Among Us — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Nostalgia Mode arrives for April Fool’s! | 2026-04-01 | Huh… is it just us or are the Crewmates older?It’s time to take a trip down memory vent because Among Us has reverted to its original look for April Fool’s Day Week with update v17.3.0! We haven’t used the OG art of the game since it was updated back in 2021 – doesn’t time fly? So, now’s your chance to jump in and relive (or live for the first time) that classic Among Us feel in your lobbies.Isn’t there something just right about the OG look? The slightly different leg, the more crooked visor… it’s what Crewmates always were. While the mode is active, not everything gets reverted to the old look – it only works on items we have old sprites fo |
| Announcing the Hanami Cosmicube! 🌸 | 2026-03-23 | It’s a beautiful day to do tasks, Crewmates!March is almost over, but that means change is around the corner. Maybe that’ll mean less untimely deaths in Electrical (unless an Impostor has something to say about that)! Why not celebrate by indulging in the coming cherry blossom season with a beautiful, brand new set of cosmetics?Hanami Cosmicube 🌸Starting today, you can purchase our brand new Hanami Cosmicube for 30 Stars. Much like the lovely cherry blossoms the cosmetics are themed after, they won’t be around forever, so get yours before they’re gone on April 23, 2026 at 17:00 UTC!Once you have the Cosmicube, you can start unlocking:Three o |
| Announcing: Among Us x Ace Attorney (Again!) | 2026-02-17 | HOLD IT!That’s what I’d yell the minute I dress up in our newest collaboration cosmetics. We’ve teamed up with Ace Attorney once more to bring the one and only Phoenix Wright into Among Us!Just like you, we knew Phoenix had to be in the game too after we collabed with Capcom to bring Miles Edgeworth into the game last time. Now you can have a dramatic turnabout in your own lobbies as these Phoenix Wright cosmetics are FREE!All you have to do is log in to Among Us before March 17th at 18:00 UTC (March 17th at 10am PT and 1pm ET) to receive:Phoenix Wright’s HairPhoenix Wright’s SuitYou’ll be committed to the spirit of justice (and hopefully bet |
| 2026 Roadmap 🚀 | Part 1 | 2026-01-22 | Hi Crewmates!If you know us, you know we typically release our roadmap several months into the new year. BUT LOOK AT US NOW. Give you the information at the START of the new year. Thank you, thank you, please hold your applause.For real though, we wanted to be faster, stronger, and better for the new year, so we will be splitting our roadmap (AKA the development plans) into two posts. One now, another in the later half of the year This allows us to keep you updated while giving flexibility to our timelines!But enough explanations. Let’s look at what you can expect for the first half of 2026:RolesRoles, roles, roles. You ask for them, we’re ma |
| Happy End of 2025, Crewmates! 🎉 Year End Recap | 2025-12-12 | CREWMATESSSS!!!WE MADE IT! WE’RE ALIVE! WE SURVIVED THE IMPOSTORS FOR ANOTHER YEAR!!!Thank you for a ✨stellar 2025✨ full of fun updates, multiple vent cleaning claims, and you-definitely-not-asking-us-about-the-TV-show-and-where-it-is. (It is NOT cancelled??? Why do I keep seeing people claim this please lmao.)I wanted to do a silly recap of what we’ve accomplished together this year, but FIRST let’s get through some housekeeping.New Years Eve 2026 DropOur yearly tradition is coming! Get a special, limited time NYE 2026 Hat for FREE when you log in starting December 26, 07:00 UTC. Ring in 2026 with your Crewmates and ensure you can be the per |
| New Merch! T-Shirts, Plushies, and More 🎁 | 2025-11-25 | Crewmates!Just in time for the holidays, we've partnered with Fangamer to get you a new line of official Among Us merch!! We worked closely with the team to bring back some favorites in addition to some fancy new designs. Can't wait to see what you get up to with these fun items... just watch out. We can't guarantee there aren't any Impostors mixed in their. (But if there are, just throw them in the vent and it'll be fine.)Here's where you can get the items:Worldwide: https://fanga.me/r/among-usEU and UK: https://fanga.me/r/among-us-euAnd while you're here, we might as well take a closer look at some of the merch:Ejected T-ShirtDesigned by St |
