Within one month, these guys boosted the game’s sales dramatically. “ Sodapoppin” turned some heads around and drew the attention of other big-time content creators such as PewDiePie, Pokimane, Shroud, Ninja, and CallMeCarson. It was sunny July 2020 and one very popular Twitch streamer decided to pick this game for his next stream. This idea of a sequel was short-lived because something extraordinary was happening… Not that much of a player base for a very simple low-budget game without a proper marketing strategy, with less than decent sales, and with a questionable long-term monetization plan.Įventually, the game’s creator announced its demise and the development of a sequel. By 2020 it had lived and died quietly in the background fade of a typical indie game. Innersloth released Among Us back in 2018. These tasks add a new layer of interest to what could otherwise be dead game time.Ī few months ago, something unexpected happened… Among Us – From the slumber it rose The premise is interesting and it features a slight twist from other rehashed games like Town of Salem or Werewolves Within which are just different shades of UI for the original game, Werewolf.Īmong us has a similar round structure to those classic games, but it adds tasks, or minigames, that the “good” players have to perform. However, there’s a traitor in the midst of the crew, whose sole task is to kill every other player and avoid being discovered. Each player has several tasks he needs to perform. Lacking proper graphics, poor UI, sound and network stability, the little multiplayer indie game IS fun, but still very poorly executed.Ĭlearly drawing inspiration from games such as Werewolf or Mafia, Among usis a multiplayer game of survival and deception. It was a mediocre implementation of a good albeit common game concept. But when missing that social draw, it highlights a certain lack of true depth or consequence to the game. I realized that it would be a great game to play with friends. It didn’t impress me to the point of wanting to play much more of it. I played Among us a couple of months ago. This raises a couple of questions when it comes to games, music, movies, books, people, ideas, and pretty much everything that becomes popular overnight. The developers themselves were caught by surprise by the sudden change when they actually thought their game was dead. But it wasn’t always as popular as it is today. Among us has been among us for quite some time now.

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