Among Us is the latest indie hit on Steam and iOS that gives crew members tasks to repair their ships while an impostor in their midst hunts them down. Crew members can discuss among themselves who they think is the impostor and vote to kick someone off the ship. Of course, the impostor will not want to be kicked out, so he will have to do whatever is necessary to ensure that no suspicion is cast in his way. Here are some tips to make sure you kill the crew before they have a chance to eject you into space.
Lie, but don't be too quick to blame others
It should go without saying, but in discussions, try to blame other players if you are the impostor. However, don't seem eager to blame others. It could cost you your life.
A discussion will take place whenever someone reports a dead body or calls an emergency meeting. During this time, people can express what they saw, what they were doing and all that. If you are quick to point fingers at other people without proper evidence, others could quickly see through your facade, leading them to vote for you.
Instead, consider seeing what others have to say first. If they start to suspect someone else, consider partnering with them to get that person kicked off the ship. If you're playing with multiple imposters, don't be afraid to vote for the other impostor (s) off the ship. As long as they're on your team, putting your vote in favor of an impostor can make you look innocent, leading to a more comfortable next round.
Pay attention to the cameras
As you browse the map, be sure to watch out for cameras in the area. Some people prefer to sit in the security room and watch the cameras, so if they watch the monitor they may see you kill someone, jump into a duct, or walk into a room with someone else and leave. alone without you knowing he's watching. At this point, it's their word against yours, and you'll have to work a good lie to point the blame on them rather than you. A great method to use is to follow someone into a room, kill them, and use a vent to exit if you're worried someone is on the cameras (or walking down the hall for that matter).
Observe your surroundings before jumping in and out of vents
Speaking of vents, they are a valuable tool for the impostor to quickly navigate the map. However, crew members cannot use the vents themselves, so if anyone sees you entering or exiting a vent, you are immediately discovered. Only use the vents if you know you are completely alone and no one is looking at you.
Vents can also be used to stake out a room and wait for a crew member to unknowingly endanger themselves. If you sabotage the lights, the reactor, or the oxygen, you can stay in the room for someone to come in and fix and kill them. However, there will likely be more people on the path following them, so choose your battles carefully. The lobby is likely to have a significant cooldown to kill crew members, so if you kill each other in the room, you may be stuck with no way to take out the witnesses.
Use your sabotage
Sabotage can be a valuable means of carefully and efficiently removing crew members from around the ship. Anytime you're not in a vent, you can click the tamper icon and see what's available to you. If an icon is grayed out, you cannot interact with that tamper at this time. Clicking on the white icons can cause the 02 or the reactor to fail, which will end the game in 30 seconds if the crew members cannot fix it in time. You can also close the doors of a room trapping anyone inside or turn off the lights so crew members can't see anything nearby.
We recommend that you use sabotages in different situations. Suppose you are on one side of the ship and want to get crew members to run to the other side away from a body, sabotage the 02 or the reactor. This will give them 30 seconds to fix the sabotage, or you will win the game anyway. However, if the crew notice that you aren't running towards the faulty hardware, they might start discussing your elimination. Door tampers are useful for keeping people in certain areas while preventing others from entering. If you are going to be locking yourself in a room with another person, make sure no one sees you leaving on your own, as this will undoubtedly leave you open to accusations. Finally, light sabotage is arguably the most useful tool for impostors. Limiting the view of the crew will make assassinations even easier.
Make sure to experiment with each sabotage to see which sabotages you prefer to use. It's also worth noting that if you're playing a game with multiple imposters, dead imposters can trigger sabotages to help their teammates.
Pretend to do chores
If you are selected as an impostor, the last thing you want to do is make yourself suspicious by only following people on the map. You want to make it look like you're not a threat, so make sure you know the location of the tasks. You won't be able to interact with these areas, but staying in front of them for the length of time it would typically take for a crew member to complete the task can help sell that you're not a threat.
Pursue people separated from the group
If everyone is traveling in a group, you will have virtually no chance of killing crew members. Make sure to follow people who go alone or use your sabotage to isolate people. Creating mistrust during chat sessions is also a great way to get people to avoid others. If they think a killer is a particular color, they are more likely to avoid them, which gives them more opportunities to pick easily.
