Among Us, developed by InnerSloth and released in 2018, became a global hit in 2020 through streamers and social video, and its in-game crisis alarm became instantly recognisable to millions of players. The sound plays during critical sabotages such as a reactor meltdown or oxygen failure, when crewmates have only a short time to respond. Clips of those frantic moments spread across YouTube, TikTok and meme edits, where the alarm now signals any sudden disaster, even outside the game, keeping it familiar years after its peak.