The upcoming Airship map, consoles, and what's next š
Hellllo Crewmates (...and Impostors...)!
Whew, itās been awhile since our last dev log huh? Happy 2021! Hereās a giant dev log update, a wrap up, and mini roadmap for the time ahead. All strapped in? Then letās goooo!
--- Big updates ---
- New map coming early 2021 ā watch the trailer here. As we revealed at the Game Awards on Dec 10th, the new Airship map will be dropping in early 2021! Inspired by our other game The Henry Stickmin Collection, this will be a huge map with all new tasks and rooms to explore. Choose which room you start in, run around in new costumes, and even climb up and down ladders?! Crewmate technology has advanced so much, wow. And yes ā the update will be free!
- Now available on the Nintendo Switch. Our first console launch! Avoid those Impostors as you play at home or on the go! Weāre so thrilled to be launching on a completely new platform and seeing so many new people try out the game. We actually hit the eShop bestsellers list overnight, which is WILD. Thanks for that, crewmates. :) There's still some fixes that will be added to it including some hats and skins, but trust that itās coming!
- Xbox consoles in 2021 and is out on Xbox Gamepass PC now. Yeeeep, weāve had an EXTREMELY busy time. Trying to make sure you can play the game on your preferred platform, and weāre excited to have the Xbox community along as crewmates. More info here.
- Epic Store. Weāve launched Among Us on the Epic Games Store! If you use your Epic Coupon, you can use it to claim the All-In-One Pack, which has all the skins and pets included.
--- Small update ---
- Nintendo Switch bug fixes. Weāve did a few bug fixes for the Nintendo Switch, including some words being blocked in chat, scrolling with the controller, and more. Right now buying cosmetic items are missing from the game, which we intend to add in at some point too!
--- Thank you! ---
- The Game Awards. We walked away with the Best Multiplayer and Best Mobile awards?! Thank you SO much for all of the support... never in a million years did we expect this, but you crewmates made it all happen! So surreal. Weāre dedicated to making the game better and better for you!
--- Whatās next? ---
- 2021 roadmap. Now that we've wrapped up a lot of stuff for the holidays, we're looking to be more transparent about what we're launching and the expected order by making a public roadmap. It won't have dates until we know we can hit them, but it'll be a place to find out what to look forward to first! More on that soon.
- Hiring? Weāve heard all the questions ā why donāt you just hire more people so development can go faster? We wish it were that easy! Adding more people doesnāt automatically make development go faster ā it slows it down and can cause a ton of issues if we donāt do it properly (and in the worst cases, when finances arenāt handled properly, it can actually end up closing a studio completely. Many indie studios have faced this problem, sadly.) Hiring, training, onboarding, possible interpersonal disputes, artistic differences, code legibility, legal/privacy concerns, and an infinite number of other problems can arise. We never expected all of this to happen (thank you!!!), so weāre taking it slow and steady to make sure we can keep sending good things your way. But we have things in the works!
- Accounts. We wanted to launch this earlier, and we're close, but we want to make sure it isnāt half-baked before implementing. (Trust me - you do not want a bad reporting system with no accountability behind it.) The first update for this is primarily focused on moderation - as stated in the previous dev log - and weāre hoping to get this out ASAP. This is a small step towards ensuring everyone playing the game has a safe and welcoming experience! Donāt worry, weāve heard all your requests for things like a friend system, saved stats, and so on, but for now this will be the first thing available.
--- Why is everything taking so long?? ---
- Among Us gained incredible traction pretty late into 2020 that we werenāt expecting, and that meant A LOT of change for us. Not to dive into too much organizational stuff, but not only did we need to switch back to working on Among Us after thinking it was done, but we also needed to set ourselves up more sustainably to work on the game. We had to spend 2 months just restructuring, figuring out new processes, and getting external partners to help us manage on board. Originally it was just 3 friends working together (and now I'm here to make 4, hi), but if we wanted this to work long term and hire up, we needed to streamline things. Itās all behind the scenes work, and while it meant time away from the game, itāll make it easier for current and future us to develop the game better. Not to mention additional platforms (like Nintendo Switch and Xbox) means more support, certifications to go through, and whatnot. We have help from our porting partners for that, but it still means we need to make sure future things we do are supported on those platforms. Thereās a ton of other things out of our control (legal issues, meetings, planning), so sometimes these things take longer as well.
- Thank you SO much for the patience as you wait for the next big update! We want to do more for you to show you how grateful we are, but without sacrificing on the quality and values we had before this blew up.
2020 was a rough year for everyone, but thank you for surprising and delighting us in spite of it all.
Seeing all the fan art and messages about how Among Us has helped you connect with your friends and family (or helped you make new ones) is something we donāt take for granted. Weāre happy to have you be a part of our community.
