“The Most Popular Game Ever” Is Among Us

The newly popular game Among Us is an online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by Innersloth. The game takes place in a space-themed setting, in which players each take on one of two roles, most being Crewmates, and a predetermined number being Impostors.

It has undoubtedly become popular among players and streamers that even politicians like U.S. representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have played and stream this game to encourage young citizens to vote. Another popular game, Fortnite, has incorporated an Among Us inspired limited time event called The Spy Within. By the looks of it, the game’s popularity is constantly growing as it is now officially the most popular game ever. Among Us hit the number one spot on the eShop’s Best Sellers List after just one day of its Nintendo Switch launch and according to new reports by SuperData, Among Us may just be the most popular game ever in terms of monthly players as it received nearly half a billion monthly active users in November.

Furthermore, according to Sensor Tower, Among Us has reached 86.6 million total downloads on mobile after the spurt seen in August and in September. It had a massive 42 million downloads, which accounts for 70% of its total downloads.