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Among Us had 1.5 million people playing at the same time this weekendNo wonder it’s gone wonky
No wonder it’s gone wonky
Uncovering spacetraitors inAmong Ushas become surprisingly popular, a success which is not unexpected because the game’s bad (it’s good!) but because it had been out for a year-and-a-half before really being noticed. The developers, Innersloth announced over the weekend that the sneaky party game hit 1.5 million concurrent online players, which is, well, damn. Servers have started to buckle from all the players, but the devs have a plan.“We’re hitting 1.5 million players online at the same time!” Innerslothtweetedon Saturday in the wee hours. That’ll be across all platforms. “We’re slowly getting the hang of things but please bear with us! We’ll get through this.“It’s been the most popular category on Twitch at times too. A lot of its newfound success has come from Twitch, because the game generates short bursts of spacedrama, ideal for lively streams with loads of mates mucking about in front of an audience.Among Usis a bit like Werewolf or Mafia, in space, with minigames. The crew of a ship have a list of tasks to accomplish so they can get home, and shapeshifting alien Impostors among them want to kill everyone. With roles assigned randomly, one run you might running around watching your back as you try to fix electrical systems, then minutes later you’re sneaking about trying to sabotage the oxygen and pin the blame on someone else. Players can call votes to eject people from the airlock, which is where that Werewolf-esque deduction and deception comes in.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings"You might think you’re not capable of being a good liar. I worried about that, too,” Craig Pearson saidafter his spaceadventures. “It turns out I’m a great liar, and I have no moral concerns about attempting to have an accuser killed. Sorry, mum. Your boy’s a wrong’un.“Among Us hashit maximum capacityat times, causing hiccups, but the fix is fairly involved. If you want to get technical on its technical problems, one of the developers posteda Twitter threaddetailing why the solution isn’t as simple as “adding more servers”. Basically, they’re working on it, they hope to have it sorted in a few days, but they’re a tiny team, they’re tired, and the fix will likely cause some disruption of its own. Hold tight, crew.You can find Among Us onSteamandItch.io. It’s £4/€4/$5 on Steam, where you can also buy some cute cosmetics, and pay-what-you-want on Itch. You can get it onAndroidandiOStoo. All the versions can play together.
Uncovering spacetraitors inAmong Ushas become surprisingly popular, a success which is not unexpected because the game’s bad (it’s good!) but because it had been out for a year-and-a-half before really being noticed. The developers, Innersloth announced over the weekend that the sneaky party game hit 1.5 million concurrent online players, which is, well, damn. Servers have started to buckle from all the players, but the devs have a plan.“We’re hitting 1.5 million players online at the same time!” Innerslothtweetedon Saturday in the wee hours. That’ll be across all platforms. “We’re slowly getting the hang of things but please bear with us! We’ll get through this.“It’s been the most popular category on Twitch at times too. A lot of its newfound success has come from Twitch, because the game generates short bursts of spacedrama, ideal for lively streams with loads of mates mucking about in front of an audience.Among Usis a bit like Werewolf or Mafia, in space, with minigames. The crew of a ship have a list of tasks to accomplish so they can get home, and shapeshifting alien Impostors among them want to kill everyone. With roles assigned randomly, one run you might running around watching your back as you try to fix electrical systems, then minutes later you’re sneaking about trying to sabotage the oxygen and pin the blame on someone else. Players can call votes to eject people from the airlock, which is where that Werewolf-esque deduction and deception comes in.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings"You might think you’re not capable of being a good liar. I worried about that, too,” Craig Pearson saidafter his spaceadventures. “It turns out I’m a great liar, and I have no moral concerns about attempting to have an accuser killed. Sorry, mum. Your boy’s a wrong’un.“Among Us hashit maximum capacityat times, causing hiccups, but the fix is fairly involved. If you want to get technical on its technical problems, one of the developers posteda Twitter threaddetailing why the solution isn’t as simple as “adding more servers”. Basically, they’re working on it, they hope to have it sorted in a few days, but they’re a tiny team, they’re tired, and the fix will likely cause some disruption of its own. Hold tight, crew.You can find Among Us onSteamandItch.io. It’s £4/€4/$5 on Steam, where you can also buy some cute cosmetics, and pay-what-you-want on Itch. You can get it onAndroidandiOStoo. All the versions can play together.
Uncovering spacetraitors inAmong Ushas become surprisingly popular, a success which is not unexpected because the game’s bad (it’s good!) but because it had been out for a year-and-a-half before really being noticed. The developers, Innersloth announced over the weekend that the sneaky party game hit 1.5 million concurrent online players, which is, well, damn. Servers have started to buckle from all the players, but the devs have a plan.
“We’re hitting 1.5 million players online at the same time!” Innerslothtweetedon Saturday in the wee hours. That’ll be across all platforms. “We’re slowly getting the hang of things but please bear with us! We’ll get through this.”
It’s been the most popular category on Twitch at times too. A lot of its newfound success has come from Twitch, because the game generates short bursts of spacedrama, ideal for lively streams with loads of mates mucking about in front of an audience.
Among Usis a bit like Werewolf or Mafia, in space, with minigames. The crew of a ship have a list of tasks to accomplish so they can get home, and shapeshifting alien Impostors among them want to kill everyone. With roles assigned randomly, one run you might running around watching your back as you try to fix electrical systems, then minutes later you’re sneaking about trying to sabotage the oxygen and pin the blame on someone else. Players can call votes to eject people from the airlock, which is where that Werewolf-esque deduction and deception comes in.
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“You might think you’re not capable of being a good liar. I worried about that, too,” Craig Pearson saidafter his spaceadventures. “It turns out I’m a great liar, and I have no moral concerns about attempting to have an accuser killed. Sorry, mum. Your boy’s a wrong’un.”
Among Us hashit maximum capacityat times, causing hiccups, but the fix is fairly involved. If you want to get technical on its technical problems, one of the developers posteda Twitter threaddetailing why the solution isn’t as simple as “adding more servers”. Basically, they’re working on it, they hope to have it sorted in a few days, but they’re a tiny team, they’re tired, and the fix will likely cause some disruption of its own. Hold tight, crew.
You can find Among Us onSteamandItch.io. It’s £4/€4/$5 on Steam, where you can also buy some cute cosmetics, and pay-what-you-want on Itch. You can get it onAndroidandiOStoo. All the versions can play together.
