The Game Awards 2021 has come and gone, announcing the best of the best in the video game industry in a variety of categories.It Takes Twotook home Game of the Year, making it the biggest winner of the night, but other titles inDeathloopandForza Horizon 5were also big winners, earning multiple awards. The Game Awards was also a platform to highlight some of the games set to release over the coming months, though, and a handful of these announcements may have stolen the headlines.
One of the more exciting moments of the night was Guillermo del Toro name-droppingSilent Hillat The Game Awards, which had fans dreaming of the long-awaited revival of theSilent Hillseries.Among Uswas also present, revealing yet another release that could reel in some gamers who would have skipped the base game. This latest version ofAmong Usis a VR game that is currently in development and coming soon. This is an exciting reveal, asAmong Uswas one of the more popular games of 2020 and could earn a new lease on life from moving to a new VR platform.
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The Popularity of Among Us
Among Uswas originally released in 2018, although the peak of its popularity didn’t arrive for another two years. It was one of the more popular games during the COVID-19 pandemic as people turned to gaming to reconnect with friends and family, likely as a result of its accessibility to people who would otherwise be non-gamers. The game was available on PC, iOS, and Android devices, before receiving a release on the Nintendo Switch in December of 2020.Among Usis also set to release on PlayStation and Xbox consolesthis month, which could serve to reignite the game’s popularity.
Aside from the accessibility in being available on mobile devices,Among Uswas also popular because of its basic, but addictive gameplay loop. Players are stranded on a spaceship along with a team of crewmates, and they are each delegated tasks around the ship that they must complete. However, some players have the role of imposter, which makes it their job to eliminate the crewmates without being caught. This makesAmong Usafun game to play with friends, as it sparks many debates as to who is the imposter. Already, in its base form,Among Usis a compelling game, but taking this to VR could bump it up a level.
How Among Us VR Could Change Things
Theupcoming release ofAmong Us VRis an exciting one for fans ofAmong Usand VR alike, offering the opportunity to explore the game in a new way, from an entirely new perspective.Among Ushas never been playable in first-person, so the experience of anAmong UsVR game should completely change the dynamic at play.Among Usmay have never been viewed as a scary game, although it does have its heated moments from time to time. However,Among Us VRcould change that easily.
Imagining a VR game in which players are stranded in space, surrounded by a crew of people who may turn out to be murderers, is quite a horrific premise. The base game ofAmong Usis cutesy, but it’s easy to see how it could become a horror game in a new format alone.
TheAmong Us VRreveal trailer, although short, gave an insight into how tense the experience could be. While completing a task, a crewmate turns around to see an imposter breathing down their neck before the screen turns black. Merely changing to a first-person perspective could be enough to bring out the horror inAmong Us’premise, but it’s easy to see howAmong Uscould become one ofthe scariest VR games on the market.
Among Usfor VR is currently in development for PC and PSVR.
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