Among Us is hands down the mobile title of the year. Few have resisted falling into the networks of this addictive new online game that everyone is talking about (and that everyone plays). Such is the popularity that it even already has its own short. Yes, what you are reading. And you can enjoy them with some popcorn comfortably in the chair at home if you continue reading.
Among Us, the hit of the year
With the overwhelming success that Among Us has been having in recent months, few would say that the game was actually released two years ago. But it is like this. The title, developed by InnerSloth, was released on June 15, 2018 to be more exact, however, its explosion has come two years later – how capricious is this world sometimes, right? -, being the video game at the moment par excellence within mobile telephony.
And what has happened to enjoy this crazy growth right now? You may be wondering. Well, a growing interest on the part of streamers gamers on YouTube and Switch, who have managed to popularize Among Us at the speed of light, currently exceeding 85 million downloads on mobile devices – it is said soon.
In case you don’t know how to play Among Us , it is a multiplayer type title in which we are presented with a spaceship to which a group of players get on board. Each of the participants assumes a role (which is assigned to them randomly), which can be that of a crew member or an impostor. The objective you will already be imagining: discover the impostor (or impostors, since there can be a maximum of two) and unmask him before he kills everyone and emerges victorious.
As you can see, it is a well-known dynamic in the world of board games (such as Cluedo ) and even cards ( Bang! Could be a good example) that now takes the leap as a mobile app to connect people all over the world.
Its repercussion is such that a short has already been created about it: a small film of about 12 minutes whose result is being liked much more than you might imagine at first …
The Among Us short
Arya Lee and Jay Samuelz are responsible for this idea. The filmmakers wanted to take advantage of the pull of the game to create a short film in which the story of the title is adapted. For the filming they had the participation of several professional actors (the directors themselves also appear) and, as you will see in the video, everything is quite well set, with a very attractive aesthetic.
The plot thus presents us with a group of crew members in a spaceship who begin to suspect if there is a traitor among them as a result of the mysterious death of one of their companions. An entertaining video that you will find fun to watch (especially if you play).
You have it right below. Get comfortable and press play.