Quick Answer
How many copies your group needs depends on how you play, not on the price tag. See the Steam store page for the current price — that's the only authoritative surface, and it updates whenever Valve runs a sale.
| How you play | Copies needed |
|---|---|
| Online, from four separate homes | 4 copies |
| Couch co-op on one PC | 1 copy |
| Steam Remote Play Together | 1 copy (host owns; up to 4 join remotely) |
Machine Party is a single SKU — there is no deluxe edition, no DLC, no in-game purchases, and no subscription. (The current numeric price is not maintained on this page; it appears only on the Steam store page above.)
The Three Ways Your Group Can Play
After the v2.0 update on August 12, 2026 (UTC), Machine Party has three ways to get a full group in a game. The number of copies your group actually needs depends on which one your friends pick.
Path 1 — Everyone Plays Online From Their Own Home
This is the original setup. Each player runs their own copy of the game and connects via a 2–4 player online lobby.
Copies needed: 1 per player (so 4 copies for a four-player group).
The benefit: no one has to be in the same room, and the lobby/connection flow is the one the developers have spent the most time polishing. If your friends are spread across cities or time zones, this is the only option that works without streaming.
Path 2 — Couch Co-op on One PC
Added in v2.0 on August 12, 2026 (UTC). One person buys the game, connects up to four controllers to their PC, and everyone plays from the same screen. One person can use keyboard and mouse, so a group of four only needs three controllers.
Copies needed: 1.
The trade-off: everyone has to be in the same room, and the game is designed around big-screen play — couch co-op on a TV is what the developers recommend. Six simulations were specifically adjusted for split-screen play; full details are in our local co-op guide.
Path 3 — Steam Remote Play Together
Listed on Machine Party's Steam store page as a feature since v2.0. According to Valve's own description, Remote Play Together works like this: one player owns and runs the game, and up to four other players join remotely by streaming video and audio from the host's machine. Inputs are sent back to the host.
Copies needed: 1 (host owns the game; up to 4 join remotely).
The trade-off: it's a streaming solution, so latency depends on the host's upload speed and the joiners' connections. Valve requires all players to have Steam running on their own machines, and the host has to keep the game window open for the duration.
How Many Copies Each Path Needs
| Group size | Online (each owns) | Couch co-op (1 PC) | Remote Play Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 players | 2 copies | 1 copy | 1 copy |
| 3 players | 3 copies | 1 copy | 1 copy |
| 4 players | 4 copies | 1 copy | 1 copy |
The break-even point is the moment your group is more than one player: both couch co-op and Remote Play Together keep the bill at a single copy. For three or four players, the gap between one-copy and four-copy play is the largest line item in your entire setup.
For the live per-copy price, see the Steam store page. We deliberately do not maintain a price figure on this page — the Steam store page is the authoritative surface for prices and is updated by Valve whenever a sale runs.
What's Not in the Box
Machine Party is a single SKU. There is:
- No deluxe edition
- No DLC, season pass, or expansion
- No in-game currency or microtransactions
- No demo and no free weekend (Valve has not run one)
- No subscription or paid battle pass
What you get for one copy: 15 simulations, 15 Steam achievements, 17 supported languages, online play for 2–4 players, and — since v2.0 — couch co-op for up to 4 on one machine. Full content list on our all minigames page, full list of how many players each mode supports on our how many players page.
If Anyone in Your Group Owns Other Oro / Klubnika Games
Two Steam bundles include Machine Party:
- Klubnikaverse BUNDLE — bundles s.p.l.i.t, Buckshot Roulette, and Machine Party. Worth it if your group already wants both Buckshot Roulette and Machine Party; otherwise the standalone Machine Party is cheaper. See the bundle on Steam for the current price.
- Oro Game Night BUNDLE — bundles Roadside Research, Super Battle Golf, Mama's Sleeping Angels, and Machine Party. Only worth it if your group genuinely wants all four games. See the bundle on Steam for the current price.
Family Sharing is unverified for simultaneous play on this title. Valve's documentation on whether a single copy can be played by two Steam accounts at once is JS-rendered and we have not been able to cite a primary source. Treat it as "check Steam's family sharing page for the latest rules" rather than a guaranteed cost-saving route.
How to Pay Less (Without Breaking Steam's Rules)
The legitimate ways to reduce the number of copies are exactly the three paths above and the bundles — there is no coupon code, no key-reseller shortcut, and no free weekend to wait for. Machine Party does not have a code-redeem system at all.
If you are shopping for a deal: the Steam store page is the only authoritative place to check for a current sale. We do not track or republish specific sale prices or percentages on this site.
If copies are the only thing keeping your group back, Remote Play Together is the cleanest answer — one person owns the game, everyone else joins for free, and you keep full game functionality.
What One Copy Gets You
If your group is on the fence, here is the value picture at one copy:
- 15 simulations, 2–4 players, every round is lethal — full list on our all minigames page
- Couch co-op for up to 4 on one PC since v2.0 — how to start it on our local co-op guide
- 15 Steam achievements to chase — full list and global unlock rates on our achievements page
- 17 supported languages
If you want to start playing tonight, the cheapest setup is one person buying the game and either plugging in three controllers on the same PC or hosting via Remote Play Together. If your group is spread across homes and you do not want to deal with streaming, four copies is the only honest answer.
For help finding people to fill a lobby, the official Discord LFG channel is the developer's recommended route — link on our Discord page.