Among Us! is a social deduction game for 4-15 players, available on mobile, PC, and console.
Product velocity
Active
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#54
▲14Games · free
Sentiment
3.9
14.4M reviews
Nemesis
Goose Goose Duck
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire the game for low-stakes social interaction and mystery-solving, which requires consistent lobby availability and reliable network performance to function.
For Casual multiplayer gamers interested in social deduction and party-style games across mobile, PC, and console.
What does it look like?
Key features
Supports 4-15 players across PC, mobile, and console platforms in a single session
Core loop requires players to identify Impostors through voting and discussion mechanics
Adds Scientist, Engineer, Guardian Angel, and Shapeshifter roles to modify match dynamics
How much does it cost?
Freemium model relies on high-volume ad-supported play and cosmetic IAP to monetize a large, cross-platform user base.
Velocity
Active developmentseasonal eventsmonetizationperformanceShow more...
The app ships approximately 0.6 releases per week, placing it in the active tier. Development is characterized by a blend of seasonal live-ops content, such as the recent Nostalgia Mode event, and iterative performance improvements. The release history shows a stable cadence of updates across both iOS and Android platforms. The publisher is actively balancing feature-based event content with necessary bug fixes.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate social deduction gameplay loop provides high replayability for friends and family groups, but report network instability and false disconnection penalties disrupt the flow of competitive matches.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Social deduction gameplay loop provides high replayability for friends and family groups
- Network instability and false disconnection penalties disrupt the flow of competitive matches
100 of 394 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Among Us!
How's the Games market?
Among Us! holds the #5 Free slot in its primary US category, but the #65 Grossing rank indicates that monetization efficiency lags behind its massive discovery advantage.
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By Gaggle.fun Inc.
The most direct gameplay rival that mirrors the 'tasks and impostor' loop while offering significantly more depth through built-in roles and proximity voice chat.
- Extensive role system with over 50 unique character roles compared to the limited set in this app
- Native proximity-based voice chat integrated directly into the gameplay experience
- Wider variety of specialized game modes including 'Ducks & Seek' and 'Draft Mode'
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Key takeaways for Among Us!
Where is it heading?
Casual social deduction traffic is consolidating around feature-rich entrants that integrate communication and meta-growth. Maintenance-mode updates leave the app exposed: a rival with a 2-week live-ops cadence will erode the lead before the next major content drop.
- Network instability and false disconnection penalties disrupt matches, which compounds the rating drag already visible on the Android platform.
- Goose Goose Duck's 50+ role system pulls power users away from this app, accelerating churn pressure into the next quarter.
The SWOT
- Cross-platform play sustains consistent lobby availability
- Iconic art style lowers barrier to entry
- Implement native proximity voice chat
- Expand role-based meta-game
Next best moves
Ship native proximity voice chat because external tool reliance is the #1 friction point → increase session length
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The game's #1 chart position is a liability…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Native proximity voice chat (available in Goose Goose Duck but missing here) +1
Since the last report: The app's competitive position has declined as technical stability concerns shift toward lobby toxicity and a lack of native communication features compared to rivals.
Bottom line
Among Us! holds its category lead through sticky multiplayer mechanics but bleeds players to feature-rich rivals, so revenue growth hinges on tightening the communication friction.
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