Canāt wait for you to see what we have planned for 2021!
- Victoria & the Innersloth team
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Among Us
An online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-15 players
Status | Released |
Author | Innersloth |
Tags | 2D, Casual, Co-op, minigames, Multiplayer, party-game, Space |
Languages | English |
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- Among Us RoadmapJun 10, 2021
- Twitch & Discord mobile integrationsMay 10, 2021
- Clever and interesting dev log titleApr 27, 2021
- LETāS GO AIRSHIP š New update out now!Mar 31, 2021
- Info on AccountsMar 24, 2021
- š£ March 31 - The Airship Releases!Mar 18, 2021
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I don't know the best way to offer ideas but maybe something to let other players know when you're on a console platform (thinking a switch, particularly, although XBOX probably has similar performance). As it is, being on a Switch makes it hard to type quickly enough to answer questions, so you end up seeming super-sus because you're not able to quickly type a coherent answer to a question.
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I cant wait for the new henry stickmen airship map!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Estou ansioso!!!
I cant tell if your trying to get a perk from the devs or if your letting the word out some people just wanna score points to get "free rewards" and i just find that horrible ._. But just like flat earthers you just got to stick with it cause it wont go away until this game finally dies
Find punch gif comfortable goof punch a dude Vita is a b buffet fruit McDonalds bikini code............... I think i smell toast in me bloody legends on my story and the great values of a story is a story of a story if the max is a good story to meet in person story reads books in my punch hahshahahahh
HEY YOU, Iām only defending them from those bitches, SO HAVE ME DEFEND INNERSLOTH FROM THEM!!!!! THEY NEED TIME, AND THE SHITASSES IN THE COMMENTS NEED RESPECT OF THEM, SO IāM DEFENDING THEM WHETHER YOU WANT IT TO HAPPEN OR NOT.
Out of curiosity; what colors are you planning to add to the future Among Us update? I would like to know since I'm working on something and would like to know all the colors.
(WARNING I AM NOT A DEVELOPER NEITHER AM I TRYING TO PRETEND TO BE ONE IM JUST GIVING EXAMPLES ON COLORS) Ya know like Chartreuse and Cerulean and Prismarine and many others
This studio is blowing it. On their way to being the next fall guys flame out. Iterate fast or die - it's just how the industry works. RIP
you try making a game with 6 people
im a solo dev and i can say its hard as hell so this guy should f off
I'm not a solo dev ... but what I do know is that this guy (anone1234) can f off also. Negativity like this can go to WoW.
its actually 4
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JESUS I CANāT HANDLE IT ANYMORE, PLZ RELEASE THE AIRSHIP MAP ALREADY!
YOU WILL NOT BEG, YOU WILL NOT OFFEND, YOU WILL OBEY THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS, NOW GET ON, GET ON WITH YOUR TASKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL LET THEM USE THEIR TIME, EFFORT, MANAGEMENT(SINCE THEY ARE A SMALL DEV TEAM), AND PLANS SO THAT THINGS CAN SPEED UP!!!!!!!!!! GET OUT OF THIS DROPSHIP IMPOSTOR, YEAH, GET OUT WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Canāt u guys just wait? Play Minecraft, Terraria, or Roblox or maybe just play Minecraft or whatever in the PS4 or any PlayStation like PS5, is there a PS6?
No more bad words!
Sorry I just get really impatient sometimes.
Just be patient, it's great you want the update to come out, but they're clearly not done with it and they don't have enough of people to update as fast as other game you're used to.
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I agree with u Muxx
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But itās really exciting am I right?
Yes keep up the great work I can't wait to play and see the new map/content
yeah
Amazing
February 14
whaaaat? Ok
All of this is nice but When Is it Going to Release? on March? or February?
We need to be patient, thats all
Mid/End of March maybe? I mean, if I was working with them, I would only test the game(since Iām only good at modding games).
for people who are asking if its coming to the ps4, it is
You mean ps5?
it will come to the PS store, meaning it will be on both
Nice! Innersloth is going for the Xbox next though.
They're still working on it, and they have higher priorities so there prob not gonna announce a release date for some time. Keep in mind they have 4 people that have to work on everything simultaneously
we need amoun gus in school computer
I have the same opinion as you, but that would be SUPER IMPOSSIBLE! If that was their plan, they would modify a copy of among us on pc or Android and make it available for work/school chromebooks(or whatever they use). But the reason why I say āSUPER IMPOSSIBLEā is because some work places and the education system blocked off Google Play Store in some locations. But that part about it being paid or free on work/school hardware? I donāt have any idea about that yet.
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I want to know, will it come to PS4, if so, then will it be free
It plus you have to get game pass for pets
Its paid on all platforms except for Mobile (because of the ability to monetize with ads)