
place	O
within	O
an	O
underground	O
bunker	O
with	O
a	O
layout	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Among	O
Us	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
both	O
Epic	O
and	O
Innersloth	O
announced	O
a	O
collab	O
between	O
Fortnite	B-Application
and	O
Among	O
Us	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
back	O
bling	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
crewmate	O
in	O
interchangeable	O
colors	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Distraction	O
Dance	O
"	O
from	O
Innersloth	O
's	O
Henry	O
Stickmin	O
franchise	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Fortnite	B-Application
item	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
Innersloth	O
began	O
promoting	O
the	O
manga	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simplified	O
variation	O
of	O
Among	O
Us	O
called	O
Hidden	O
Agenda	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
multi-agent	B-Algorithm
reinforcement	I-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
to	O
show	O
that	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
agents	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
learn	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
social	O
behaviors	O
,	O
including	O
partnering	O
and	O
voting	O
without	O
need	O
for	O
communication	O
in	O
natural	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
