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The Flock
The Flock is an asymmetrical multiplayer thriller, where you get to play as one of the agile monsters that make up the Flock. Hunt down and attack the Carrier to take its place. Survive and fend off the terrifying Flock with the coveted Light Artifact .
View on Steam ↗ $16.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Meet the Flockers! Great name, an excellent name for a horror game! It's evocative, right? Birds are weird – carry diseases, vomit all over their babies, have cloacas, flock, etc. Oh, and religious heads often refer to…”
“3/10 The Flock is a game in which you fight in the skins of monsters together with 4 other players over a lightbeamgun. If you dont have the lightbeamgun, you hunt the lightbeamgun carrier together with the rest. If you…”
“The Flock is a limited timed multiplayer game. You play as a creature of the Flock. They are agile, ferocious monsters that are attracted to this object known as the “Light Artifact.” The game is really every person, or…”
14 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Meet the Flockers! Great name, an excellent name for a horror game! It's evocative, right? Birds are weird – carry diseases, vomit all over their babies, have cloacas, flock, etc. Oh, and religious heads often refer to…”
“I'm sorry, I can't recommend this game it is flat out not scary, not fun I must say the maps are pretty sweet though but that's it I can only see this game being fun with 4 other friends and even then it's not going to…”
“Although it's fun with friends at first, it get's repetitive real fast. The game is basically chase down a light, grab the light, die with the light, respawn and do it over. Environment looked pretty good, but the…”
11 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“The Flock is a limited timed multiplayer game. You play as a creature of the Flock. They are agile, ferocious monsters that are attracted to this object known as the “Light Artifact.” The game is really every person, or…”
“I'm sorry, I can't recommend this game it is flat out not scary, not fun I must say the maps are pretty sweet though but that's it I can only see this game being fun with 4 other friends and even then it's not going to…”
“Honestly, I actually enjoy this game and its concepts. While the mechanics aren't neccesarially new, it's a solid title for a brand new company to make, and I'm very interested in the lives mechanic. A lot of people are…”
7 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“As a lot of reviewers are pointing out, there is not enough content at the moment for the price of admission even with the extra copy. Maybe this will change as they update the game, add more maps, and maybe some extra…”
“08/26/2015: Intresting concept but definatly not worth $17 atm (even with the buddy key bonus). if they come out with more maps and mabye abilities or something to make the matches more intense it's actually very…”
“This game had potential but there are may bugs and flaws. First off I like the idea of the game and the game itself is fun. There are only 3 maps and only 2 of them are good. Some graphics options cannot be turned on…”
6 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“I wanted to like this game, and I do like some parts, but I just can't recommend buying it at this moment. Here's why. Pros: I enjoy the atmosphere. I like the post-apocalyptic feel to it, and the monsters are grotesque…”
“The idea = Awesome, the gameplay is decent. But the re-playability is a bit... unsatisfying. There isn't a real "motivation" to keep on playing. It's like some sort of capture the flag/king of the hill horror game.…”
“this is like dyinglight zombie mode. I myself have been enjoying this game and it can be pretty hard and scary at moments like getting trapped in corners and some pretty cool jump scares. I do recommend this game…”
30 of the 94 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a horrible disaster. This plays like an early access title with bugs included. Coding isn't even completed in certain parts. But don't let this deter you, however! I look at it as an Easter egg: which…”
“it feels like the devs didn't even beta test this once. there are graphic glitches and you can't even turn on fullscreen mode there are so many "string not found" errors the devs need to make a clean sweep of this…”
“3/10 The Flock is a game in which you fight in the skins of monsters together with 4 other players over a lightbeamgun. If you dont have the lightbeamgun, you hunt the lightbeamgun carrier together with the rest. If you…”
29 of the 94 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I can in no way recommend this game. EDIT: In case people judge this review by my playtime, I've seen everything there is to the game. I played all maps, played both creatures, toyed around with all the abilities and…”
“This game is a horrible disaster. This plays like an early access title with bugs included. Coding isn't even completed in certain parts. But don't let this deter you, however! I look at it as an Easter egg: which…”
“The game seems like a tech demo or a proof of concept or something. Its too simple. You can see and do everything the game has to offer in the first 15 minutes of playing, then its just repetition, which feels like…”
29 of the 94 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a horrible disaster. This plays like an early access title with bugs included. Coding isn't even completed in certain parts. But don't let this deter you, however! I look at it as an Easter egg: which…”
“Update. The idea is dead. Some general statistics. Math may be off by a hair because I did not factor in release time vs what time I pulled the last numbers. 38 - Days since release. -- 215,358,979 - Population at…”
“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…”
27 of the 94 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a horrible disaster. This plays like an early access title with bugs included. Coding isn't even completed in certain parts. But don't let this deter you, however! I look at it as an Easter egg: which…”
“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…”
“Absolutely don't buy this game, you have to wait hours to get into a game, because there are like 10 people playing at the same time. Add all the glitches and bugs to it, and you are left with one word: HORRIBLE! This…”
24 of the 94 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I can in no way recommend this game. EDIT: In case people judge this review by my playtime, I've seen everything there is to the game. I played all maps, played both creatures, toyed around with all the abilities and…”
“The game seems like a tech demo or a proof of concept or something. Its too simple. You can see and do everything the game has to offer in the first 15 minutes of playing, then its just repetition, which feels like…”
“I'm sorry, I can't recommend this game it is flat out not scary, not fun I must say the maps are pretty sweet though but that's it I can only see this game being fun with 4 other friends and even then it's not going to…”
Counted across 94 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 40.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“This is rather an epitaph than a review. For this game is dead: there are no players online, the team that made it has disbanded, and it's extremely unlikely that you ever get a chance to play it. Which is a shame, because for the brief period when it was alive I loved every…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“The Flock comes with an interesting hook in that it'll go offline and become unavailable for sale once the population counter ticks down to zero. The game itself is something similar to "juggernaut" game modes from other online games, but with an emphasis on stealth. When you…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I really loved the concept of the game, and felt like the price was right for a game plus a code. After roughly an hour of gameplay, it was evident the game isn't quite finished. Popping textures and muddy controls were not appropriate for a fast paced horror style game. I would…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Introducing a new beta delivery method + Mac build
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Introducing a new beta delivery method + Mac build
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Testers needed for Mac build
Hi everyone! We are currently considering making Mac builds, but as the current development team doesn't have ready access to Macs, we can't really evaluate how much work needs to be done for Mac supp
Testers needed for Mac build
Hi everyone! We are currently considering making Mac builds, but as the current development team doesn't have ready access to Macs, we can't really evaluate how much work needs to be done for Mac supp
Anniversary Update Release Notes
Hello! We have released an update for August on the "externaltest" branch. This update includes various new features and several bug fixes. How to update You will need to set Steam to download the bet
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Action · Horror · Multiplayer · Thriller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | http://www.vogelsap.com/theflock |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.4 Ghz Dual Core Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or equivalent with 1GB memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space