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Among Us

2018 video game developed by InnerSloth
VideoGame esports_discipline Q96417649
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Among Us is a party video game, social deduction video game, science fiction video game, and casual game [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]. The title has received recognition from multiple industry bodies, including the Golden Joystick Awards and the Global Industry Game Awards [31][32][27][33][34][35][36][37][38].

The game also won The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game and The Game Awards − Best Multiplayer [31][32][27][33][34][35][36][37][38]. Additional accolades include the Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Videogame and a Webby Award [31][32][27][33][34][35][36][37][38].

Among Us

Summary

Among Us is an esports discipline[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Among Us received the Golden Joystick Awards[3].
  • Among Us received the The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game[4].
  • Among Us received the The Game Awards − Best Multiplayer[5].
  • Among Us received the Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Videogame[6].
  • Among Us received the Webby Award[7].
  • Among Us received the Global Industry Game Awards[8].
  • Among Us's instance of is recorded as esports discipline[9].
  • Among Us's instance of is recorded as video game[10].
  • Among Us's instance of is recorded as internet meme[11].
  • Among Us's composer is recorded as Forest Willard[12].
  • Among Us was published by Innersloth[13].
  • Among Us's genre is party video game[14].
  • Among Us's genre is social deduction video game[15].
  • Among Us's genre is science fiction video game[16].
  • Among Us's genre is casual game[17].
  • Among Us was produced by Kristi Anderson[18].
  • Among Us's developer is recorded as Innersloth[19].
  • Among Us's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[20].
  • Among Us's programmed in is recorded as Q2370[21].
  • Among Us's designed by is recorded as Marcus Bromander[22].
  • Among Us's operating system is recorded as iPadOS[23].
  • Among Us's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[24].
  • Among Us's operating system is recorded as Android[25].
  • Among Us's operating system is recorded as Nintendo Switch system software[26].
  • Among Us's operating system is recorded as Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S system software[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among Us was published by Innersloth[13]. It was produced by Kristi Anderson[18].

Publication

Genres include party video game[14], social deduction video game[15], science fiction video game[16], and casual game[17].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Joystick Awards[3], a video game award[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1983[30]; The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game[4]; The Game Awards − Best Multiplayer[5]; Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Videogame[6]; Webby Award[7], an award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1995[33]; and Global Industry Game Awards[8], an award[34].

Why It Matters

Among Us has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Among Us receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards[3], The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game[4], The Game Awards − Best Multiplayer[5], and Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Videogame[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Q368215. Retrieved . apps.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . GeekWire. Retrieved . geekwire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Giant Bomb. Retrieved . innersloth.itch.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . sportskeeda.com. Retrieved . sportskeeda.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Giant Bomb. Retrieved . gamepressure.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . GRAC rating database. Retrieved . store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . innersloth.com. Retrieved . innersloth.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . innersloth.com. Retrieved . innersloth.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . ign.com. Retrieved . ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . ign.com. Retrieved . ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . billboard.com. Retrieved . billboard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . winners.webbyawards.com. Retrieved . winners.webbyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Google Play. Retrieved . play.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . among-us.fandom.com. Retrieved . among-us.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Kotaku. Retrieved . kotaku.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q368215. Retrieved . apps.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . BabelNet. Retrieved . innersloth.itch.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . BabelNet. Retrieved . innersloth.itch.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Humble Store. Retrieved . innersloth.itch.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Microsoft Store. xbox.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    User manual url → https://www.reddit.com/r/AmongUs/wiki/guide, https://www.innersloth.com/games/among-us/
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  2. 7w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Among_Us
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  3. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0413141-Among-Us-videohra
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    Logo image → Among Us Logo.svg
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