Developer Innersloth announced its popular mafia-style game, Among Us, will be getting a new game mode called Hide n Seek at The Game Awards 2022 on Thursday. The new mode is scheduled to be released Friday.
A trailer teasing the new mode shows it in action, but safe to say it’s based on the children’s game hide and seek. From the looks of it, the seekers will be doing a whole lot of chasing and murder, and it seems to be pretty fast-paced. True to the Among Us style, it sports goofy animations; In the trailer we see the seeker runs around with its tongue wiggling around.
The details on the mode are scant, but it’s looking like seekers will attempt murder as they chase down the innocent Crewmates. The new mode appears to change up the standard Among Us formula in a few ways. Mainly, the Crewmates can now use the vents on the ship to run away from the seekers, which was not the case in the regular mode.
The traditional Among Us mode is a werewolf style game where people took on one of two major role: Crewmate or Imposter. In the game, it was up to Crewmates to do chores and sleuth out who played the role of the secret murder, known as an Imposter.
The game became a viral hit in the early days of the pandemic. It was not only played by prominent figures like U.S. House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), but has even been referenced in shows like Jeaporady. Since it’s release, the game has gone on to fuel a robust online fandom stuffed to the brim with fanfic and memes.
Since the release developer Innersloth has gone on to expand the core of the game with new features, maps, and even released a standalone game: Among Us VR.
