Among Us, developed and published by InnerSloth, has received multiple skin cosmetics, updates including new maps, and collaborations with other game developers as public figures and celebrities have brought attention to the game.Among Ushas also become a hub for fans to come together and share artwork, animations, and mods with the game’s sizable community.
Among Usmay not be a game players inherently consider to be frightening from a visual standpoint. That being said,Among Uslends itself to traditional horror tropesdue to the nature of its gameplay hook. Particularly, the game’s structure is comparable to John Carpenter’sThe Thing(1982), where within a group’s unassuming ranks coexists a threat that takes surviving members out one-by-one.
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Recently, the game has been adapted into many fan designs with alternative perspectives, such as an eerie, polygonal take onAmong Usas an original PlayStation game. One fan in particular named Zawrid on Reddit has taken it upon themselves to depict the Impostor with a combination of sci-fi body horror and portrait realism, and the result posted to r/AmongUs is a menacing figure.
The fan’s Impostor reimagining transformsAmong Us' simplistic, cartoonish art into an unnerving portrait of a disfigured, humanoid creature. The creation dials into the sub-textualsurvival horror elements apparent inAmong Us, where individuals masked in identical spacesuits are tasked to trust one another and solve puzzles as one of the Crewmates is secretly tasked with discreetly murdering the other player-characters under intense scrutiny.
Players are now able to succinctly envision the tension that would arise within the game if such a gruesome figure was inconspicuously inhabiting the spacesuit. Bursting from the Imposter’s chest and sleeve in the fan’s illustration are what appear to be tendril appendages, while the lack of a helmet on the Imposter exposes a mouth with a series of razor-sharp teeth and skin that looks stretched across its face in a way that is reminiscent of Nemesis from theResident Evilfranchise. The Imposter is also illustrated without eyes to complete the unnerving design.
Having fans illustrate and produce content based upon AmongUsdemonstrates the enjoyment that enthusiastic fans get from the game, whether that appears in fan art or through prolific mods such asAmong Usappearing inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl.
Among Usis available now on Mobile, PC, and Switch. PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S versions are in development.
