You Can Finally Play As A Horse In Among Us During April Fools’ Day Only [Game Informer]

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      <b>Platform:</b>
    PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, iOS, Android
            <br>
                    <b>Publisher:</b>
  InnerSloth
        <br>
          <b>Developer:</b>
  InnerSloth
  <br>
          <b>Release:</b>
                    <time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">June 15, 2018</time>
        (<span class="gi5-details-platform">PC</span>,
                <span class="gi5-details-platform">iOS</span>,
                <span class="gi5-details-platform">Android</span>),     <time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">December 15, 2020</time>
        (<span class="gi5-details-platform">Switch</span>),     <time datetime="00Z" class="datetime">December 14, 2021</time>
        (<span class="gi5-details-platform">Xbox One</span>,
                <span class="gi5-details-platform">Xbox Series X/S</span>,
                <span class="gi5-details-platform">PlayStation 5</span>,
                <span class="gi5-details-platform">PlayStation 4</span>)
        <br>
          <b>Rating:</b>
  Everyone 10+

We know April Fools’ Day makes it tough to trust any game-related announcements since they’ll likely be fake (not that our hands are clean either), but here’s a gag that’s actually legit. Innersloth is getting in on the fun by turning an old joke into a reality: Among Us Horse Mode.

For today only, this free update twists Among Us’ crewmates into galloping four-legged versions of themselves. The idea stems from a screenshot of the then-hypothetical concept tweeted last April, posted below. 

what if pic.twitter.com/iXZPdyrIyF

— Among Us (@AmongUsGame) April 16, 2021

More than just a visual gag, these space-faring stallions come complete with a “neigh” sound effect recorded by one of Innersloth’s programmers and a unique Imposter kill animation. Horses can only wear visors and hats, however. If you’re still wary, I booted up Among Us myself and can confirm this is a real thing.

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Innersloth says Horse Mode will disappear on April 2 at midnight UTC, which translates to today at 8 p.m. ET. So if you’re feeling horsey (whatever that means), you’ll want to wrangle some friends to jump on this sooner than later.