Who Owns Among Us?

InnerSloth has not published a sustainability report or third-party environmental certification. As a small digital game studio distributing exclusively through digital channels, InnerSloth does not have the physical manufacturing footprint associated with physical products.

The game implements a chat filter and optional quick chat mode with preset phrases, which is the primary moderation tool. A full free-text chat option is available with age-appropriate restrictions. InnerSloth has not published formal community safety audit data.

Among Us's monetization is cosmetic-only; items purchased do not provide competitive advantages. The game does not use loot boxes; cosmetics are priced individually or bundled in DLC packs.

The Game Awards 2020: Among Us won Best Multiplayer Game at The Game Awards 2020. The award specifically recognized the online multiplayer category for the year's standout experience.

BAFTA Games Awards 2021: Among Us won Best Multiplayer at the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Games Awards for 2021, which cover games released in the preceding calendar year.

Webby Awards 2021: Among Us received a Webby Award in the games category in 2021.

Google Play Best of 2020: Among Us won Best Game and Best Multiplayer Game in Google Play's annual best-of selection for 2020.

Apple App Store App of the Day: Among Us received multiple App of the Day features on the Apple App Store during its 2020 peak.

Server Instability at Viral Peak (2020): During the game's rapid growth in September and October 2020, Among Us servers experienced frequent crashes and connection failures due to infrastructure that was not scaled for tens of millions of concurrent users. InnerSloth publicly acknowledged the problem and worked to upgrade server capacity, but extended periods of instability affected the player experience for several weeks.

Cheating and Hacking (Ongoing): Among Us has been subject to organized cheating campaigns on PC, including the use of modified game clients to reveal impostor identities to all players or to broadcast spam messages in game chat. In November 2020, a particularly disruptive hacking campaign flooded game lobbies with unsolicited messages. InnerSloth issued patches and anti-cheat updates in response, though exploits have continued to appear periodically.

Among Us 2 Cancellation (September 2020): InnerSloth announced in September 2020 that it was canceling Among Us 2, a planned sequel that had been publicly announced only weeks earlier in August 2020. While framed as a positive decision to improve the original game, some players and observers interpreted the reversal as evidence of reactive product planning. InnerSloth stated the decision was made because the technical limitations they had hoped to resolve with a sequel were addressable within the existing game.

Age-Appropriate Content and Online Safety (Ongoing): Advocacy groups focused on children's online safety have noted that Among Us's online lobbies allow interaction between children and unknown adults, and that the chat filter does not prevent all inappropriate content. InnerSloth introduced stricter chat options for accounts registered as under 13, but independent assessments of the implementation's effectiveness are not available.