Fortnite's New Impostors Mode Is Like Among Us

Author

Saptarshi Mazumdar

Date

Aug, 18.2021


Fortnite as a game is really popular. In fact, when the battle royale craze began a few years ago, Fortnite is one game that managed to rise to great heights, and since that day, it still is one of the most played, and popular battle royale games out there. Anyway, a new game mode has been added to Fortnite now, and this mode is very similar to another extremely popular game, Among Us. For those of you who are unaware, Among Us is an online multiplayer, social deduction game that was released back in 2018, however, gained a lot of popularity in 2020. Anyway, let’s get back to the topic of the new game mode.

The new game mode for Fortnite is called Impostors. Just like in other social deduction games, in this game mode as well, the players will have to find out who is the traitor, or rather the impostor, or impostors in their team. There will be a group of players,  and not all of them will be sharing the same goals. Some will have goals that go against that of the rest. However, the way this game mode works is pretty similar to Among Us. Just like in Among Us, the players would have to do multiple tasks, whereas the impostor will try to prevent them from doing that, and also taking them out one by one whenever an opportunity arises.

This game mode is made for upto 10 players. Among these, eight players will be the agents, to be put simply, the good guys, and the other two will be the impostors. As for how the winner gets decided it all depends on the events that happen. If all the assigned tasks of the agents are finished, then the agents win. Or, if they manage to catch the impostors. However,  in the event that the agents fail to do their assigned tasks, and the impostor manages to slay all the agents, then, the impostors win. Then, there are meetings, when a dead body gets discovered, a meeting can be called for. Here, the players will be discussing where the body was found, who was nearby, who spotted it, etc.

To put ot simply, it is just Among Us, but in Fortnite, it is a bit too similar to Among Us in several aspects. But, is it fun? Well, definitely yes. These types of game modes are especially fun when played with a group of friends. It can lead to some really interesting, and even funny moments. More so during the meetings, as all the players try to find the actual impostor, and the impostor doing his best to defend himself/herself. Also, there is the element of surprise when you are doing something and you suddenly see your friend stabbing you in the back.