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Machine Party
Developer Mike Klubnika, GDeavid
Machine Party is a collection of violent party games where failure is lethal. Gather your friends and endure high stakes situations to prove your life is worth more than theirs. Survival is unlikely. From the Steam store page
437 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
LovedLoved
301 positive · 72 negative
95% range 76–84%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 301 | 72 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 13 | 2 | 47 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,114 of 2,423 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 214 yes, 52 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 266 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,872 of 5,625 positive).
Players find Machine Party a hilarious and fun party game with friends, praising its art style and minigames. [1][2][3] Many reviewers note the lack of matchmaking and local multiplayer, making it hard to play without friends. [4][5][6] Some players feel the game has limited replayability due to few minigames and no randomization. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
It NEEDS matchmaking, if no friends purchase the game and you wanna play it, its practically unplayable.
- [1]
Please make it 6-8 players. Its such a fun game, sick art style and a proper laugh. LET US HAVE ALL OUR FRIENDS PLAY.
- [4]
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRIENDS - THERE IS NO MATCHMAKING This game is an absolute laugh-riot with friends - especially if you are into f*cked up humour. No matchmaking is a bit of a bummer, but I wanna say that this game is developed with the idea that you play this with friends you know and are in voice-chat with. It's ten times more fun screwing over your mates than strangers.
- [11]
I'd really love a neutral review category, This is a good game, a good 40 minute game, with minigames you'll enjoy once or TWICE. But it's not a "Lets spend $40 collectively on this game and then play it for one night", it doesn't last that long, and it could've been SO much more. Double the minigames, or at least add an external motivator, like Pummel Party's board game. It has style in spades, and it's VERY worth …
- [2]
After playing two games over the course of two hours one of my friends uninstalled and another refunded it. 11/10 would play again if my friends weren't cowards
Summarised from 34 of the 321 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Machine Party sits at 81% positive across 373 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 437 · most liked firstPlease make it 6-8 players. Its such a fun game, sick art style and a proper laugh. LET US HAVE ALL OUR FRIENDS PLAY.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing two games over the course of two hours one of my friends uninstalled and another refunded it. 11/10 would play again if my friends weren't cowards
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →almost no replayability unfortunately. super good time for an hour but i think i would have wanted to wait a bit for more games or modifiers or something to be added. i feel like you could do a thousand things with this base though so i'm optimistic. if there are future plans for this then its worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yknow what sucks. Stupid Mario... I always wanna PARTY but that baby game for babies is pointless. so tonite @ 8pm EST... lets replace mario. lets have a MACHINE PARTY, a party survival contest from the maker of Buckshot Roulette! im gonna eat my peas BETTER than anyone
negative · AI labelView post →PLEASE add more minigames, this is gold Don't let it waste away into oblivion, i was waiting for a minigame based party friendslop to play on evenings for so long, it would be such a shame if this world doesn't get looked into more with future updates It's solid af, please see the potential in it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty great for the price, really hope it gets matchmaking and or local multiplayer in the future, maybe even more minigames.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It NEEDS matchmaking, if no friends purchase the game and you wanna play it, its practically unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Key art for Machine Party! A new game from Mike Klubnina and GDeavid! I had so much fun working on this illustration (and you 🫵 are going to have so much fun playing the game) Go wishlist now! 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →Machine Party desperately needs more minigames than what it offers now, but what it offers now is a solid showcasing of something that has a lot of potential to be great fun. It was enjoyable to play a few times, but got old quick given that there are so little games/customization of any kind to choose from. Would love to see this game evolve into something great over time. It is a good game for sure, but I wouldn't recommend a friend to purchase it right now, I'm sorry to say.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Look, it’s fun, but there’s not much else after you’ve played one full game with your homies. Hoping they add more mini games and other features, but I haven’t seen anything announced and until then this just has to be a negative review even though the game is fun. I get no more play out of it when I have homies who refunded right after our first full game. I hope I hear good news soon.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A super fun bundle of 15 minigames. Playing each one at least once will take about an hour, so it is great for a quick one-shot session. It is a shame that the game does not support local multiplayer. It would be perfect as a couch party game. EDIT: Game will receive local multiplayer support patch in late August!