Does Machine Party have an official Discord?

Yes. The server "Machine Party - LFG" is run by the developers and linked from official announcements and a Steam community discussion pinned by the developer. Invite link: discord.gg/Vt2qm6v8PN (verified resolvable on August 13, 2026).

Why is Discord the way to find people to play with?

The developers have explicitly said they will not add in-game matchmaking or public lobbies — they have pointed players to the official LFG Discord as the substitute. This was stated in the v1.5 announcement on August 4, 2026.

Is the Discord server safe / legit?

The server named "Machine Party - LFG" is the official one — its invite link is referenced in the developers' announcements and pinned in the Steam discussion board. There are other community-run Discord servers with similar names; those are not official and are not linked from any developer channel.

Are there other community Discord servers?

Yes. The Steam discussion board has a thread titled "Official unofficial MACHINE PARTY MOD DISCORD SERVER!" — that's a community-run server for the modding scene, not an official channel. We don't link to it from this page.

What if the official Discord link stops working?

Discord invite links can be reset by the server admin. If the link above stops resolving, the Steam discussion board has a pinned thread titled "Official 'Looking for game' Discord" by the developer Mike Klubnika himself — that's the same server, accessed through a different door.

Machine Party Discord: The Official LFG Server

Quick Answer

Machine Party has an official Discord server called "Machine Party - LFG", invite link discord.gg/Vt2qm6v8PN (verified resolvable as of August 13, 2026).

The developers have explicitly said they will not add in-game matchmaking or public lobbies — the v1.5 announcement on August 4, 2026 named the LFG Discord as the substitute. If you don't have a regular group to play with, this server is the place the developers point you to.

A few other things worth knowing:

There are other community Discords with similar names — they are not official and we don't link to them from this page.
There is a backup path if the invite link ever stops working: a pinned thread in the Steam discussion board titled "Official 'Looking for game' Discord" posted by the developer Mike Klubnika himself.
A meaningful share of players are unhappy with the Discord dependency. That backlash is real and worth understanding before you join.

The Official LFG Server

The official server's invite link is discord.gg/Vt2qm6v8PN.

This link is referenced in:

The v1.5 official announcement on August 4, 2026, where the developers explain that they won't add matchmaking and that the Discord is the recommended substitute.
A pinned thread in the Steam discussion board titled "Official 'Looking for game' Discord", posted by the developer Mike Klubnika.

We verify this link is resolvable before each content update. Last verification date is at the top of this page.

Why Discord Is the Matchmaker

This is the part most new players miss. Machine Party has:

No in-game matchmaking system — there's no "Quick Play" button.
No public lobby browser — you cannot see a list of open rooms to join.
No bots or AI opponents — you can't fill an empty slot with a computer player.
An 18-digit room code for joining private lobbies, and Steam's "Invite to Game" button.

The developers' position, from the v1.5 announcement, is that the game was always designed for friend groups rather than random matchmaking. When players asked for public lobbies, the response was: "that wasn't in the original vision, we can't support it" — and the recommended substitute was the official LFG Discord.

The practical effect: finding a group requires going outside the game. Discord is the place the developer points you to; the Steam discussion board is the secondary option.

What You'll Find There

The "Machine Party - LFG" server is built around finding groups. From what players and the developers describe:

LFG channels where players post when they're looking to fill a lobby.
Room codes shared as players spin up private matches.
Bug and issue threads that complement the Steam discussion board's "Bugs & Issues - Report them here" pinned thread.
Developer presence — the developers are reachable on the server, not just the Steam discussion board.

We don't have reliable membership counts for the server (the Discord invite page doesn't expose them in a verifiable way). Anyone claiming "the official Machine Party Discord has X members" should be taken with a grain of salt.

The Backlash Is Real

A meaningful number of players are unhappy with the Discord dependency. The Steam discussion board has a thread with 31 replies criticising this exact design choice. The criticism tends to fall into a few buckets:

Accessibility concerns. "If you don't have a Discord account, you can't play with strangers" is a real barrier.
Voice chat expectation. Players expect in-game voice/text chat for a multiplayer game; the absence is jarring.
Trust and safety. Sharing a room code with a stranger from the internet has obvious downsides.

The developers have heard this feedback — they responded in the v1.5 announcement by explaining their reasoning, not by changing it. There is no public signal that an in-game matchmaking system will be added.

The honest expectation: if you're a stranger-to-strangers multiplayer player, this is the model you'll be dealing with.

Backup Path If the Link Stops Working

Discord invite links can be reset by the server admin, and we want this page to keep being useful even on a bad day.

If discord.gg/Vt2qm6v8PN stops resolving, do this:

Open the Machine Party Steam community discussions page.
Look for the pinned thread titled "Official 'Looking for game' Discord" posted by Mike Klubnika.
Use the current invite link from that thread.

That's the same server, just accessed through a different door. The Steam discussion thread is a slower-updating but more durable link.

Other Community Servers (Not Official)

There are community-run Discord servers related to Machine Party, particularly around the modding scene. The Steam discussion board has a thread titled "Official unofficial MACHINE PARTY MOD DISCORD SERVER!" — note the "unofficial" in the title. That server is community-run, not developer-run.

We do not link to community-run servers from this page. The mod ecosystem is covered on the mods page — if you're looking for that, that's the right page.

Where to Go Next

If you've got your group and want to start playing: survival guide, local co-op setup, how many players.
If you're filling the group with strangers from Discord and want to know what you're getting into: price breakdown (so you know the cost if each person buys a copy).

Sources: the official Machine Party v2.0 announcement on Steam, the Machine Party Steam store page, and Valve’s Remote Play Together documentation. This is a fan-made guide and is not affiliated with Mike Klubnika, GDeavid or Oro Interactive.