Among Us chores: turn cleanup into a game kids ask to play

How an Among Us chore game works

Each player gets a secret role. Most are crew. One is the intruder. Crew members get a short list of chores in different rooms and finish them for real. The intruder gets the same kind of list but wins by staying hidden. When someone sees something suspicious, they call a meeting. Everyone gathers in one room, talks it out, and votes.

The chores are the map. Kids move around the house because the game tells them to, not because you asked for the third time. A round with four players and a dozen small jobs often takes 15 to 20 minutes.

Among Us tasks for kids

Sample chore tasks by room

Write each chore like a mission: one place, one action, one clear finish. “Clean your room” is not a task. “Put five things from the floor where they belong” is. Use these as a starting point and cut anything that does not fit your home.

Match the job to the child. A six-year-old can pair socks and line up shoes. A twelve-year-old can wipe counters and empty a small bin. Leave out anything with cleaning sprays, sharp knives, heavy lifting, or stairs carrying loads. Keep each task under five minutes so the game keeps moving. For more ideas sorted by room, see the Among Us IRL task ideas.

Paper chore chart or Sus Party?

Both work. Pick the one that fits your family and how many phones you have.

A paper chart is great for younger kids or a family without enough devices. Make a grid with each player’s name and their four chores, then hand out role slips face down. Sus Party is easier when kids have phones or tablets, because nobody can see anyone else’s role and the parent gets to be a suspect too. The cleanup preset starts with chores across the living room, kitchen, bedroom, and hallway. Change the player count, review the list, remove anything already done, and carry it into host setup.

The intruder role

House rules for the intruder when kids play

The intruder is the fun part, and the part most likely to cause a fight. Set these rules before the first round and say them out loud.

• The intruder still does chores. Faking means doing the job slowly or picking the easy ones, not skipping work.
• Nobody undoes finished work. No unmaking beds, no tipping toys back out. Sabotage stays inside the game.
• No hiding, blocking doors, or grabbing phones. Keep it to walking and talking.
• Lying about your role is allowed. Lying about whether a chore is done is not.
• Being voted out is not a punishment. Ejected players keep cleaning and stay quiet about clues.

Kids who are new to social deduction can take the intruder role badly, or blurt it out right away. Play one practice round with a parent as intruder first. Rotate the role so everyone gets a turn. If a child gets upset after being caught, end the round and point at the clean kitchen: everyone on the crew got what they wanted. In Sus Party, finishing all the crew tasks reveals the living intruders, but the crew still has to vote them out to win, so the chores matter to the result.

Rewards that keep kids asking to play

The game itself is most of the reward. Small extras help, especially early on. Tie them to the whole house getting cleaned rather than to who won, so the intruder has no reason to drag their feet.

• The crew picks dinner, a movie, or the next family game if every task gets done.
• Whoever spots the intruder picks dessert.
• Extra screen time equal to the length of the round.
• A sticker or tally on a fridge chart for each round played. Ten tallies earns an outing.
• The best bluffer gets bragging rights at dinner, decided by family vote.

Avoid paying per chore inside the game. It turns every meeting into an argument about money. For more ways to make tidying less of a battle, read how to make cleaning fun for kids or browse other chore games for kids.

Run your first round in five steps

1. 1

   Pick the chores

   Choose three or four tasks per player in rooms close together. Check each one is safe for the youngest player.

2. 2

   Set the meeting room

   Use the living room or kitchen table. Everyone goes there when a meeting is called.

3. 3

   Deal the roles

   Hand out slips, or create a Sus Party room and share the four-letter code. Use one intruder for up to nine players and two for ten or more.

4. 4

   Play and clean

   Walk, do not run. Help younger kids read their tasks. Call meetings when something looks off.

5. 5

   Debrief and reset

   Ask which tasks were confusing. Remove finished chores and add the next few before another round.

New to the rules? Read how to play Sus Party or the Among Us IRL rules and sample round.

FAQ

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