THE MOST POPULAR GAME IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW

A new online multiplayer game called Among Us has been creating waves on Google Play Store, Apple Play Store as well as gaming platforms like Steam and Twitch. It was developed by InnerSloth. As per Sensor Tower, it has hit 86.6 million downloads during the third quarter of 2020. The game can be played online with 4 to 10 players.

For those who are wondering if Among Us is a new game, no it’s not. Among Us was launched in June 2018. It however witnessed its install rate jump in August 2020, and the dream run continued in September. Let’s discuss the reasons behind its popularity.

The popularity started in summer when a Twitch streamer with a fanbase of 2.8 million viewers started playing it. Among Us is free with ads on mobile. It costs $5 on the PC game store steam and the indie store Itch.io. The game needs very basic hardware to run. It requires 1GB of RAM and a PC that is powerful enough to run Windows 7. For Android smartphone users it needs Android version 4.4 or above and size is 70 MB.

For an iOS user, it requires 10.0 or later and size is 189.7 MB.

It allows crossplay between PC and mobile. This means players can connect with friends quite easily. It’s game concepts and user interface are simple. Player’s don’t require any gaming skills to excel in the game.

The game’s developers have cancelled the sequel as they reportedly want to devote all their energies to improve the current game version. According to a report from pocketgamer.biz, Among us is said to be the most popular in the United States with 20.5 million downloads.