Which sci-fi horror film also inspired Among Us?

The sci-fi horror film that inspired Among Us is The Thing.

Innersloth has identified John Carpenter's 1982 film The Thing as an inspiration for Among Us. The film follows researchers in Antarctica who realize that an alien organism can imitate human beings, creating intense paranoia as characters try to determine whom they can trust.

That identity-based tension carries directly into Among Us. Crewmates look for behavioral clues while an Impostor secretly eliminates players and pretends to belong. The game's space setting, emergency meetings, and task system transform the horror premise into a multiplayer social-deduction game rather than a direct adaptation.

Among Us also drew heavily from Mafia, the live party game in which hidden roles and discussion drive elimination. A common mix-up is to credit Alien because both films involve space horror, but the specific film named by the developers as an inspiration is The Thing. The connection is thematic: suspicion, imitation, isolation, and uncertain loyalties.