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is top-notch! There are some flaws. I'd like to share my suggestions for adding new features: - randomization of the challenge sequence; -add an option to disable certain challenges in a custom mode; -add an option to disable the pushing ability (either completely or on specific levels in custom mode); -add randomization of time in challenges where they are fixed. Now, my opinions on each trial: - Minefield - everything is great. - Chisel gauntlet - everything is great. - Firearm…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A really enjoyable take on the Mario Party formula. I genuinely haven't had this much fun (or laughed this much) with any game in general in a long time. There's plenty of replayability too, especially if you're going for the 100%, which thankfully isn't too difficult to achieve. Definitely worth playing with friends. 8/10 Edit: It'd be awesome to see even more minigames added in the future, maybe even seasonal content or themed updates to keep things feeling fresh and mix things up a bit.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An incredibly fun game to play with friends. I still hope the game will evolve in the future, especially in a few areas: - Make the minigame rotation more random instead of purely routine. - Add more maps for the minigames. Different map variations would make the experience much more enjoyable. - More games maybe overall would also be great. - In the platforming minigame, reduce the amount of luck involved near the end and reward skill more instead. - In the syringe minigame, players should…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FRIENDS - THERE IS NO MATCHMAKING This game is an absolute laugh-riot with friends - especially if you are into f*cked up humour. No matchmaking is a bit of a bummer, but I wanna say that this game is developed with the idea that you play this with friends you know and are in voice-chat with. It's ten times more fun screwing over your mates than strangers.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →needs more maps and rulesets for each game needs workshop support needs unlockable customizations for example landing a triple headshot in duckhunt unlocks the sniper rifle as a back accessory i like the game, but if it doesnt receive updates, it will be a major letdown i recognize mikes games are generally pretty short, but i think they also have a strong amount of storytelling baked into them, and this one definitely has some storytelling, but the playing with friends element distracts from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Friendship Killer Here is what happened in the span of the 62 minutes I played this game: 1- My friend pushed me and I fell to my death 2- I failed to smoke a cigarette fast enough so I got shot in the head 3- A random ahh guy saw me eating peas so he shot me using his desert eagle 4- I sniped multiple friends just for the vibes 5- We failed to burn works of art so we literally got bent over by a machine and got our skulls crushed Overall a very fun and hilarious game that has many different…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MinnMax’s @yozetty.bsky.social and @jacobgeller.com are joined by special guest @pokachee.bsky.social and soulslike expert @ironpineapple.bsky.social in this one of a kind multiplayer mayhem game called Machine Party. New Show Plus is now available on YouTube. youtu.be/nG-SwauCVg4
neutral · AI labelView post →Aesthetically nice, but after playing a full round *once* I don't really feel like playing it again. I liked the forklift game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Totally worth the price all it needs is to let me join random lobbies and more game modes like add another 15 more pwease :3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has potential, but that's about it. There's only a handful of minigames, they play out in the exact same order every time, and winning one just gives you points. No items, no events, no comeback mechanics, nothing like Mario Party or Wii Party - literally just a scoreboard. Everyone in our group refunded it. 7.50 EUR for something you'll play twice at most isn't acceptable, especially since it's not Early Access and there's no roadmap or any sign of upcoming content. As it stands,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has a lot of potential and I'm really hoping it adds more content so I can change this to a solid yes, but needs more game modes especially with how simple most of them are that you cant really keep replaying them. At 15 games a "pool" it should have at least 2 and preferably 3 or more especially since its a party game requiring four purchases for a solid 1-2 hours of content. Also one of the few games id gladly buy DLC for if it adds another 2 pools of game modes each while maintaining the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing Machine Party with the game's developer's - Mike Klubnika and Gdeavid! A Mario Party inspired indie game with lots of horrible ways to die! Out now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4108000/... Full Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM1_... #gaming #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →I really do like the premise of the game and the minigames are indeed fun. However, that only lasts 2 runs max. There is no shuffling of the game modes (This would have helped at least a little bit) and no randomization of the maps. At the moment, there has been no word from the dev regarding a roadmap or any kind of content updates in general. I would possibly recommend picking it up and trying it out. But I can completely understand why people would want to refund this game when all of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never had this much fun playing a party game with friends in a long time. We were all dying of laughter 10/10 it's so peak!