Among Us Devs Found a Reference to Their Game in Deltarune, Toby Fox Responds

Among Us developer Innersloth has recovered a notation to its crippled successful the caller chapters of Deltarune, sparking a small spot of affable back-and-forth betwixt Innersloth and Deltarune developer Toby Fox connected societal media.

Warning! No large crippled spoilers volition beryllium discussed successful this article, but if you don't privation to cognize thing astir thing that happens successful Deltarune Chapter 4, possibly this nonfiction isn't for you!

The notation tin beryllium recovered astatine the commencement of Chapter 4, erstwhile Kris, Susie, and Noelle are exploring Noelle's house. Kris tin pb the pack into a closet afloat of bare acquisition boxes, and if Kris chooses to analyse respective of the boxes, Noelle volition inquire Kris what they're doing.

To this, Susie reponds, "I mean... gotta admit this country is kinda sus... particularly that vent." Noelle past replies, "Haha, bully reference, Susie!" ...though Susie doesn't look to cognize what Noelle is talking astir ("Huh? ...reference?")

Susie was, of course, accidentally calling to caput Among Us, some by utilizing the connection "sus" and referencing vents, which Among Us players often fell in. This has seemingly thrilled the Innersloth societal media person, who took to X / Twitter to say, "AHHHHH AMONG US REFERENCE IN DELTARUNE SKDJDSLSLX;LSKDK IMMA CRASH OUT" followed by "thanks king @tobyfox"

In response, Fox decided to bash a small trolling:

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— tobyfox (@tobyfox) June 12, 2025

He posted a fake screenshot of Deltarune spot notes, which read:

We are releasing a hotfix for PC & Mac to remedy immoderate issues occurring successful the game. You tin corroborate the mentation fig connected the bottommost close of the record prime screen.ChangelistCh4 v.0.0.088 8Removed among us

Innersloth replied with "RESPECT." If it's not apparent, Fox didn't really region the reference; he's conscionable goofing around. Funnily enough, this gag is besides a silly mode to enactment that Fox has been playing astir with mentation numbers: the 2021 merchandise of chapters 1 and 2 was marked arsenic mentation 1.0, but alternatively of chapters 3 and 4 being 2.0, the caller merchandise was v.0.0.087.

Deltarune chapters 3 and 4 launched past week to contiguous skyrocketing popularity connected Steam, and our ain reviewer gave the afloat crippled a 9/10, saying that adjacent though the story's lone halfway done, "Deltarune's unthinkable communicative is already bursting with hilarious charm, unforgettable characters, and an iconic soundtrack that marque it worthy investing your clip in."

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