Among Us

 Switch
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 34
  3. Negative: 8 out of 34

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  1. cnrelax
    Mar 21, 2021
    5
    I just bought this game. There are many glitches and issues with the game. Firstly is the accessing or navigating the lobby is via touchscreen and there are none of the additional options seen in other platforms. Often games end on a black screen but with the sound still running like the game is still playing. So many matches are not properly concluded.
    Where there are conclusions to the    I just bought this game. There are many glitches and issues with the game. Firstly is the accessing or navigating the lobby is via touchscreen and there are none of the additional options seen in other platforms. Often games end on a black screen but with the sound still running like the game is still playing. So many matches are not properly concluded.
    Where there are conclusions to the game these are not satisfying, especially as matches are affected by frequent departures of other players which can accelerate the game. Having three imposters in a group of ten seems badly designed as each round of voting can only result in the removal of one player and in-between that there are three players that can kill three others, only five need to be killed for the team to be outweighed.

    I had heard of among us and was really fascinated by it, I had high expectations, but it seems more like the limited scope/quality seen in online team work free games like Lost Reavers. There is no sense of great ambition, although some updates/events are announced.
    Maybe blaming my own high expectations is a way of excusing the real disappointment I feel about this game and the lost opportunities and potential it could have for team play.

    Discussing and voting can often take too long and I am sure that there could be a better implementation to keep things flowing. Chat is not very intuitive and there can be frustrations in joining matches and then finding out that the room host is AFK or having some kind of attention-seeking strop.

    Lastly, other aspects of the game are missing, such as the sense of progression in the game, so that the often repetitive rounds actually count for something other than a bunch of randoms with a short lived meaningless experience.

    It is not a fully realised game but its existence may inspire the next full step taken to make a game that takes the best parts of it forward.    … Expand
  2. Zski
    Jul 24, 2021
    7
    Fun game that works great on the Switch. It’s no better or worse than the mobile or PC versions except that the text is a little harder to enter. The game is perfectly priced because while it’s a great time when you’re in a good lobby, it’s really light on content. Without friends, it won’t hold up very long, but at $5, it’s worth checking out.
  3. IamSquid
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    I like this game a lot, but the more that got added to it, the more problems it had. The addition of tasks the required motion controls and made it unplayable (I have tremors).

Awards & Rankings

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#73 Best Switch Game of 2020
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#73 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2020

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 17, 2021
    85
    We needed an experience like Among Us to cope with the events of the previous year, and its emergent possibilities ensure that we'll continue to enjoy it for many months or years to come. [Issue #51 – March/April 2021, p. 26]
  2. 4P.de
    Feb 9, 2021
    68
    If you want nothing more than a party snack, this is it – especially with the cross-platform gaming. But in the long run it lacks variety.
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  3. God is a Geek
    Dec 24, 2020
    85
    Among Us is a superb multiplayer game that is great on Nintendo Switch. It's easy to pick up, but difficult to put down.
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