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really dope game but i just do not get why they make playing with other people such a hassle. same problem in buckshot roulette. also no in game voice chat or the option to text chat. It is a really cool concept and had really cool minigames but the fact that they make a game that is supposed to be played among friends or strangers, difficult to play with them, tends to leave a bitter taste. I hope they get to it sometime though I do not believe they will, as other people complained about this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd really love a neutral review category, This is a good game, a good 40 minute game, with minigames you'll enjoy once or TWICE. But it's not a "Lets spend $40 collectively on this game and then play it for one night", it doesn't last that long, and it could've been SO much more. Double the minigames, or at least add an external motivator, like Pummel Party's board game. It has style in spades, and it's VERY worth appreciating, but it's half a game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good they just need to shuffle the modes each time instead of being in the same order every rerun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and imaginative, but there's no ability to search for other servers online. You can only join a game by being directly invited (or setting the game up yourself).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun, but NO MATCHMAKING AND NO SERVER BROWSER ffs. They did the same thing for Buckshot Roulette and didn't implement matchmaking until months later, and by the time it came around everyone had well and truly moved on. These are vital multiplayer features for a game that's exclusively multiplayer btw. Instead we have the discussion forum filled to the brim with people exchanging codes because they (like me) don't have friends who own the game, and there's some bloke called Bob spamming the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Presentation is amazing, I'll give this game that. However, I'd say gameplay would only be fun for 1-2 evenings. 99% of all mini-games have zero variety, so they always play the same (with some of them, this will automatically make you win/lose depending on your minigame knowledge). Some of the mini-games are just unfair and can only be won by pure luck. Not to mention how stiff and awkward the controls are. Most of the time, once you start doing something, you're locked into an animation…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Funny beat'em party game make sure you follow your friends closely and give them a hard kiss on the mouth. Great Varity of party games. Hopefully workshop support in the future as well as matchmaking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game got a huge potential, but the unavalibility of serving a public server kinda kills it. if only we can join a lobby of room that will be great!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played it with a group of four randos using Discord. If you don't have friends, join Discord groups to find matches.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →goated game i now again own every single mike klubnika made game this man only makes games that make you scared, annoyed, stressed and confused not a single bit of joy in this person
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I laughed really hard for an hour straight. Most of the games were absolute bangers. Really fun with friends. If the devs are reading this, please add pushing to every game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a hole in each an every one of us - a hole we desperately need to fill... with a doomer Mario Party type game. I would easily give 60$ to Mike if he made this same game with 4x the amount of minigames in it. I like everything about this. But ever since I put this devious little game inside the hole, I ended up craving *more*. The void is now ravenous. It can now only be satiated with more Machine Party. Don't let our holes starve, Mike.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a fun game! I laughed and screamed so hard while playing it. It will definitely make you laugh and get you mad at your friends as well! The game consists of multiple mini-games where you can play against your friends (with up to 4 players). Each mini-game is hilarious and chaotic and playing through all the mini-games takes about an hour in total. I really hope the devs add more mini-games in the future!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely LOVING this game. Played last night with friends and the art style, chaotic mini games and the grungy vibe were PERFECT!! Duck Hunt is BY FAR the best game. Can we get more maps for Duck Hunt as like DLC or as an update? I would literally just play a whole mode of Duck Hunt with tons of maps as it's own game haha.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even though its cheap, this game lacks a lot of content. I'm giving it a thumbs up because I understand this game was made by two people but me and two others played through everything in the game in just over an hour which is a bit unacceptable. 8 bucks for a single playthrough of a game with no real replayability is pretty bad. The games were, for the most part, pretty good. Very Fuzion Frenzy-esque, just with some really brutal death included lol. There were some games that kinda sucked a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Imagine Mario Party if you stripped away the board game filler and turned up the doomer aesthetics. Hilarious minigames with great pacing and booming soundtrack. Sadly the game gets repetitive fast due to a lack of variety. Still easily worth the price if you’ve got a full squad of four for a good laugh.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has realistically a total of one hour of content. In more detail it has about 20 minutes of fun minigames and the rest is very repetitive, unfair, and janky to control. In no way this is comparable to Mario Party, as it is very un-rewarding for the winner, with no real 'celebration' or ending. It also has nowhere near the variety in minigames with no 'mixing up' the order. There's no real indicator of which games will get you more points than others but seemingly there is a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game, takes about an hour to play a full round. Would be really cool if they add more games or at least varations to the existing ones so it has more long term playability but I still enjoyed it and would happily play it again. Really don't get why people are getting pissed at the lack of matchmaking. I'm sorry but this game is fun *because* you're playing it with friends joking around in a call. I can't see why you'd want to play this game with people you don't know
