Crewmate Death

From living crew to floating ghost, death shifts the game from action to observation.

Crewmate death in Among Us occurs when an Impostor kills a player. Upon dying, the Crewmate becomes a ghost that can no longer be seen by or interact with living players. Killed or ejected players become ghosts capable of performing specific actions distinct from their living counterparts, fundamentally altering the game's dynamic from survival to deduction.

Quick Facts

Role: Crewmate
Cause: Murder by Impostor or Sabotage

Lore & Background

The mechanics of death are strictly defined by the roles present during a round. When an Impostor kills a Crewmate, the victim becomes a ghost. Impostors who die can still perform sabotages as ghosts. The ghost player does not possess a body that remains on the map—the corpse is a separate entity. Ghosts can see and pass through walls, follow other players, and chat exclusively with other ghosts. While living Crewmates must rely on visual tasks or surveillance systems like security cameras to identify Impostors, ghosts have limited vision and cannot witness everything. However, this power comes with a limitation: they cannot physically interact with the environment to stop sabotage or kill Impostors, leaving the resolution of the round entirely in the hands of the surviving crew.

Reader's Guide

The game ends when all Crewmates are dead or if the Impostor kills enough players to equal the number of remaining Crewmates. Conversely, if the Crewmates vote out all Impostors or complete all tasks before that happens, they win.

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