Flock Reviews

Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock. Reviewed on PS5.

From the audio design right down to the creatures themselves, Flock, from developers Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg is oozing with charm. Learn to leverage your powers of observation to document dozens of strange and vibrant species that call the Uplands home. A bare-bones narrative pushes the player to explore further without getting in the way of a joyful experience. I already know this will be a cozy world to return to again and again over the coming years to see how my flock is doing.

From the creative minds at Hollow Ponds, the studio behind titles like I Am Dead and Wilmot’s Warehouse, comes Flock, an imaginative co-op game that invites players to sore a colourful world of interesting creatures. Published by Annapurna Interactive, Flock aims to captivate with its enchanting visuals, engaging mechanics, and cooperative gameplay.

A delightful creature-collecting zen 'em up, Flock's charming vibe and flowy movement is a perfect weekend game.

Unfortunately, Flock is hard to recommend. The game design is repetitive and confusing, not leading players enough to where they're supposed to go or what they should be doing. There's a lot of beauty to be had with Flock, which will attract many, but don't expect a fun game behind its beautiful exterior. This is a game I wish I could have liked more but found myself scratching my head, even raising my voice for a few moments.

Flock knows how to make the most out of the mundane. It takes a simple idea like bird watching and takes it to its most imaginative conclusion. It takes those birds and gives them cartoonishly whimsical designs while also giving them complex enough behaviors that charming them into your flock isn't a walk in the park. It's a delightful low-stakes affair, one that feels rewarding once you get a rare creature into your ranks.

“Flock will bring out the inner birdwatcher in you, even if only for a few short hours.”

Flock! is an enjoyable game when it all works, but it's far too easy to encounter one of its many soul destroying problems.

Corralling livestock is a fun new way to solve puzzles, but some agitating quirks will push the impatient away.