The upcoming Airship map, consoles, and what's next šŸŽˆ


Hellllo Crewmates (...and Impostors...)! 
 
Whew, itā€™s been awhile since our last dev log huh? Happy 2021! Hereā€™s a giant dev log update, a wrap up, and mini roadmap for the time ahead. All strapped in? Then letā€™s goooo! 

--- Big updates ---

  • New map coming early 2021 ā€“ watch the trailer hereAs we revealed at the Game Awards on Dec 10th, the new Airship map will be dropping in early 2021! Inspired by our other game The Henry Stickmin Collection, this will be a huge map with all new tasks and rooms to explore. Choose which room you start in, run around in new costumes, and even climb up and down ladders?! Crewmate technology has advanced so much, wow. And yes ā€“ the update will be free! 

  • Now available on the Nintendo SwitchOur first console launch! Avoid those Impostors as you play at home or on the go! Weā€™re so thrilled to be launching on a completely new platform and seeing so many new people try out the game. We actually hit the eShop bestsellers list overnight, which is WILD. Thanks for that, crewmates. :) There's still some fixes that will be added to it including some hats and skins, but trust that itā€™s coming!
  • Xbox consoles in 2021 and is out on Xbox Gamepass PC now. Yeeeep, weā€™ve had an EXTREMELY busy time. Trying to make sure you can play the game on your preferred platform, and weā€™re excited to have the Xbox community along as crewmates. More info here. 
  • Epic Store. Weā€™ve launched Among Us on the Epic Games Store! If you use your Epic Coupon, you can use it to claim the All-In-One Pack, which has all the skins and pets included.  

--- Small update ---

  • Nintendo Switch bug fixes. Weā€™ve did a few bug fixes for the Nintendo Switch, including some words being blocked in chat, scrolling with the controller, and more. Right now buying cosmetic items are missing from the game, which we intend to add in at some point too! 

--- Thank you! ---

  • The Game Awards. We walked away with the Best Multiplayer and Best Mobile awards?! Thank you SO much for all of the support... never in a million years did we expect this, but you crewmates made it all happen! So surreal. Weā€™re dedicated to making the game better and better for you! 
  • 1 million! We hit 1 million followers on both Twitter and TikTok?? Dang, thatā€™s a lot of beans! 

--- Whatā€™s next? ---

  • 2021 roadmap. Now that we've wrapped up a lot of stuff for the holidays, we're looking to be more transparent about what we're launching and the expected order by making a public roadmap. It won't have dates until we know we can hit them, but it'll be a place to find out what to look forward to first! More on that soon.
  • Hiring?  Weā€™ve heard all the questions ā€“ why donā€™t you just hire more people so development can go faster? We wish it were that easy! Adding more people doesnā€™t automatically make development go faster ā€“ it slows it down and can cause a ton of issues if we donā€™t do it properly (and in the worst cases, when finances arenā€™t handled properly, it can actually end up closing a studio completely. Many indie studios have faced this problem, sadly.) Hiring, training, onboarding, possible interpersonal disputes, artistic differences, code legibility, legal/privacy concerns, and an infinite number of other problems can arise. We never expected all of this to happen (thank you!!!), so weā€™re taking it slow and steady to make sure we can keep sending good things your way. But we have things in the works!
  • Accounts. We wanted to launch this earlier, and we're close, but we want to make sure it isnā€™t half-baked before implementing. (Trust me - you do not want a bad reporting system with no accountability behind it.) The first update for this is primarily focused on moderation - as stated in the previous dev log - and weā€™re hoping to get this out ASAP. This is a small step towards ensuring everyone playing the game has a safe and welcoming experience! Donā€™t worry, weā€™ve heard all your requests for things like a friend system, saved stats, and so on, but for now this will be the first thing available. 

--- Why is everything taking so long?? ---

  • Among Us gained incredible traction pretty late into 2020 that we werenā€™t expecting, and that meant A LOT of change for us. Not to dive into too much organizational stuff, but not only did we need to switch back to working on Among Us after thinking it was done, but we also needeto set ourselves up more sustainably to work on the game. We had to spend 2 months just restructuring, figuring out new processes, and getting external partners to help us manage on board. Originally it was just 3 friends working together (and now I'm here to make 4, hi), but if we wanted this to work long term and hire up, we needed to streamline things. Itā€™s all behind the scenes work, and while it meant time away from the game, itā€™ll make it easier for current and future us to develop the game better. Not to mention additional platforms (like Nintendo Switch and Xbox) means more support, certifications to go through, and whatnot. We have help from our porting partners for that, but it still means we need to make sure future things we do are supported on those platforms. Thereā€™s a ton of other things out of our control (legal issues, meetings, planning), so sometimes these things take longer as well.
  • Thank you SO much for the patience as you wait for the next big update! We want to do more for you to show you how grateful we are, but without sacrificing on the quality and values we had before this blew up.

2020 was a rough year for everyone, but thank you for surprising and delighting us in spite of it all. 

Seeing all the fan art and messages about how Among Us  has helped you connect with your friends and family (or helped you make new ones) is something we donā€™t take for granted. Weā€™re happy to have you be a part of our community. 

Canā€™t wait for you to see what we have planned for 2021! 

Victoria & the Innersloth team

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NicešŸ˜‚āž”ļø https://youtu.be/WvlWbClTRLI

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www.Innersloth.com

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Polus.gg always release šŸŒ¬šŸ›³

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*I LIKE THIS MAP*

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Submerged never release i had already roadma

make among us for play station

It is already coming 

as long it is a ps5 or ps4 

add the among us roadmap pls

hi can you add the roadmap pls i really wanna play it pls :)

can you make pets free in among us ???

When is it coming to play store??I hope it's fun!

Bruh. Its out now

I didn't know lol :)

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It pains me to say this to all who are still having trouble seeing the new update for the map. Do take in note that the update is only available for iOS 13 and above and android version 6 and above. Anything lower will not be shown, so iPhone 6 users you're out of luck. If people are having troubles with the account, they are a bit buggy, give it a few tries. If you are under the recommended age for internet use or you get a pop up saying to confront your guarding just go ask them to accept the request sent to the email at hand. Just a simple click read the access and press accept. And you're done.

guys if you see this comment if you're getting annoyed of waiting for airship just delete Among Us

I've been waiting years for airship and it's not bloody here

bug: unable to create account due to an eror. i will quit among us if innersloth did not fix this >:(>:(>:(>:(>:(

Itch.io version doesn't work, you need to play on Steam, otherwise if on mobile, just install the app or sign into your apple id

im playing it on android

its 31 March but when is the update coming out?

bruh. its out now dude

1 MORE DAY

men you alright

Is it Australian March 31st?

oh it's American OK :(          I thought it was tomorrow 

2 days

3 days

I UNLOCKED ALL THE AIRSHIP SKINS!

You just rickrolled yourself

lmao this guy is stupid

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