Among Us, developed by Innersloth and released in 2018, became a global hit in 2020 as streamers and friends played it together online. The emergency meeting is central to its social deduction gameplay, letting players pause the action, gather in the cafeteria and debate who is secretly sabotaging the crew. As clips of those heated debates spread on TikTok and YouTube, the alarm became a shorthand danger alarm sound effect for any sudden accusation, and it remains popular because it instantly tells viewers that something suspicious has just been exposed.