Among Us is a social deduction game developed by Innersloth and released in 2018, where crewmates complete tasks while hidden impostors sabotage and eliminate them. It exploded in 2020 when Twitch streamers and YouTubers turned its emergency meetings and votes into must-watch content, and its sounds became memes of their own. The emergency alarm now signals any accusation or dramatic reveal online, from gaming clips to comedy sketches, because it instantly frames the moment as a trial where someone is about to be voted out.