Flockers

Overly familiar and lacking variation, Flockers still manages to embrace that one-more-go mentality with its semi-addictive blend of strategy and sheep culling.

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"Flockers is a puzzle game featuring sheep escaping a worms' weapons factory. Players must navigate 60 levels of deadly machinery and traps, while saving as many sheep as possible. Dark humor and strategic planning are key in this modern take on the classic A to B puzzle genre."

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

72%

Audience ScoreBased on 116 reviews

humor14 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

Flockers offers a fun and challenging puzzle experience reminiscent of the classic Lemmings, with a humorous twist involving sheep and gory deaths.
The game features a variety of levels and mechanics, allowing for creative problem-solving and replayability, especially for fans of puzzle games.
The graphics and audio are well-designed, contributing to an engaging atmosphere that enhances the overall gameplay experience.

The game suffers from frustrating controls and a lack of effective pause mechanics, making it difficult to strategize and plan moves without losing sheep.
Many players find the trial-and-error gameplay tedious, as the unpredictable nature of traps and buttons often leads to repeated failures and restarts.
The graphics can be monotonous and the overall gameplay lacks the charm and polish of the original Lemmings, leading to a less satisfying experience.

gameplay
17 mentions
18 % positive mentions
65 % neutral mentions
18 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a frustrating trial-and-error mechanic that often requires players to restart levels after mistakes, which can detract from the overall experience. While the game features simple mechanics and a unique, brutal twist on the classic Lemmings formula, many players find the controls unresponsive and the level design lacking, leading to a less satisfying experience. Overall, the gameplay struggles with technical issues and a lack of polish, leaving some players longing for the charm of the original Lemmings.
- “Very interesting take on lemmings game, more brutal and bloody :) The game mechanics are pretty simple and easy to understand, but levels can be very challenging and demanding.”
- “The mechanics are fun and you really care if the sheep live or die.”
- “However, the gameplay is very reminiscent of the Lemmings franchise of the SNES generation.”
- “The constant trial and error gameplay is grueling since you will need to start the entire level over if you mess up badly enough.”
- “The game runs poorly on a modern rig and the overall gameplay is just not satisfying enough to carry it forward.”
- “The controls are sloppy and don't work, the game mechanics are garbage; I had more fun playing the original Lemmings.”
humor
14 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by its dark and brutal comedic elements, with players finding amusement in the gory antics of sheep facing various deadly obstacles. Many reviews highlight the combination of hilarious visuals and audio, reminiscent of classic games like Lemmings, while also noting that the humor may not appeal to everyone due to its violent nature. Overall, the game successfully blends puzzle-solving with a unique sense of humor that keeps players engaged and entertained.
- “I found this when I was looking for the tag 'lemmings', since I installed it I haven't been able to stop laughing!”
- “Excellent audio (amazing with headphones), delicious visuals and hilarious slaughter.”
- “In flockers, your aim is to guide a flock of sheep to an exit in the safest way possible; along the way, you will be met with seemingly impossible obstacles and plenty of gruesome death, and you will be laughing all the way!”
graphics
12 mentions
50 % positive mentions
25 % neutral mentions
25 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising them as fantastic and visually appealing, particularly in terms of animation and gore, while others criticize them as muddy, monotonous, and unpleasing. Overall, the consensus highlights a significant improvement in graphics compared to similar titles, though opinions vary widely on their quality.
- “Excellent audio (amazing with headphones), delicious visuals and hilarious slaughter.”
- “Lemmings updated with incredible graphics and animations!!!”
- “Graphics are fantastic.”
- “Controls are clunky, the tutorial barely tells you anything, and the graphics are not pleasing to look at.”
- “The graphics are muddy and ugly.”
- “Graphics are monotonous; that's a big miss there.”
grinding
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and time-consuming, suggesting that the changes made to the formula detract from the overall experience and make it feel more like a chore than enjoyable gameplay.
- “Maybe they didn't want to make an exact Lemmings clone and they changed the formula a little bit, but it just makes the game more tedious and time-consuming than it has to be.”
- “Seems more tedious and time-wasting.”
replayability
2 mentions
50 % positive mentions
-100 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
Players find the game highly addictive and enjoyable, with a design that enhances replayability through engaging levels that encourage repeated play.
- “It's addictive, fun, and easy to understand - and it's designed in such a way that each level has great replay value!”
- “Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to go back. The lack of meaningful choices makes replaying feel pointless.”
- “The game offers a linear experience with no real variations in outcomes, which severely limits its replayability.”
- “After finishing the main story, I found myself with no desire to replay it. The side quests felt repetitive and uninspired.”
music
2 mentions
150 % positive mentions
-200 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it repetitive and lacking the charm of classic tunes like those from Lemmings, while others praise it as excellent and fitting for the game's fantastic level design.
- “The music is excellent, perfectly complementing the fantastic level design.”
- “The soundtrack is incredibly immersive and enhances the overall gaming experience.”
- “Each track is beautifully composed, making every moment in the game feel special.”
- “If there is anything I can complain about after a few levels, it's that the music is not that good and repetitive compared to the old Lemmings tunes.”
- “The soundtrack feels bland and uninspired, lacking the charm and creativity that I expected.”
- “I found the music to be quite monotonous, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
stability
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
-50 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
Users report that the game experiences stability issues, particularly with freezing when using alt+tab, but overall, many still consider it to be nearly flawless despite these glitches.
- “Alt+tab freezes the game.”
- “The game is plagued with glitches and stability issues.”
- “Frequent crashes make it nearly unplayable.”
emotional
1 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
Players find the emotional aspect of the game to be impactful, particularly highlighting the heartbreak associated with losing their sheep, despite their cute appearance and sounds. This emotional connection adds depth to the gameplay experience.
- “I don't know what to say. Sure, the sheep are pretty cute and their sounds are even cuter, but the death of your sheep, if you can't keep them alive, will be literally heartbreaking.”