Full Disclosure: A key was provided by the developers for review purposes.


The Flock is a first person one versus all multiplayer experience that takes a radical departure from from the shooter genre. Boasting a controversial gimmick where the game servers will shut down indefinitely when the total number of lives run out (as of now, around 215 million), the concept behind The Flock is unique, to say the least. However, given how difficult it even is to find a match online due to the woefully empty player base, there's no chance of the game ending any time in the near future.

All of that aside, The Flock manages only to excel in mediocrity. There is all but one game mode, a one vs all where players vie to find the light artifact and fend off the other players, the shadow monsters . Only three maps are available at the moment, so The Flock does feel a bit light on content. Barring the short tutorial, the game is multiplayer only, yet even finding an active game has been an exercise in futility given the almost non-existent player base.

If you actually do manage to find a game, upon entering the match, the players are thrust into the role of shadow creatures, racing each other to the light artifact to become the light carrier. The light carrier can kill the shadows with their movement based kinetic powered light gun (a flashlight), though shadows are immune when they aren't moving. The person who survives as the light bearer the longest wins the game, so it’s a relatively simple game in execution.

The controls, though relatively easy to master are clunky at best, and the game as a whole feels slow in execution. Maps feel too large to find players, and the movement as a shadow monster feels a bit disorienting with the amount of head bobbing (though this can be turned off in the options). The graphics and sound don't fare much better either, and while serviceable, are not exactly anything to write home about. When it works, the game's presentation is acceptable, yet bland overall.

There are a myriad of technical problems in the game as well, some crippling, and some just annoying. I experienced several crashes to the desktop and black screens when attempting to start the game or join a match. In its current state, it seems to be a gamble whether the game will work or not, though some issues encountered could unlikely be due to Windows 10.

Either way, it would be difficult to recommend The Flock in its current state. There's not much content in the game, and given its relatively high price on the Steam Store ($16.99/€16.99), this game should be skipped unless you're the type of person that enjoys frustration. Though the concept remains an interesting one, the lack of an online community ultimately kills this bland multiplayer-only title.

Overall, a 3/10. Not Recommended.

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