10 Video Games That Let You Brutally Mess With Other Players

10. Among Us (Sabotage and Deception)

2018’s Among Us gained popularity after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, with countless players (who could only interact through their screens) becoming consumed by its social deduction gameplay.

After all, it centers around several astronauts who must complete tasks as they try to discover which of their crewmates are villainous “imposters.” Meanwhile, each “imposter” is encouraged to manipulate, trick, and kill their crewmates while remaining undetected until the end of each round.

Naturally, its premise and mechanics inherently demand deception and disruption, with each “imposter” being able to implement various “sabotages” to survive. For instance, and depending on the map, they can deplete oxygen, cause a reactor meltdown, reset seismic stabilizers, and interfere with comms.

Consequently, crewmates may be unable to view their tasks, use abilities, or even survive for more than a minute or two. They’re also pressured to abandon their searches for the “imposter[s]” in order to enter certain codes, scan their fingerprints, or do other things to resolve the issue(s) ASAP.

It’s also possibly to fool people with intentionally bad evidence, accusations, and argumentation, as well as act as a red herring to lead crewmates astray (whether you’re saving yourself or collaborating with the real “imposter[s]” for laughs).