*AHEM*

It’s been 5 amazing spacebean filled years and we want to celebrate with all you! Thank you for being such amazing fans who love to complete tasks (and betray each other)! We’ll be doing a special celebration dev stream today (June 15) at 12pm PT/3pm ET on our Twitch channel. Before I get carried away here’s a message from Fortebass and PuffballsUnited:

Message from the Co-Founders

Crewmates! Thank you so much for playing over the past 5 years! It’s been such an amazing journey for us here at Innersloth. All the fan art, the hilarious gameplay clips, the memes, we love it all! I never thought the little random bean I made would become so prevalent everywhere and for that I’m truly humbled. Sincerely, thank you everyone for enjoying the game and I hope you stick around for all the things we have in store.

PuffballsUnited

Y’know, I don’t think I remind people enough that Among Us was supposed to be one of a series of 6-month games while Marcus made The Henry Stickmin Collection. Just a little thing to make and move on from. I feel like that makes it extra crazy to think about 5 years of Among Us and know that we still have plenty in store. And I’m so grateful that we were able to make an amazing team and share the ride. So to everyone who played Among Us or even just drew a crewmate in a foggy window: Thank you! I really feel like some of the best is yet to come!

Fortebass

Party Time

It’s time to break out the party hats, grab a slice of pizza-cake, and blow up some balloons! Speaking of balloons, if you log in to Among Us today you’ll get this free star balloon hat – it’s really Five out of Five! It looks great with a pair of the new Stunner Shades! Make sure you log in soon – this is a limited time drop that only lasts until July 15, 2023.

Merch Celebrations

And if you’re thinking about how cool it would be to have some stunning real life cosmetics – we got you covered with the launch of 5TH ANNIVERSARY MERCH! Drop by our store at 11am PT and pick up some new items:

• Crewmate Joggers
• 32oz Water Bottle
• Among Us: Collector’s Edition by Limited Run Games
• 5th Anniversary Pin
• 5th Anniversary Print
• 5th Anniversary Tee

All this new merch will have you styling was you complete your tasks… (or don’t. Party now instead.)

Thanks for being with us for the past 5 years, Crewmates! You really are the best crew around.

Looking for pizza-cake,

Dors

It’s our birthday week and that means it’s time to whack some Impostor shaped piñatas, eat pizza-cake, and spend time with our best crew – you!

Without you, we couldn’t make Among Us what is and the Innersloth team couldn’t be more grateful for it. Before I start typing through these happy tears, here’s what’s happening as part of v2023.6.13, out now.

Patch Notes

• Version numbers now appear in the bottom left of the main menu
  • When in local mode the version number is in the bottom right
• [ALL MODES] Players who lose network connection will now be sent back to title menu
• [iOS] Local lobbies created using iOS 16 can now be seen by other devices
  • iOS and Android can now see local matches hosted by PC
• Aromantic and MLM pride flags have their prices fixed to match the other nameplates.
• Various cosmetic layering fixes
• Various menu fixes

That’s it for patch notes! We can’t wait to celebrate 5 years of tasks and betrayal! Remember not to get too distracted by partying… that’s when the Impostor might strike. Keep reading for all the fun stuff we have in this update!

Fun Stuff

La, la, la… la la ahem, we’ve launched our latest update alongside a cute and cozy collab with Pusheen!

The Pusheen Cosmicube costs 110 stars and is available until September 13, 2023! For all the details on this collab check out our post here. Trust me when I say you’ll never feel cozier with these cosmetics.

Alongside the new Cosmicube here’s some other fun stuff happening in Among Us:

• Our main menu has a brand new look! Enjoy the new window view and testing out the new hub

• Free Balloon Hat – Login to Among Us on June 15th to receive a free cosmetic to celebrate Among Us’s 5th birthday.

• Birthday Cosmetics – Party harder with some new rave light hats and stunner shades available in the store now

More Fun Stuff

Have you ever wanted to ask the dev’s questions about anything? How about what dev work they do? Something specific about Among Us or even Henry Stickmin?

