DISCONTINUED Among us: Shadows Within
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Last published Tue, Aug 12, 2025
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On the frozen research base of Polus, isolation is a way of life. The cold eats at your bones. The wind howls like it's alive. And trust? It's a luxury no one can afford.
When crewmate Ellis Jones is found dead before the day has even begun, panic spreads through the outpost like frost on glass. But the murder is only the first crack in the ice. Something-or someone-is stalking them from within.
The new crew is a patchwork of scientists, jokesters, and strangers forced to work together, but not all of them are who they claim to be. Some can wear another's face. Some can vanish into thin air. And some kill without hesitation.
Tess Calden knows the rules of survival: blend in, keep moving, and never let them see the real you. But when the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, the shadows on Polus will no longer hide the truth-
They will reveal it.
In the dark, every step could be your last. And the shadows? They're already here.
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