What Flock is about
Flock puts you in the role of a flying shepherd. You start with a small herd of hover-sheep and guide them through the uplands, looking for fresh pastures and new creatures to charm. The flying itself is the core of the game: you spend most of your time airborne, drifting over open landscapes and watching what moves below and around you. The creatures you meet are strange little things that blur the line between fish, bird and snake, and most of them are friendly enough to be convinced to join you with a bit of skill. As your sheep grow woolier, you shear that wool and knit it into hats, cardigans, socks and scarves, so a good part of the loop is tending, gathering and crafting rather than fighting. The world also hides treasures taken by the Burgling Bewls, which gives you a reason to poke into corners you would otherwise fly past.
Playing it with friends
Flock is built as an online co-op game, so you and your friends can fly the uplands together. Each player tends their own herd of creatures, which means everyone has their own flock to grow and their own discoveries to make while still sharing the same landscape. That structure suits a group that likes to play side by side: you can split up to cover more ground, compare what you have found, and decide together whether to keep rare creatures or hand them over to someone else. Wool and knitting give the group something to trade and show off, and the hunt for the super rare and elusive creatures gives you a shared target to work toward across a session.
Before you start
Expect a relaxed pace rather than a challenge-heavy one. Flock leans on exploration, collection and crafting, and the tone is gentle and colorful, so it works well for a mixed group that wants something easy to drop into. Flight is the main mechanic you need to get comfortable with, and charming creatures takes a bit of practice, so give yourselves time to learn the feel of moving through the air before worrying about filling out your collection. The game can also be played solo, so anyone in the group who wants to wander on their own can do that too.