InnerSloth’s group party deduction game Among Us has exploded in popularity in the last few weeks despite being a few years old now. In the game, friends assume the role of a shapeless bean akin to the characters in Fall Guys and work together to complete tasks on a spaceship or headquarters building. Each time a new game begins, several players will be assigned the role of impostor. Like Mafia or Town of Salem, these impostors must lie to their friends and pretend to complete tasks while managing to sabotage and murder the rest of the crew. Each time a dead body is found and reported, the group must convene to figure out who did it and boot them out of the operation.
As every character is a little bean in a different color, players may want to do some customization, either to make it easier or more difficult for the group to identify them. Players just starting may not know they have access to skins, hats, and pets that allow them to customize their bean. On PC, these customizations come with the game, while on mobile, players will have to pay extra for skins but will have free access to hats. Here’s how to customize a character in Among Us.
How to Customize Your Character in Among Us
Prior to starting a game, all players will convene in a small airlock area with laptops and crates. To customize characters, the player will need to interact with one of the laptops. They can navigate to the Customize tab from the menu on the laptop. In that tab, they will have smaller tabs to see skins, hats, and pets. Skins change the overall costume of the player character, while hats change the headwear.
Here, players can customize their character’s skin, hat, and pet. Players can use their purchased items or the free options, or they can purchase any of the add-on accessories. PC players will have access to most of the skins because they will have paid for the game. On mobile, the app is free to download and play, but skins cost extra. These items usually cost between $0.99 and $2.99. There are also bundles so players can get more options for their money. Both PC users and mobile users will need to pay for pets, which will follow the player character around the spaceship while the player completes tasks.
Once players find the item they want to use, they can equip it by clicking on its icon in the customization menu. When finished, they can close out of the laptop menu and prepare to join the game. To further stand out, or confuse their friends, they can change their name.
There are advantages to standing out in the game; communication becomes easier between crewmates if players can quickly tell who's who and keep track of where their friends are going, making it more difficult for impostors to get away with their nefarious plans. However, this can also be a detriment, as once the player looks memorable, if they are assigned to be the impostor in the crew, they will be somewhat easier to identify. Ultimately, character customization does not affect gameplay but can affect strategy and make it more difficult to be an impostor.
Among Us is available for PC, iOS, and Android.