Among Us was released by InnerSloth in 2018 and exploded in popularity in 2020 through Twitch, YouTube and TikTok, turning its emergency meeting mechanics into a shared internet language. Reporting a dead body is one of the game's core actions, triggering discussion and voting to eject a suspected impostor. Clips of the alert were ripped and reused outside gameplay as a reaction for discoveries and accusations. It remains popular because even people who never played recognise the sound as an instant signal that something serious and suspicious has just happened.