Among Us Story: On Guard is a single-player whodunnit the whole family can enjoy

InnerSloth is taking Among Us into single-player detective territory with Among Us Story: On Guard, and an early demo at Summer Game Fest 2026 suggests the studio has found a genuinely fun angle on the concept.

You play as Guard, a hard-boiled crewmate detective who stumbles onto a murdered Cook and immediately gets blamed for it. After a narrow escape through the vents — which Guard grumbles are "a criminal's hallway" — the investigation begins. Every crewmate carries a role-based name: Captain, Doctor, Engineer, Cook. Each has a distinct personality: the Doctor runs a streaming side-hustle, the Engineer gets into a running argument with Guard around a circular room, and Guard himself delivers a constant noir internal monologue that landed genuine laughs. Classic Among Us tasks are woven into the gameplay too — scooping beans into a coffee machine, card-swiping — reframed as interactive story beats rather than busywork.

The investigation itself is deliberately accessible. Clues are clearly signposted, puzzles don't overstay their welcome, and the tone sits closer to a Hercule Poirot serial than a solo adaptation of the party game. That's a feature, not a limitation — On Guard reads as a game designed for parents and kids to work through together, sharing deductions and laughing at the cartoonish crewmate antics.

On Guard is currently rated Pending and is confirmed for PC, with the demo running on Switch 2. No release date has been announced yet, but after this demo the game moved from a curiosity to something worth watching — both for longtime Among Us fans and families hunting for a co-couch detective adventure.