Run, fly and scream your way through the food chain in this chaotic party game for up to 16 players, where sneaky worms outsmart hungry birds in a frantic fight for survival and bragging rights. Think you can climb your way to the top of the Pecking Order?

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We’re using Early Access because player feedback will help us make the game better. The core experience is already polished and includes most of the content we’ve planned, but we know the best version of the game will come from seeing how players actually play it and improving it with the help of the community.

We want 1.0 to feel like the strongest version of the game.

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Three to six months, depending on the feedback we get from players.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version is planned to include more levels, more custom game parameters, and more super berry types.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version of Pecking Order currently includes a range of levels, obstacle types, cosmetic items, and super berry types.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We may raise the price for the 1.0 release depending on how much content and polish is added during Early Access.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We care a lot about building the game with the community. We’ll be actively listening to player feedback on our Discord server, the Steam Community page, and the official subreddit, r/pecking_order.”
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About This Game

Step into the food chain in this frantic multiplayer party game for up to 16 players. Play as a slippery alien worm racing to power generators and escape - or a relentless bird hunting worms to climb the ranks. Outrun, outfly and outplay your friends. When the dust settles, the leaderboard decides who rules. There’s only one rule in nature: get to the top of the Pecking Order.

Extract or be eaten

As a worm, your only goal is survival.

Collect berries, power the generators and extract back to wherever in the Corkscrew Nebula you crawled in from. Dodge dive-bombing birds, weave through hazards and survive the final seconds or become lunch trying.

Hunt the Helpless

As a bird, your job is simple: don’t let the worms get out.

Chase them down, grab them mid-sprint and stop them from powering the generators. In Bird society, nothing earns status faster than a successful hunt.

Death Is Not the End

In Pecking Order, getting eaten doesn’t mean game over - it means switching sides.

Snatched as a worm? You respawn as a bird, louder, prouder and ready to hunt your former teammates and stop them from extracting.

Berries with Benefits

Some berries power generators. Others send players flying.

Grab explosive berries to knock birds off their dive, launch a rival into a hazard or buy yourself just enough space to escape.

Nature Is Your Playground

Every map is packed with bounce pads, hazards and ridiculous physics moments.

Leap, hide, and scramble through chaotic outdoor arenas where nothing (and no one) plays fair.

Show Off Your Style

Birds chase status. Worms chase power. But we all chase fashion.

Unlock cosmetics, emotes and achievements and show off your slimy style or feathered flair when you reach the top.

Play with (and against) Friends

Jump into Quickplay, form private lobbies with up to 16 players or queue as a party with up to 4 friends.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3, 2.4GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 380
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 7 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5, 2.8GHz
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD VEGA 56
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
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