Among Us is a social deduction game developed by Innersloth and first released in 2018, becoming a worldwide hit in 2020 as streamers and friends played it together online. In the game, crewmates complete tasks while impostors sabotage and eliminate them, and the emergency meeting alarm signals a pause for discussion and voting. The sound spread far beyond gameplay through streams, TikTok edits, and meme videos, where it now works as shorthand for calling someone out, even for viewers who have never played the game.