If you answered yes to any of these, you’ll want to join our Discord for a series of Q&A sessions I’m hosting with members of Innersloth! We’ve already completed one with Victoria and have two more scheduled with Aemu and PuffballsUnited!

Don’t worry if your IRL tasks keep you away from the sessions since I’ll record them and upload them to our official Youtube channel.

And one more thing

I was able to gather a bunch of the team for a birthday stream! So if you want to see if we’re actually good at Among Us (always blame Gary) you can find out as we play against one another live on our Twitch account on June 15th at 12pm PT/3pm ET!

And just like the Q&A’s, don’t worry if you can’t make it – this will be recorded too.

There’s couple more messages, but then I think you’re ready for full party mode!

Blinded by the lights,

Dors

A message from Among Us VR

Greetings, beans of all dimensionsss!

Schell Games team here, chiming in to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMONG US!!!  . And a big congratulations to the entire Innersloth team on surviving a bazmillion (math?!#$ where’s my abacus?) matches!

We’re so excited to be working with the team at Innersloth to bring all you beans into VR and we’re pumped for everything that’s to come in the next few months! AND BEYOONNDDDD!

But most importantly — thank you, thank you, thank you to all our Among Us VR players — we appreciate you and are beyond grateful that you spend your time in the virtual Skeld II with us. 

And with that! Among Us VR will also be joining the birthday shenanigans with a host of dedicated festivities this week! 

• : Tuesday, 6/13 at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET: Tune in for a special pre-recorded Birthday stream to celebrate Among Us! Players will include Innersloth and Schell Games’ Crewmates as well as influencers, Soul Fox Gaming and Steve Knows! Catch the chaos on the Schell Games’ YouTube channel here.
• : Tuesday, 6/13 at 1pm PT/ 4pm ET: You’ve got questions burning brighter than our birthday candles — and we’re here to answer them! We’ll be hosting an Among Us VR Developer AMA, streaming live on our official Among Us VR Discord server.
• : Monday, 6/12 thru Monday, 6/19: No birthday is complete without some GIFTSSSS — so, we’re excited to announce our gift to you! We’re kicking up the The Happy Birthday Among Us Bundle! You can now get the Among Us VR base game and two essential Hat Pack DLCs for $15.99 USD — available on both Steam and the Meta Store! 

Join the Schell Games Crewmates (…or Impostors?) to celebrate Among Us. They are 5.YEARS.BEAN.OLD!!

Schell Games

Hi, everyone! It’s me, Mike, the guy who helps you when stuff goes wrong! But honestly, you all should get some credit, too. We rely on all of you to be our eyes and ears out there in the cosmos and let us know when you find bugs/stuff that’s maybe a bug/things that make you go “bwuh?”. Every report helps, so please make sure you send screenshots, video, and whatever else you got over on our Helpdesk. Anyway, here’s stuff we know about and are working on!

• [Crossplatform] An issue where players receive multiple friend list requests from the same person.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where players’ friendlist reaches maximum before they have 100 friends.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where the game sound disappears after the game has been minimized.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players experience increasing ping leading to disconnection and a message that reads “DTLS negotiation failed”
• [Crossplatform] An issue where players are unable to connect to their Among Us account with an error that reads “FriendCodeFail”
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players’s accounts are incorrectly tagged as child accounts despite age verification.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players’ guardians are not receiving emails related to age verification.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where the size of the UI is incorrectly displayed on some devices.
• [Crossplatform] An issue where some players may disconnect from the server due to network strength.

Speaking of reports, y’all know that the best way to help us deal with crewmates who get a little out of hand (as in, breaking our Code of Conduct) is to send an in-game report, right? Well, it totally is. Even a single report helps our moderator team do their jobs and keep the game feelin’ fun and friendly!

Until next time!

