Sequel to hit game Among Us cancelled
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The developers of Among Us say they're cancelling plans for a sequel so they can focus on improving the original.
The murder-mystery game (set in space, obviously) involves ten players trying to find out who among them is an imposter.
In August, it was announced a second instalment was on the way.
But Innersloth now say they've been so overwhelmed by a spike in popularity for the original, they're going to focus on reworking that instead.
The original game was released back in 2018, but it's only just found a fanbase - thanks, largely, to pick-up from streamers on Twitch and YouTube.
Data from the website Steam, external shows it went from having an average of 4.5 PC users logged on in January 2019, to 107,000 over the past month.
"The main reason we are shooting for a sequel is because the codebase of Among Us 1 is so outdated and not built to support adding so much new content," the developers wrote on their website., external
"However, seeing how many people are enjoying Among Us 1 really makes us want to be able to support the game and take it to the next level.
"We have decided to cancel Among Us 2 and instead put all our focus into improving Among Us 1.
"All of the content we had planned for Among Us 2 will instead go into Among Us 1."
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It's not just through Twitch and YouTube that Among Us has been finding new fans.
The format of trying to identify the traitor amongst your friends has made it an absolute gift for meme creators.
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"We have been working hard to get the servers adjusted to deal with the huge influx of players," the statement continues.
"Thank you so much for bearing with us through these growing pains."
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Other than server improvements, Innersloth is also promising to add a new level and a more sophisticated friends and account system.
But it says progress is likely to be slow because it's having to prioritise what it thinks it can achieve.
Among Us can be played cross-platform on PC, iOS and Android.
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