Among Us is a social deduction game from InnerSloth that first released in 2018 and exploded in popularity in 2020 through streamers and online play. During emergency meetings, players discuss and vote to eject a suspected impostor, and the vote timer marks the closing window for that decision. Clips of the sound spread as creators reused it in TikTok edits, YouTube videos and streams to mimic the game's tense voting phase. It remains popular because it is instantly recognisable to players and signals a verdict is coming.