The Flock

The Flock launched on August 21, 2015 and had a troubled start — Vogelsap acknowledged a disappointing launch in an October 2015 post, citing price, bugs, and lack of replayability. The team committed to a Halloween 2015 content update and followed through with some patches and beta updates through 2016, including a July 2016 bug-fix beta, an August 2016 anniversary update adding achievements and leaderboards, a Mac build, and a new beta delivery system introduced on November 24, 2016. However, the store description now contains a frank admission from Vogelsap that the game "didn't do well enough" and that the studio "ran out of money a long time ago," causing the population-tracking server to shut down. The developer explicitly states: "We went down." The July 2016 beta notes also confirmed that the population countdown server had been shut off due to the studio's financial state, and that a small informal group was keeping the game going on a volunteer basis. The last developer communication of any kind was the November 24, 2016 post introducing the new beta system. No updates, announcements, or developer posts have appeared since that date. The store description serves as a post-mortem acknowledgment that the studio effectively ceased operations. There are no unreleased DLC, no announced future content, and no roadmap. The game has been in a maintenance-free state since late 2016, left available for purchase but with no active development or studio behind it.