Among Us was installed by much more smartphone users worldwide in 2020 than any other game. According to Apptopia, the 2020s biggest hit has 41 million US downloads and 264 million worldwide, knocking out games like PUBG Mobile and Roblox, which are still among the top ten highest-grossing games of the year. Among Us, created by a group of three friends, is widely regarded as one of the most popular games of all time, played by millions of people while stuck in quarantine and yearning to communicate with friends and strangers.
It’s an outstanding multiplayer game whose server operates so seamlessly on all the latest mobiles. As the game became more successful in 2020, players’ expectations will rise as well. The developers are establishing a framework to work on Among Us to meet the expectations of the players.
The New Map:
Because Among Us is a multiplayer game, the social element is the most appealing aspect for many players. Knowing a map and its mission locations well is essential for any victory, whether the player is an imposter or not, so it’s understandable that there are fewer maps. Many people play the game repeatedly, so they become familiar with the maps. People are expecting new maps, but keeping the number of maps limited could be helpful for players.
Larger Lobbies for the New Map
Although the current 10-player matches can be competitive enough, the new Airship map in Among Us is larger than the others. And, given the scale of Polus, this isn’t easy to comprehend. Nonetheless, if the upcoming map is more significant than previous maps, one of the features we’d like to see is more giant lobbies.
Account System and Friend list
Due to the high volume of players and lobbies, many slots can immediately start filling up. As these lobbies don’t refresh in real-time, it can be easy to find a match with a place to enter, mainly if you’re playing with a group of friends. So there should be an accounting system and the option to create a friend list so that users can conveniently add their friends in their next round of the game. Meanwhile, this will also add the functionality of checking your friends’ online status.
New tasks and characters:
Many players have requested new tasks to add more variation to the gameplay, and Innersloth has recognized this in a tweet. People are also expecting some new interesting characters in this game, like an imposter, to add to its complexity level.
Additional Playstation support.
With the game available on smartphones, computers, Nintendo Switch, and soon Xbox, the critical question is if the game will be adapted to the other most-played piece of hardware: the PlayStation. Since there has been no discussion of exclusivity with Microsoft, several people speculated that “Among Us” will be published on PS4 and PS5 in 2021.
Characteristic features that may appear in the upcoming update:
- The “account system” is there in their 31st March update as announced by the developers. Players might be able to build friend lists as well. This will also allow the players to report users who hack the game or say something against community guidelines.
- In the upgrade, players would be able to vote anonymously, with all votes appearing as grey.
- An attempt at colorblind support may be included in the Among US update. This can be a unique addition in the next update.
- It’s been announced that a new running platform will be introduced to slow down players and cause some potentially tricky encounters with the Imposters.
On March 31st, Among Us has released a new Airship map with several entirely new tasks, ladders, and other features.
The airship update may also include a new collection of costumes for players to dress up their minor characters.
Among Us tweet about March 31st update said,
“#TheAirship is coming. this NEW map is our biggest one yet, including:
• All new tasks
• Different starting rooms
• Preliminary account system
• More!!!”
Innersloth has confirmed that the map will be free for all players. Find Among Us on Steam.
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