| Announcing: Among Us x Stardew Valley 🌻🌱 | 2025-11-18 | It’s time to wake up bright and early, Crewmates!The spacebeans yearn for the cozy charm of farm life, away from the sabotages of space. They’ve gained inspiration from Stardew Valley – it has their two favorite things: tasks and NO Impostors. Unless…? 🤔The Stardew Cosmicube will be available for a limited time from Nov 18, 2025 – Feb 18, 2026. And the best part? It’s FREE – get enough Beans and these crops can be all yours. Just get it before it withers away.The Cosmicube features these items:Junimo PetKrobus PetAbigail’s Outfit SkinAbigail’s Locks HatDance of the Moonlight Jellies NameplateDay’s End NameplateFeathery Friend – Blue HatFeat |
| November Update v17.1.0: The Longest Dev Log in The World | 2025-11-18 | Hi Crewmates,Teeny tiny update v17.1.0 is now out.Curious about what it contains?Alright.Are you ready? Hold your breath. Prepare your reading eyes. This could drive you insane from the sheer amount of words this will hold:NEW: Stardew Valley Cosmicube will be available until Feb 18, 2026 at 17:00 UTC. And the best part? It’s FREE – for only 3300 Beans, this bountiful harvest can be yours. Get it before it withers away.NEW: Create Game screen. As requested by you, the backgrounds have been updated to reflect the map chosen!………. Ummm.Yep that’s actually it.I know. You’re mindblown. But check out the Cosmicube and hope to see you in those lobbi |
| A Small Update - v17.0.1 | 2025-10-14 | Hiya, Crewmates!We got a small patch, v17.0.1, available now on all platforms. Make sure to update your game with these fixes so you can get back to sleuthing and spitting!Patch Notes\ Fixed issue with sending and receiving friend requests.\ \ Fixed issue where the selected role in the menu would not stay highlighted.\ Fixed issue where scroll bar would display past screen boundaries at some resolutions.\ Fixed issue where scroll bar hitbox was misaligned.\ Updated the role reveal SFX.\ Fixed issue where the role reveal hint doesn’t fit on screen in certain languages.\ Fixed issue where selection menus in the Notes could not be closed without |
| Behind the Beans: Tracker & Noisemaker | 2025-10-03 | Hello, Crewmates!Once again, it’s time to go BEHIND THE BEANS! We hope you’ve enjoyed the last blogs we did for our newest roles: the Detective and Viper.As a treat Dave has turned back the clock to take us through the process for some of our other roles – the Tracker and Noisemaker!Take it away, Dave!After releasing The Fungle in 2023, the next goal was to release a batch of new roles. Players had been asking for new roles for a while, so it was exciting to start prototyping different ones. Roles are a great way to create new mechanics, make the gameplay feel fresh, and add new twists to the social deduction component in Among Us.This explor |
| Behind the Beans: Viper | 2025-09-23 | Howdy, Impostors!It’s time for another session of Behind the Beans with our principal game designer, Dave. If you missed the last deep dive, you can read it here! This time, he’s here to talk about our newest Impostor role: the Viper. This venomous role has increased the levels of chaos and added lots of spitting (ewww) to lobbies.Remember to say it, not spray it.DorsViperThe Viper is a simple role to understand. This was important to keep in mind when designing and iterating on the role. But don’t be fooled – there’s actually a lot of depth! Where and how you choose to kill now requires more thought. “How can I give the body more time to dis |
| Behind the Beans: Detective | 2025-09-16 | Hello, Crewmates!Welcome to a special blog post I’m calling “Behind the Beans.” We wanted to give you a peek behind the scenes (or beans in this case), and talk about some of the design decisions that make Among Us what it is currently!Thankfully, we have our amazing principal game designer, Dave, to walk us through how the team took on some new challenges in developing our newest roles: the Detective and Viper!I hope you have your magnifying glasses polished and a fresh notebook: today, Dave will showcase what it took to bring the Detective role from a cool concept into a bean-ality.Take it away, Dave!DorsDetectiveWhen I think about a detect |
| Announcing: Among Us x Genshin Impact | 2025-09-10 | EHE, TE NANDAYO???!!? This collaboration is no laughing matter, Crewmates! To celebrate their Version Luna I launch, we’ve teamed up with Genshin Impact to bring a Paimon look to Among Us. One of the Crewmates has been obsessed with playing Genshin Impact between tasks, so we had the pleasure of working with HoYoverse to cook up these cosmetics and satisfy your Paimon-ial needs FOR FREE! Just log in to Among Us before October 10th, 17:00 UTC (October 10th at 10am PT/1pm ET) to receive: Paimon Wig Paimon Costume Crest of the Best Travel Companion Nameplate They’ll be available directly in your inventory! Make sure you tell your friends (or ene |
