An Among Us music video for the song "Show Yourself" by CG5 and animated by Wonchop has gone viral after the game's continued dominance on both sales charts and Twitch viewership metrics, accumulating an incredible 19 million views and counting in under a month. Among Us is a multiplayer "social deduction" game that originally released in June 2018, but took a few years to gain traction before being catapulted into stardom thanks to its sleek design, deep gameplay, and streaming entertainment value.
The success story of Among Us is one that's a rarity in an industry often dominated by AAA game releases, but that's what has helped make its rise to fame so compelling for casual viewers - and all it takes is one good session on a content creator's stream to hook new players who haven't experienced the game yet for themselves. Developer InnerSloth actually made headlines following the game's success for cancelling an Among Us sequel to instead focus on the current game's popularity. That's a wise move, too, as Among Us continues to reach heights that would have been impossible to believe mere months ago when it was still a relative unknown.
The popularity of the game has also benefitted those who are working to create interesting content about it, as songwriter CG5 and animator Wonchop have discovered with the success of their Among Us music video "Show Yourself," which recently went viral to the tune of 19 million views (and counting). The music video is great on its own, but is obviously bolstered by its timely tie-in to the Among Us universe.
The video from CG5 is yet another example of just how far Among Us' reach has extended now that it's become something of a global phenomenon. The game has hit dizzying highs in terms of Among Us concurrent player numbers and has shown no signs of slowing down as more content creators begin to pick it up and play. It is worth noting, of course, that the same accolades were being lauded on Fall Guys not too long ago, and that game's popularity has dropped off in streaming as Among Us has risen to take its place.
Of course, it's inevitable something comes to knock off Among Us' place as one of the most popular games available today - but that doesn't mean it has to be anytime soon. This Among Us music video is a testament to the fact its deceptively simple presentation contains a lot of room for creativity, and it wouldn't be surprising to see the game's life cycle extended by its passionate fanbase and the ease with which it can have memes made about it.
Among Us is available now.
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