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Among Us

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Developer: InnerSloth
Release Date: June 15, 2018

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'Among Us' 2026 Development Roadmap Part I Promises More Roles, Cosmicubes, Collabs And More

by Rainier on Jan. 21, 2026 @ 11:10 a.m. PST

Among Us is an online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-10 players...in space!

Join your Crewmates in a multiplayer game of teamwork and betrayal!

Play online with 4-15 players as you attempt to hold your spaceship together and return to civilization. But beware – there may be an alien Impostor aboard!

One or more of your Crewmates has been replaced with dangerous shapeshifters – Impostors. Their goal is to eliminate the rest of the crew before the ship reaches home. The Impostors will sabotage the ship, sneak through vents, deceive, and frame others to remain anonymous and kill off the crew.

When the game begins, players stay quiet and try to complete their task… until the Impostor strikes! Once a body is reported or someone suspects something, the surviving crew openly debate who could be Impostors and possibly eject a crew member from the game. Meanwhile, the Impostors try to pretend they’re Crewmates and confuse everyone! If Impostors remain after the crew votes, everyone goes back to maintaining the ship until another body is found. If all Impostors are eliminated or the Crewmates complete all their tasks, the crew wins!


Hi Crewmates!

If you know us, you know we typically release our roadmap several months into the new year. BUT LOOK AT US NOW. Give you the information at the START of the new year. Thank you, thank you, please hold your applause.

For real though, we wanted to be faster, stronger, and better for the new year, so we will be splitting our roadmap (AKA the development plans) into two posts. One now, another in the later half of the year This allows us to keep you updated while giving flexibility to our timelines!

But enough explanations. Let’s look at what you can expect for the first half of 2026:

Roles

Roles, roles, roles. You ask for them, we’re making them. Currently we have 15 prototypes in the works – not all of them will launch and honestly, it’s likely only 1 or 2 will see the light of day next year. (But… maybe… more…???)

We extensively test new roles! We want to make sure we hit a balance of being fun without overly complicating things, but also giving variety for all the different kinds of players out there. Some like a simple passive mechanic, while some sickos love things getting complicated. (I see you, Detective players).

Whether it’s an Impostor role, Crewmate role, or even Ghost role, Admin is giving these beans a real education to be even more fun to play in 2026. Whatever does come out next year, we hope you enjoy!

New Cosmicubes

You want more items. I want more items. We all want more items!!!

Cosmicubes are always something we have a blast working on, so make sure you let us know what you want to see in the coming year. We already have some ideas you’ve thrown at us, but Admin is always listening to the screams of the crew…

Collabs

We already have our first collaboration cosmetic lined up for next month. Take a guess. You’ll never guess it. Unless you do. In which case I will have to ignore you because I am bound to secrecy until it can be shown.

But we know part of the fun has been seeing what characters we can get into the game, so similarly to the new Cosmicubes, let us know if there’s anything you want to see in the Amogus Universe!

Continual work on the TV Show

IT’S NOT DEAD OKAY, DON’T WORRY. And that’s it! We just wanted you all prepped and primed before the new year. Not a ton, but TRUST the cogs of The Skeld are chugging along. If anything gets added to this roadmap, we’ll be sure to let you know.

And that’s it for Part I of the 2026 roadmap! In the future I’ll be throwing a player feedback survey too so keep an eye out for that. If all goes well, we have something exciting things in the Innersloth universe coming at you this year… (And if it doesn’t go well then it never existed shh.)

BYE!

The Crew

  • Win by completing tasks to prepare the ship or ejecting all Impostors.
  • React quickly to undo the Impostor's sabotages.
  • Check the Admin map and Security cameras to keep tabs on other Crewmates.
  • Report any dead bodies immediately to start discussion of who the suspected Impostor is.
  • Call emergency meetings to discuss suspicious behavior.
  • Vote to eject suspected Impostors.

The Impostor

  • Kill crewmates and frame bystanders.
  • Pretend to run tasks to blend in with the crewmates.
  • Sneak through the vents to quickly move about the ship.
  • Use sabotages to cause chaos and divide the crew.
  • Close doors to trap victims and kill in private.

Key Features:

  • Customization: Pick your color and hat.
  • Lots of game options: Add more impostors, more tasks, and so much more!
  • Quickly find a game online from the host list.
  • In-game text chat.
  • Rich discord integration.
  • Cross-platform play between platforms

Currently available for Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch and PC, Among Us is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One with Xbox Game Pass on December 14, 2021.


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