Among Usis still going strong months after its dominance at the end of 2020. ThoughAmong Us' player count dipped in December, it still held its title as the most popular game currently on the market.
However, being the most popular game does have its drawbacks at times, for both the development team and the player base. According to developer Innersloth, theAmong Usservers experienced overloaded servers earlier today which resulted in players getting kicked out of the game continuously, though the team began working on a fix as fast as possible.
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The news comes straight from Innersloth’s official Twitter account. Earlier this morning Innersloth tweeted out saying, “Quick server update: we’re aware that theAmong Usservers are currently overloaded and kicking players!” The team then apologized for the inconvenience and thanked players for their patience as they work towards a fix. Unfortunately, becauseInnersloth is such a small team, the process may have taken a bit longer than some players may have expected. Still, it’s very likely that Innersloth had dealt with similar server issues in the past, consideringAmong Us' massive player base.
For those readers who haven’t heard exact numbers surrounding the game’s player base before,Among Usreached 3 million concurrent playersacross all platforms last September, during one of the game’s biggest spikes in popularity. While concurrent players reached over 3 million,Among Usalso saw 100 million total downloads during that time, as well as 60 million active daily players. That should give readers an idea of the scope ofAmong Us' player base, and why this server issue may have take a bit longer.
Additionally, theAmong Usdevelopment team is only around four people or so, meaning the team at Innersloth don’t have the same luxury that much bigger development studios do. When Innersloth’sAmong Usappeared at the Game Awardslast year, the acceptance speech for winning Best Multiplayer only consisted of four people, with one team member appearing over video chat via smartphone. Of course, that’s not to say that Innersloth is any less capable than a development team with more people and a dedicated office, but simply that the team’s circumstances may hinder the fixes ever so slightly.
Still, Innersloth achieved quite the accomplishment withAmong Us. Though the team probably owes a lot of that success to content creators on platforms like Twitch, as viewers apparentlywatched over 200 million hours ofAmong Usin the last quarter of 2020, it doesn’t take away from the solid multiplayer experience that Innersloth crafted on its own. Regardless,Among Usplayers should be able to hop back into the game and enjoy the smooth experience they know and love.
Among Usis available now on Mobile, PC, and Switch. It will be released for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in 2021.
