How do you grow in Among Impostors?
Growth in Among Impostors comes from collecting food scattered around the map, which converts into additional impostors. Your group size is both your score and your fighting strength, so foraging and competing are the same activity rather than separate phases of a match.
What happens if another player outnumbers you in Among Impostors?
A player with more impostors than you can steal yours, and Among Impostors specifically advises avoiding anyone who outnumbers you. That makes reading relative crowd size the most important judgement in a match, since retreating from a larger group is the correct play rather than cowardice.
What do the bonuses do in Among Impostors?
Among Impostors has three bonuses worth fighting for: the protection shield blocks other players, speed shoes let you run fast, and the impostor bonus increases your numbers directly. All three are contested, so which one to chase depends on whether you are ahead or behind.
How many characters can you choose from in Among Impostors?
Among Impostors offers 15 different impostors, picked from the menu before a game. New ones are unlocked, and existing ones strengthened, using the money you earn at the end of each match, so the roster opens up as you keep playing.
What are daily bonuses for in Among Impostors?
Daily bonuses in Among Impostors supply money alongside your match earnings, so returning regularly shortens how long it takes to unlock or strengthen a character. Progression therefore runs on both playing well and playing often, not on one or the other alone.
Is Among Impostors free to play?
Yes. Among Impostors is completely free on Masked Games. There is no account to create, no trial period and no payment step — open the page, press play and the game starts.
Do I need to download anything to play Among Impostors?
No. Among Impostors is an HTML5 browser game, which means it loads and runs on this page itself. Nothing is installed on your computer and nothing is left behind when you close the tab.
Can I play Among Impostors on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Among Impostors supports touch input and adapts to smaller screens, so it plays on Android phones, iPhones, iPads and Chromebooks in the same browser you are reading this in.
What are the controls for Among Impostors?
Among Impostors is played with mouse. Mouse — Move
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Touchpad — Move
Is Among Impostors a two player game?
Yes. Among Impostors can be played by two people on the same keyboard, so you and a friend can play together on one computer without a second device or an online account.