‘Among Us’ Dev Teases More Plans For Multiplayer Game After ‘The Airship’

“Among Us” is set to receive an update featuring a new map called “The Airship” in the near future, but it appears that the developers behind the title, InnerSloth, are also preparing a lot more than that.

Victoria Tran, InnerSloth’s community director and one of the brains behind the popular multiplayer deception game, shared her thoughts about the future of the title with GameSpot’s Lucy James during CES 2021. Specifically, Tran spoke about the game’s success and what might be in store for players.

“We have some secrets in the works that I unfortunately cannot talk about,” she said.

It’s worth noting that despite having been launched in 2018, “Among Us” continues to enjoy massive popularity. In fact, a massive increase in public interest happened during 2020, a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tran told James that the renewed interest in the game was “amazing.”

“That was terrifying and amazing and wonderful and there is really no English word to make people comprehend how surprising and amazing it was,” she said.

The InnerSloth dev then shared some potential reasons why the game became so popular. One of these is the game’s simple mechanics, which takes away from the stress of having to master many things unlike titles from other genres.

“One is the core simplicity of the game,” Tran said. “You don't need high strategy in terms of coordination, you just need to know how to be able to talk to people within your chat.”

Tran added that another factor that made the game as successful as it is now is the fact that players won’t have to spend money on high-end PCs or the best gaming consoles like the PlayStation 4 or PS5 in order to be able to play the game. Anybody with an internet connection, a smartphone and a PC can get the game, run it and play it. And with cross-play, players from various platforms can engage one another.

“I think that's what helped everything come together,” she said.

While waiting for the surprises the devs are preparing for fans, players should watch out for the arrival of The Airship, which will be the fourth and probably the largest map of “Among Us.”