Mike

Player Survey

Have you checked out our player survey yet? If you have some cool new ideas for our spacebeans, or just really want to tell us how you’re feeling about Among Us – this is your chance to do it! Just fill out this handy Player Survey to let us know!

It should only take about 5 – 10 minutes and your feedback will help Crewmates everywhere. Thanks for taking the time!

It’s spring time here! That means it’s time to go out and smell the flowers in the MIRA HQ Greenhouse, or if you’re like me – beg for mercy from your allergies. (This visor isn’t blocking any pollen!! WHY!!!)

The team had a lot of fun seeing your reactions to our silly April Fools Horse Mode plus the rancher version of the Seek theme last month. While we’re all done horsing around, the team is getting back to work on some super important tasks. Let’s check it out!

Super Important Tasks

Let’s take a peek at some of the tasks we’ve been working on, starting with our UI/UX specialist, Lucy! She was kind enough to let us peek at her current task, which is a full Quick Chat rework. Here are some fun things you can expect:

• New interface. Say bye bye to the old Radial Menu!
• Refined categories
• More remarks and phrases
• A way to favorite your most used phrases
• More that I won’t spoil

That’s the quick look at how things are going with Quick Chat. We’re really excited to get this update in your hands for an even better (and quicker), chatting experience.

Quick Chat isn’t the only task the team is working on either. As I peeped the vitals pad to make sure the team was adequately hydrated and caffeinated, I was able to get a little update from our Game Designer, Dave!

Map 5

Dave: “Map 5 is going great! There are a lot of new things that I can’t wait for everyone to see and play with. There might even be some parts of the map that look familiar but are very different…”

And with that, Dave jumped into a vent and got back to work making sure we’re all on the right page for everything going into map 5. Hm. Hope he’s actually an Engineer like he said he was…

Device Sunsetting

Don’t forget! Starting May 15, 2023, devices that do not meet our minimum requirements will no longer be supported as we continue to grow Among Us. For a complete breakdown on our minimum requirements, please check our Helpdesk article. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to reach out to us via our Helpdesk or email support at support@innersloth.com.

Player Survey

Speaking of reaching out to us, have you ever wanted to let us know how you’re really feeling about Among Us? Have cool ideas for the beans? Then fill out this handy Player Survey to let us know!

It should only take about 5 – 10 minutes and your feedback will help Crewmates everywhere. Thanks for taking the time!

Let’s take a look in Electrical…

Have you ever wanted Among Us merch themed after everyone’s favorite room on the Skeld? Good thing we worked with some amazing artist to create the Murder Room Bundle!

This collection is super special – all the pieces are made by fans like you! This collection features EasyNeonBySam, Kuujin, Woudi M, and MelonatiPatch! Be sure to grab a bundle while supplies last.Read on to meet the newest member of our team and see some neat art!

Smelling the flowers,

Dors

There’s a new Bug Wrangler in Town…

We have a new member on the community team! They’ll be here to help wrangle bugs and answer your questions as our Player Support Specialist! Welcome in, Mike!

Thanks, Dors!

Hey there, friends! I’m Mike, the new guy in Player Support here at Innersloth. Hopefully everything goes smoothly for every Crewmate out there, but if you do ever need help, you can rest assured that I’m behind the scenes sorting out a solution. Think of me as a helpful bean always out there. Watching. Lurking…

Ahem. What was I saying? Oh, right. It’s my job to squash bugs and make sure you’re all having a good time, even when you’re being munched by an Impostor. Especially then! If you see me around the community, feel free to say hi! But please be sure to send all requests for support through the Help Center so I can keep track and make sure you get what you need.

Until next time!

Mike

Hiya Crewmates! We’re back for another round of fan creations for the fun zone!

First up we have this cute Horse and Mongus by DemonElectro7819.

There’s something special about seeing a happy Horsemate under Crewmate clouds on a green pasture. Great work on your piece, DemonElectro7819!