| New roles are on the scene of 17.0.0 | Emergency Meeting #41 | 2025-09-09 | It's new content time, Crewmates!! Can you believe it?! Our new roles are finally here, and they're sure to shake up your next Emergency Meeting! Update your game to 17.0.0 so you can enjoy these new flavors of chaos and all the fixes. New Crewmate Role: Detective Some of you are proper gumshoes, and now you can live up to the name by playing as the new Detective role! This is our first role with two separate abilities. Here's how to use them: Notes: Keep track of a dead Crewmate's location, your list of suspects, and what kind of Impostor you're looking for.Interrogate: Start questioning your fellow Crewmates, and find out where they were du |
| Among Us 2023 Depreciation | 2025-08-06 | Hello, Crewmates!As of today, we will no longer be supporting any 2023 versions of Among Us. If you see “v2023” on the bottom left of the main menu, you will be affected. Please update your game to 16.1.0 as soon as possible so you can keep betraying your friends playing!We plan to keep expanding Among Us with features, roles, bug updates, improved security, etc. and getting Crewmates on similar versions helps with that development.Thanks for understanding and sticking with us no matter which version you’ve been playing on.Innersloth |
| It's Back! ✨🌈 Among Us x Pusheen | 2025-07-22 | Your screams of desire have been heard! Our adorable Pusheen Cosmicube is BACK.Don't be fooled by these cute and cuddly cosmetics. Behind those innocent looking eyes are the instincts of a killer. But also... what if................. you just reached out and pet it........................ hrgggg. 🔪This collaboration was highly requested by SO many of you and we're always down for an excuse to work with the wonderful Pusheen team again! 🐱✨ Huge thanks to them for helping the Crewmates learn how to mew. This is the mewing thing everyone is talking about right? ...Right?The Pusheen Cosmicube is available in our in-game store for 110 Stars NOW! |
| Bean for Speed 🏎️💨 Racing Cosmicube | 2025-06-24 | Crewmates and Impostors, start your engines! It's time to buckle up and rev the Dropship engines. Let's look at the hot new addition to our Cosmicube lineup. Our brand new Racing Cosmicube is here! Rep your favorite map with a matching race suit and helmet, or maybe classic goggles are more your style. Please note, wearing these cosmetics does not guarantee you will outrun the Impostor. They're too fast and a lil furious. Get yours now for 50 Stars and don't worry- this Cosmicube won't be speeding away. It's a permanent addition to the cosmetic collection. If you need a refresher on Cosmicubes, check out our handy guide when you're in the pit |
| Crewmates got cake! 🍰 Among Us' 7th Birthday | 2025-06-10 | Let's celebrate, Crewmates!!!Among Us is turning 7 years old - they grow up so fast 😭. Before my visor tears up, let's look at how we're commemorating the moment.All Caked UpIt's almost time to celebrate Among Us' birthday - it's technically on June 15th, but who's counting? We're kicking festivities off early by giving YOU a present!!Play Among Us now to get the free Caked Up Hat before we eat the rest of the slices and it disappears forever on July 10, 17:00 UTC (10am PT / 1pm ET). Wear your new delicious hat around The Skeld and take in all the decorations the Crewmates put up too! A Birthday WeekWhy celebrate for one day when we could pa |
| World Ocean Day Sale 🐋 | 2025-06-05 | Whale, whale, whale... New task just surfaced: raising funds and awareness for World Ocean Day!! Among Us is 40% off, and from June 5 - 12, we'll donate a portion of our net revenue from the Steam sale to WDC (Whale and Dolphin Conservation). Those funds will be used to help create safe seas and protect the world's climate (it's a really big group task). Find more ways you can help at World Ocean Day! Running to find my innertube, Dors |
| May Update: A Smol Treat | 2025-05-20 | Hiya, Crewmates! Make sure you're on version 16.0.5 so you're good to go! Let's take a look at what it covers. If everything goes according to plan (fingers crossed for no sabotages), you won't notice any big changes. This is because the update focused on changes to the backend, which helps us keep development moving forward. This includes improvements for how we tackle hacks, exploits, and bugs. Patch Notes Here are some of the changes you can see in this update: - Impostors and Shapeshifters can't kill through sabotaged doors anymore (you're safe for now, Crewmates!) Hack fixes - We deployed anti-hacks and are keeping our visors peeled for |