Among Us 2 has been canceled, and there is a good purpose why. Among Us debuted again in 2018 from developer InnerSloth to little consideration. Fast-forward to September 2020, it is the most popular game on the Internet. Why? Well, it largely comes right down to Twitch streamers and YouTubers who not too long ago picked up the game in a serious means beginning final month. This result in viewers en masse choosing up the game, and since the game’s high quality, it has retained many of those gamers. And that is the brief model of how we get to in the present day, the place it is dethroned Fall Guys as the most important game on the Internet.
So, why is Among Us 2 being canceled? Well, in accordance with developer Inner Sloth, it is to additional assist the present game. As the developer notes, the attract of a seuqle is that the codebase for the present game is a complete mess, which makes supporting and bettering it very troublesome. In different phrases, from this attitude, making a sequel can be higher. However, the workforce has determined to stay with this game for the easy purpose that is there many gamers having fun with it.
“Us devs have had a number of lengthy discussions about what we need to do with the game. When can we cease engaged on Among Us 1? What content material goes into Among Us 2? The principal purpose we’re taking pictures for a sequel is as a result of the codebase of Among Us 1 is so outdated and never constructed to assist including a lot new content material. However, seeing how many individuals are having fun with Among Us 1 actually makes us need to have the ability to assist the game and take it to the following stage. We have determined to cancel Among Us 2 and as a substitute put all our focus into bettering Among Us 1. All of the content material we had deliberate for Among Us 2 will as a substitute go into Among Us 1. This might be the harder alternative as a result of it means going deep into the core code of the game and transforming a number of components of it. We have plenty of issues deliberate and we’re excited to deliver new content material to everybody as you proceed to get pleasure from enjoying!”
Following this up, Inner Sloth supplied the next rundown of issues coming to the game quickly:
- Servers. Forte remains to be working very onerous to determine our server points. We don’t have an ETA however issues ought to hopefully be getting higher and higher. This is taking on all improvement time on his finish.
- Colorblind assist. It’s one thing we’ve postpone for means too lengthy… We plan on including different identifiers for gamers in addition to sure shade targeted duties (Like wires). This must also open the potential for extra colours. In the previous we couldn’t add extra colours as a result of it grew to become too troublesome to inform gamers aside.
- Friends/Account System. This is one thing we’ve needed to do for a very long time however simply haven’t been in a position to deal with. For the well being of the game going ahead we’re going to sink our tooth in and determine it out! This one will certainly take a while.
- A brand new stage! It remains to be very early and now we have solely simply begun designing the format. The theme has been settled on although! The subsequent stage in Among Us goes to be a Henry Stickmin themed location!
