Spencer Perez, CFNN Reporter

Have you heard of Among Us yet? Among Us is a multiplayer title similar to party games like Mafia. It’s known across the whole world! The game was originally released on November 16, 2018, but recently got very popular in this year. Lots of big video game streamers and artists started playing it, causing it’s popularity to increase. 

 Among Us is a group of four to ten “crewmates” who have one to three “imposters” among them. The former’s main job is to identify the imposters and complete various tasks spread around the map. The imposters play sneaky and try not to get caught killing the crewmates.

The game had peaked at 438,524 players playing on Steam, a video game digital distribution service, making it one of the biggest games ever played on Steam. It is one of the top 10 categories on Twitch with 118k viewers, making it one of the biggest games ever viewed on the platform as well.

The game is fun for all ages! From customizing your character to communicating with new people every round, there’s never a dull moment in the game. It’s free to download for your phone through iOS, Microsoft Windows, Android, but costs $4.99 on a Laptop or PC.