Among Us celebrates April Fools every year on April 1st. In 2025, the textures and layout on The Skeld is reversed, and the map's name was changed to "ehT dlekS". The event lasts from April 1st 07:00 UTC to April 8th 07:00 UTC.
Overview[]
During April Fools 2020, 2021 and 2025, The Skeld's textures and layout became reversed. This caused the rooms that would normally appear on the left of the map to appear on the right and vice versa. The Skeld's textures' reversal also made it look like the ship was flying backward, confusing many players.
According to Innersloth, April Fools "ehT dlekS" will be annual for 24 hours only on April 1 GMT in 2020 and 2021, but in 2025, it's from April 1st 07:00 UTC to April 8th 07:00 UTC.[1]
However, on April 1st, 2022, The Skeld was not reversed. Instead, the player's character became a horse-like creature, which Innersloth calls "Horse Mode".[2]
In 2023, Horse Mode returned for the Classic mode gameplay, along with the new Horse Wrangling mode, which replaces the Hide n Seek mode, but it follows the same concept as Hide n Seek. It lasted from March 31 to April 2.
In 2024, the Crewmates and Impostors had long necks. In Hide n Seek, the Seeker became a horse with a long neck. Crewmates' necks also shortened when the Seeker got closer, and vice versa. It lasted from April 1st to 8th (the exact times were probably 07:00 UTC).
In 2025, the characters look the same as normal. The Skeld is reversed as it was in 2020 and 2021. However, bugs relating to vents have been fixed, and the Clean Vent task is available. It lasts from April 1st 07:00 UTC to 8th 07:00 UTC.
Trivia[]
- The code that changes the appearance of The Skeld during April Fools is still within the data of Among Us. If the host's device's date is set to April 1, The Skeld will appear flipped for all players in the host's game, even if their devices' dates are not set to April 1.
- On ehT dlekS, Align Engine Output begins in Lower Engine and ends in Upper Engine.
- The task list does not reflect this, but instead shows that the task begins in Upper Engine.
- Opening the personal map correctly shows the location to do the task.
- On Nintendo Switch edition, the map icon of The Skeld is not reversed, though ehT dlekS will still be properly hosted in a lobby or loaded in Practice.
- All other maps are unaffected by April Fools Events.
- On ehT dlekS, Upload Data previously used the old asset prior to version 2021.6.30.
- On ehT dlekS, Clean Vent used to not be present. It is present for the 2025 April Fool's Day event.
- There was a bug on ehT dlekS where vents will not function correctly, the arrow face to the left, can only move left and right (for example, Impostors and Engineers cannot use a vent to access Admin) and characters are unable to hop out. This has been fixed as of 2025.
- The whinny sound used during Horse Mode was voiced by Gary Porter.[2]
- In 2023, in Horse Wrangling, the Seeker is replaced by a Rancher, along with a unique kill screen.
- In 2024, the length of players’ necks depended on their color, for example: Coral had the longest neck of all.
Gallery[]
ehT dlekS[]
Horse Mode[]
Long Neck Mode[]
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Audio[]
| Audio | Description |
|---|---|
| The sound played during April Fools 2022 when An Impostor kills a Crewmate. |
References[]
- ↑ "Version History - April 4, 2020". Apple App Store. April 4, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Among Us Horse Mode – April Fools 2022". Innersloth Website. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.