Games like Among Us where someone is lying

Goose Goose Duck is the closest game to Among Us, and it is free on phones and PC. Project Winter, Town of Salem and Murder Mystery 2 on Roblox cover other flavors of finding the liar.

What Among Us gets right

Among Us is made by Innersloth. It came out in 2018 and blew up in 2020. Up to 15 players are crewmates doing tasks on a ship, while hidden impostors sabotage and take them out. When a body is found, everyone meets and votes.

The fun is the meeting, not the tasks. A good alternative gives you a reason to argue and a vote that can go wrong.

Best alternatives, and how they differ

Goose Goose Duck. Gaggle Studios' free take, on PC and phones. Same meeting-and-vote loop with many extra roles, and proximity voice.
Project Winter. Eight players survive in the snow and must work together, while traitors try to stop the escape.
Town of Salem. A browser-era classic of night kills and day trials, with many roles. A sequel came out in 2023.
Murder Mystery 2 (Roblox). One murderer, one sheriff, everyone else innocent. Faster rounds and no meetings.
Werewolf or Mafia. No app needed. One narrator, a few hidden wolves, a lot of yelling. Works at any party.

How to pick for your group

Four friends or fewer: pick something with fewer roles, like Murder Mystery 2. Eight or more: Goose Goose Duck or Among Us itself. On phones only: Goose Goose Duck and Among Us both run on iPhone and Android.

If your group wants the deduction without needing everyone online, a short solo game that trains the same eye is a good warm-up.

Spot-the-liar games on Roam

Totally A Sheep. You are the sheepdog. One of these sheep is lying. Sniff it out.
Don't Feed Them. Night shift at a shawarma kiosk. Some customers are wrong. Do not serve those.

Play it on Roam

Make your own impostor game with Roam

Pick the setting and the roles, put your friends in it, and play it together.

Try: "impostor game in our school, 6 players, one of my friends is the fake teacher, vote after every bell"

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Questions people ask

What is the closest game to Among Us?

Goose Goose Duck. It uses the same tasks, meetings and votes, with more roles.

Is there an Among Us game on Roblox?

Roblox has many impostor-style games. Murder Mystery 2 is the best-known hidden-killer game there.

How many players does Among Us need?

It supports 4 to 15 players. Most groups find 8 to 10 the most fun.