Among Usis a social deduction game where the rules are simple but insanely fun. Among a group of players with designated tasks, there are randomly chosen impostors whose goal is to either kill everyone onboard or successfully sabotage the area (i.e. deplete all oxygen, initiate a reactor core meltdown). Crewmates win the game by kicking out the impostor or finishing all tasks before they’re able to kill them.
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With the numbers game stacked against them, impostors have the hardest role in anyAmong Usgame. This makes impostors have certain player-input tells. Knowing what these tells are is important to winning games as crewmates. With that said, here are ten telltale signs of an impostor.
Updated on Jul 18, 2025 by Ritwik Mitra:The sheer popularity of Among Us is still mind-boggling to this day. The onset of the pandemic brought a ton of eyes towards this title, with players absolutely loving the social aspect of this game as they tried to accomplish their tasks as crewmates or murder everyone in sight as impostors. It can be hard to spot the latter in a playthrough due to how Among Us is set up, but players can use the following tips and tricks to identify and eject any impostors in their game.
15Trying To Stay Away From Groups
Some impostors only want to stick with another person or just travel alone. After all, it’s hard to pull off a murder when so many witnesses are nearby.
Ifa crewmate notices someonewhose actively trying to avoid large groups, then that’s grounds to hold an emergency meeting. It’s possible that the person engaging in such shady behavior is the impostor!
14Venting In The View Of Another Crewmate
Venting is an amazing move that impostors can use to move all over the map. It’s fast and allows for quick getaways at a moment’s notice.
However, it’s also the most obvious way to spot an impostor if they end up venting in view of another crewmate. Suffice to say, any person who’s caught venting should be ejected as soon as possible.
13Adding Useless Inputs During A Meeting
Impostors don’t want players to engage in constructive discussions during meetings. After all, they don’t want crewmates to catch a whiff of what they’re planning.
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Consequently, most impostors resort to stating false information and derailing the conversation into something completely aimless. If crewmates spot this suspicious behavior, then they should question and eject the odd one out.
12Trying To Defend Other Impostors
Impostors are always strong in a group. Removing a member of this group can have major consequences for impostors who are planning to cruise to victory.
Therefore, even if the evidence might be mounting against a person, it’s possible that another person can come to their defense. This behavior needs to be recorded and the person who was trying to defend needs to be investigated, since it’s highly likely that they’re an impostor as well.
11Self-Reporting A Murder
This is easilythe hardest thing to figure out inAmong Us.After all, impostors who kill others and report the body could effectively absolve themselves of suspicion.
It prevents other people from investigating the scene of the crime, which can lead to unproductive meetings. Finding out whether someone has self-reported can be a major task, but players can at least discard the idea that a person who’s reported the body is completely innocent.
10Randomly Pausing
Some newer impostors would still fumble about getting used to controls. The sabotage menu can be overwhelming to a lot of newcomers. When this happens, the crewmate would stop walking for a considerable amount of time. A clean crewmate would go about their tasks as quickly as they can, hence, have no reason to stop for even a brief moment.
Pausing is an unintended reflex when someone thinks deeply. This is something to keep in mind considering that impostors have the most mentally tasking role in the game. Also, like predators, they could just be waiting for an opportune time to strike.
9"AFK"
AFK players in any game are the least threatening participants. They are players who areaway from their devices, leaving their in-game character to just stand motionless. InAmong Us,this is an effective way to get suspicious players off one’s back. Potential impostors would pretend to not be playing at all thereby eliminating them from the situation.
But don’t be fooled. A motionless “AFK” impostor would still be able to trigger crisis events, kill the lights, comms, and remotely lock rooms. Also, pretending to be AFK is an effective way to kill players who wish to stack—a technique where two players stack on each other to appear as one in an attempt to catch an impostor.
8No Clear Objective
Everyone in the game except the impostor is given tasks to perform. So, everyone is expected to have a clear goal of where to walk and where toperform minigame tasks.
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If a player is running amok uncertain where to go and what to do (i.e. entering a room, doesn’t perform a task, walks out), it could be two things: One, he’s just started the game and has no idea of what’s going on, or two, he’s the impostor roaming the area looking for lone prey. He could also just be doing what’s equivalent to pacing the floor while thinking but has to keep moving so he isn’t suspicious.
7Walks Away From A Body
If a crewmate walks against the direction of where a body is found, there’s a high chance that that guy who walked away was the killer and didn’t self-report. There’s no reason for a crewmate to walk against the general direction of a dead body.
If a clean crewmate spots a body, they report it as there’s no reason not to unless they’re the impostor. When entering a body-infested room a crewmate has just walked out of, then that guy who just walked out is definitely the impostor.
6Silent During Discussions
During discussions, crewmates share ideas and exchange facts in hopes of deducing who the impostor could be. While some impostors would influence the discussion in hopes of kicking out a clean crewmate,some just lie lowas to not call attention to themselves.
Crewmates will always share whatever idea they have and impart useful data on the case. There’s no reason not to be involved since, like group works in school, catching the impostor is the crew’s challenge. If a crewmate is silent, there’s a chance that he’s the impostor.
