
Back in September, Chanyeol played the now well-known game 'Among Us' with EXOLs. Back then, he was busy with his filming schedule for "The Box," but he recommended this game to his fans to install and play.
remember when chanyeol used to drop among us codes and play with exols 😭 his interactions were the CUTEST pic.twitter.com/EgfFgZ3jKz
— ayesha ✴︎ (@whinyjongdae) January 18, 2021
After Chanyeol's invitation to play the indie game, EXO-L's rushed to download it so they could play with Chanyeol, who communicated in English in the chat. This event enhanced the downloading rate for 'Among Us,' which shocked Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards executive producer, and host.
Love seeing the success/emergence of Among Us -- an indie game released 2 years ago, now with 300k peak players on Steam and at the top of Twitch most watched today.
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) September 12, 2020
Maybe it will even get nominations at Game Awards?
This industry keeps evolving in such interesting ways! pic.twitter.com/NyEFCR93eY
The producing team announced in August 2020 that Among Us 2 was going to be released. However, the planned sequel was canceled after Chanyeol introduced the game to a large audience and the downloading rate rapidly increased, so they shifted their focus to enhancing the original game.
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— CHANYEOL NORTH AMERICA (@CHANYEOLxNA) January 19, 2021
“EXO's Chanyeol has been playing Among Us with fans, boosting the indie game's sales”
“Fans were quick to point out that its success was partly thanks to Chanyeol, who introduced the indie game to his thousands of fans across the globe”https://t.co/smgWewDj0I
After 'Among Us' won several awards, EXO-L's are sharing their experiences about the game and how grateful they are to have a chance of playing the game with Chanyeol.

Remember when chanyeol used to play among us with exo'ls ?!?!?! he got that game on the trending list too....i miss him so much 😭💔 pic.twitter.com/VXfyhKW2x9
— 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚❗ Error 404❗ (@es_1485) January 19, 2021
The fact that my bestie played among us before it went viral and the fact she has played with chanyeol makes me sad 😭 she said chanyeol is one of the reason at how among us went viral for playing it with ExoLs. I was sad she never told me this
— ExoXBtsXSvtXNctXSkz (@ExoBtsLegends) January 19, 2021
I wanna go back to the days when Chanyeol was trending worldwide because he asked exols to play Among Us with him. I donwloaded the app and even if I didn't get to play with him, I sure had fun playing with my friends. Those were good, fun, peaceful, and pleasant days. 😔 pic.twitter.com/af9ybdkod9
— Beℓℓe 🍒 IA cause 2nd Sem (@marjiekokoro) January 11, 2021
'Among Us' is an online multiplayer social deduction game that was inspired by the live party game Mafia developed and published by American game studio Innersloth.
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Lmao what? Chanyeol did not help this indie game become what it is, Twitch streamers and youtubers did. The game was already popular with streamers before Chanyeol jumped into this.
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