Next up is a video from AdasAtelier! They re-created the jeep complete with map, Crewmates, and Impostor that our artist Hannako drew for the roadmap in 2022!

I’m pretty sure I heard jaws drop in the studio when I shared this with the team! Great work on bringing this piece to life.

That’s all for this round Crewmates!

Looking for allergy meds,

Dors

P.S. Do you know what next month is? A certain game turns 5 years old! Can’t wait to celebrate with you all!

Sorry for the long silence. We tend to get very busy with friends and family near the end of the year, so it’s tough to get updates and news out. But we hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and new year celebration!

In this post, we want to address as much about out future plans and goals as we can, so here goes!

Among Us
Among Us has had a very good run. We thought it was a completed game twice in the past as we came back to add online multiplayer and two new maps. But as of the Polus release, we’re sure that Among Us is a complete game. There are always things that people want and things we could potential add, but Among Us was always intended to be a small game and we are just a team of three people with one programmer. So because we’ve already added a lot to a small game, the difficulty of adding new features and content is now very high. You all can see this difficulty in terms of bugs that seemingly never get fixed. Adding more things would undoubtedly add more bugs. So from now on, we are not adding more to Among Us. There will be a few bug-fix-only updates and a plan of price changes, then we will let Among Us take its natural course.

The Plan:

1. We’re reducing the price of MIRA and Polus today (Jan 6, 2020). They will be 2 dollars each.
   1. It may take some time for iOS or Android to reflect the change.
   2. Steam prices are not real-time and require approval, so check the price in cart before buying. I will fix the in-game price shown with an update.
2. Polus will become free-to-join (just like MIRA) today as well.
3. MIRA and Polus will become entirely free for all players starting June 11th, 2020.
   1. It won’t be possible to get the MIRA and Polus exclusive skins after the maps are free.
4. Mobile markets make changing the price of hats and skins difficult, so we won’t be changing that at all.
5. Among Us servers will stay running at least until 2021. Probably a lot longer.

All purchases made in Among Us will go towards keeping the servers running and us making new games, just like always.

Merchandise
Aemu is still working on Among Us and Henry Stickmin T-Shirts, a plush crewmate, and maybe some other small things. Her goal is to have them for sale and/or presale by the end of January. If you want to stay up to date on that, we recommend signing up for our email list. We haven’t used the email list yet, but this seems like the perfect start. We’ll also post about it here on itch.io and in our discord.

The Henry Stickmin Collection
PuffballsUnited has been full-time on The Henry Stickmin Collection (wishlist it now!) for a couple years now, and is over 2/3rds done. He recently made a blog post with more details here. But the short of it is that he’s aiming for release in June 2020 (which he admits is a very optimistic schedule, so he might miss it) and it will be $15-20 on Steam. A mobile port might come some time after, but it will take a long time.

Future Games
You might have noticed there is a gap between the end of Among Us updates and the launch of The Henry Stickmin Collection. Since PuffballsUnited will be 100% focused on Henry Stickmin, Aemu and I hope to launch a small game ourselves in this time. I’ve got an idea that is hopefully small, but a little bit more interesting than “a time waster” game. It’s too early to share a lot of details, but we know that it will be a single-player game with rogue-like elements called “Monty’s Halls”. We’ll give some more teasers as soon as we can, but Among Us updates and Merch come first.

Once The Henry Stickmin Collection and Monty’s Halls come out, hopefully we’ll be in a good position to take a nice vacation, then start on a bigger game all three of us together. We’re pretty excited about that and have a couple of really cool ideas for a game to do together. (But also some good vacation ideas too. :D)

Wrapping Up
That’s about it for our plans in 2020. Completing a game like Among Us is really hard since we know players want so much more from it, but we hope that we can make some new games that excite you all just as much. And our goal is to start them knowing what is important to you all so it’s not a problem to add cool content and features.

We hope that you all continue to enjoy Among Us even as we move on to new games. Feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or Discord about any of this or anything else.