Among Us
Innersloth
Among Us is a short social-deduction party game. The Steam history is two quiet years, then a creator cascade in 2020 — no feature update that 'fixed' the game.
What kind of game is it?
Impostor/crew rounds with meetings and tasks. The loop is accusation, not mechanical depth.
Who is it for?
For players who crave a round of tasks, a meeting, and one accusation.
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- Loop
- Social deduction
- Sessions
- Short sessions
- Players
- Multiplayer
- Structure
- Linear
- Tone
- Comedic · Accessible
Game DNA
What playing it feels like, out of 100. Our reading, separate from Steam reviews.
- Social78
Estimate
Key Steam facts
Steam store figures, checked 13 Sept 2026.
2018-11-16
Checked 17 Aug 2026.
Steam positive percent.
Checked 13 Sept 2026.
Checked 13 Sept 2026.
How many people play Among Us?
Estimates from public Steam data, not figures from the studio. Ranges, not exact numbers.
Steam reviews × 25 to 55.
Copies × current price × 50–80% (sales, regional prices). Before Steam's cut, refunds and tax.
Most people playing at the same moment, per SteamCharts.
Peak that month: 17,854.
Half of 300 recent reviewers played 7.1–39.6 h. 2% under 2 h.
Players over time
Where the players are
Languages of the last 300 Steam reviews. A proxy for regions, not a country split.
- English46%
- Russian13%
- Spanish (Spain)12%
- Portuguese (Brazil)7%
- Turkish6%
- Polish4%
Among Us players also play
Games played for more than an hour in 37 public Steam libraries of recent reviewers. Each one is played by at least 4 of these players and is more common here than across all libraries we read (× how much).
- Stumble Guys24% · ×3.8
- Geometry Dash27% · ×2.3
- Poppy Playtime16% · ×3.5
- Muck16% · ×1.7
- One-armed robber11% · ×1.6
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator11% · ×1.6
- Soundpad11% · ×1.6
- Crab Game11% · ×1.5
Steam data checked 4 Oct 2026
What makes it different?
The systems are simple on purpose. The spectacle is other people. That is why streamer chains mattered more than trailers.
Core mechanics
Similar games
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Related games
Nearby games. Not always a direct substitute.
Related rankings
Among Us — launch intelligence
Released in June 2018 in complete silence. Became a global phenomenon in September 2020 — not thanks to an update, but to a chain of streamer coverage triggered by a single tweet.
Store price checked 13 Sept 2026.
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