Among Us introduces two new roles with its latest v17.0.0 update

Innersloth has now added two new roles, Detective and Viper, in their popular social deduction title, Among Us, via the latest free update, v17.0.0. Now live on all platforms, these new roles bring more chaos and fun to every match.

Play as a Detective to solve murders, or as Viper to eliminate your crewmates

Good news for Among Us fans, as the game has received fresh updates with new roles to keep the experience exciting. The latest patch introduces Detective and Viper, giving you new ways to enjoy the game.

The Detective is a Crewmate role, and the first one to have two unique abilities. You can track a dead crewmate’s locationreview a suspect list, and identify the Imposter you’re hunting down. To balance things, you can only investigate one active case at a time, though settings let you adjust how many interrogations are available.

On the imposter side, Viper lets you dissolve victims using acid. You can do Sabotage to distract the crew while you unleash this power. The kill comes with a special animation, where the body decays in three stages, and you can fine-tune the speed in advanced role settings.

Quality of life updates coming with Patch v17.0.0

And beyond these two new exciting roles, the game has also introduced some quality-of-life updates:

Among Us How to Play Guide updated

Among Us How to Play Guide updated (Image via Innersloth)

  • The How to Play guide now makes it easier to pick and learn from the 9 roles you want without things feeling cramped.
  • The Role Settings have been improved with a scrollable list, ordered left to right, from older roles to the newest.
  • In Practice Mode, you can switch roles more smoothly by using the new blue Crewmate folder or red Imposter folder to select the role you want to try.

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