Among Us released in June of 2018, but did not gain much traction until 2020, when big name content creators started playing the online multiplayer title. Now, Among Us has become one of the most-played games, with daily active players hitting 60 million in October of 2020. After developer InnerSloth revealed a new Among Us map at The Game Awards, players were waiting patiently to try it out. The Airship map was finally released, and popular streamers are sharing their opinions about the new level.
Popular Twitch streamer Imane "Pokimane" Anys joined other well-known streamers such as CouRage, Corpse Husband, Sykkuno, and Valkyrae for Among Us games on the new Airship map. Although Pokimane seemed to enjoy the gameplay with her friends, towards the end of her stream, the content creator had a bit of constructive criticism for the map design.
At the end of her video Pokimane says, "So, what I think about new map… I just think the map is kind of too big, it’s too much. I love a lot of parts of it, but together it’s a lot." The new level is substantially bigger than the Skeld, the original map in Among Us. Along with the release of the Airship map yesterday, Among Us also flipped the Skeld map for a clever April Fool's prank.
Pokimane goes on to say the map could accommodate 12 crew members, also adding, "Also, there’s too many places where you can spawn. It makes it tough because it feels like, how am I ever supposed to sus someone?" The Airship map just released yesterday, so developers could implement changes, but it will be interesting to see how other players view the map as well. Pokimane has insightful ideas about the Airship map, but perhaps with more gameplay, she may warm up to the new level.
During a recent episode of TrainwrecksTV, Pokimane shared some exciting news regarding a custom Among Us map. Pokimane helped fund a custom map created by streamers Hafu and 5up. The custom map was intended to come out before the Airship map and Pokimane vouched for the custom map, saying, "it's going to be cooler, it's going to be better."
The custom map created by Hafu and 5up has not yet released and there have been a lack of updates on the custom map's status since Pokimane's announcement. Until the release of the custom map, the streamers will just have to keep learning the in's and out's of the Airship base. Some of the new tasks may take some time to get familiar with, but guides can help players speed up the process, like learning how to do the safe task on the Airship.
Among Us is currently available for Mobile, PC, and Switch. An Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S release is planned for 2021.