ActionFit check
Is The Flock worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Groups of 3–5 players who want competitive online horror matches
- Thriller fans who enjoy alternating hunter and hunted roles
- Players seeking short rounds with unscripted scares
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a solo campaign or a fixed player role throughout each match
- Players wanting long, stable sessions from an active server population
- Players looking for a broad selection of maps beyond three environments
Our take on The Flock
The role-swapping design creates tension between mobility and vulnerability, but it also makes the experience dependent on finding enough online players. The game's stated population problem and ended tracking server limit how reliably its multiplayer structure can be used.
What is The Flock?
The Flock is a first-person multiplayer thriller for 3–5 players.
Most players control agile monsters competing to find and claim the Light Artifact. Whoever takes it becomes the Carrier, a slower and more vulnerable humanoid; only the Carrier can win. The other players hunt the Carrier and attempt to seize the Artifact. The Carrier uses its light to repel the monsters, while stationary monsters turn to stone and resist the Artifact's power. Matches feature shifting roles, unscripted scares, nonlinear audio, and three maps with different tactics and level mechanics. The game focuses on short, intense rounds and includes an online multiplayer population issue: the server tracking that population is no longer running.
How The Flock plays
- 01Shifting player roles
- The Artifact holder becomes the vulnerable Carrier while the other players pursue that role.
- 02Light-based defense
- The Carrier repels attacking monsters with the Artifact's light.
- 03Stone transformation
- Flock creatures become immune to the light while standing still by turning to stone.
- 04Three tactical maps
- Each map has its own mechanics and approaches to play.
- 05Dynamic audio system
- Sound changes through a nonlinear system during play.
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The Flock: platforms & release
Is The Flock worth it?
It is worth it if: groups of 3–5 players who want competitive online horror matches. Skip it if: players seeking a solo campaign or a fixed player role throughout each match.
Where can I download The Flock?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Flock's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Flock on?
Windows only.