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very much a fan of the minigames and brutalist art style. The little slimers of comedy in the way punishments are delivered to your friends and goofy absurdist elements mingled in with the dark and gritty aesthetics is right up my alley. I do hope they add more content in the near future, hats and colors I'm sure will be added, but wondering if new minigames are part of that roadmap. Re-playability is a bit gimped and it can be a bit of a slugfest going through all of them in a gauntlet.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is really fun and the mini-games are actually really creative. BUT...it seriously needs more mini games...After playing it like 5 times, it already starts feeling repetitive because you keep getting the same ones. I genuinely feel like this game could become really big if they added more content. Another thing is that you can't really join random people's servers. You have to find people through discord, get invited by having someone send you the code. A server browser would make…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Went to Ukiyo Game Bar in Ginza. I finally got Becky to play denshattack (she works with trains for her job). We got to play IRL Buckshot Roulette. And then wrapped the night up by playing Machine Party. Great little place if you're into indie games.
positive · AI labelView post →This game is really fun, especially when playing with 4 friends! 😂 The funny physics and crazy moments make every match enjoyable.I would love to see more game modes added in future updates. More different challenges, funny mini-games, team modes, and chaotic modes would make the game even more fun and give us more reasons to keep playing.Please add more modes! 🙏🔥 Playing with friends is already hilarious, but more modes would make it even better!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SPOILERS Machine Party Lowkey- didnt think there would be a deeper message with the "edgy mario party" gore game that ending caught me WAY off guard & really got me wanting to know more
positive · AI labelView post →it would be better if the minigames were selected in a random order to reduce the feeling of stagnation Edit: I didn't see arcade mode my first time around, that kinda helps
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For your next group session - failure is truly deadly in the mini-game game filled Machine Party #MachineParty #PartyGames #Linux #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →I have only played it for 45 minutes but I had a blast, if the devs want this to do even better add a workshop so players can make their own minigames or cosmetic's or level skins, even a little change could keep the game fresh.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The rules take seconds to learn. Figuring out what just killed you takes about the same.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →games good until you play 1 round and have fun then you load into the next game and realise theres no more games and that the games come in the same order. seems very unfinished and seems like a game you would find on steam next fest
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun with a lot of potential! Please add more games and random game order!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished the WHOLE game with randoms; it was FUN! The gameplay and the excitement of killing your friends in a series of SAW puzzles were great! The minigames were unique and rewarding, with different challenges to flex your skill. Get this game at full price because it is pretty short, but you'll have fun with every minigame. With the gore, violence, and betrayal, it brings exciting, unique gameplay for every lost and win; overall, a solid 9/10!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly a really fun and unique game, Even more fun when playing with people you know. Overall can be completed in like an hour, but there are other modes that are different (have not tried those yet). Def looking forward to new mini games or modes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Machine Party is basically what happens when Mario Party gets locked in a basement, handed industrial machinery, and told that friendship is optional. The minigames are simple enough to understand quickly, but the real fun comes from the panic, betrayal, terrible decisions, and watching your friends meet increasingly unfortunate mechanical endings. The dark industrial atmosphere works surprisingly well with the party-game format, and the physics make every round just unpredictable enough to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its pretty fun but I realized the 15 minigames you play are the same ones you will continue to play every time. Individually the mini games are all decent but there definitely needs to be like 10 more because ive played all the game has to offer now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →15 mini-games ranging from "boring ahhh" to mostly mid. Some of the longest ones have more than one round for some reason. Also imagine going through torture of playing 12 iterations of duck hunt, lots of "fun" to be had. Variety is on the strong side as well - same set of mini-games, same order every time. Winning rounds doesn't give you any rewards or powerups, just the score. Honestly, there are lots of decades-old Warcraft 3 custom maps out there, that are more engaging and fun than…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The amount of content this game has for the price we pay for it is crazy in this economy. I haven’t laughed so hard in a while now with some of these game modes. BIG W
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