Inside Job in Machine Party

What this simulation is

One player receives the syringe and infects the others, who are hiding among the offices.

Last verified: 2026-08-16 · Machine Party global achievement stats on Steam ↗

Achievement: About those TPS reports.
Unlock rate: 8.3%
Couch co-op: Adapted in v2.0

How it plays

CommunityAs described by two independent community guides (checked 2026-08-16) — not yet verified against official material.

Both guides describe searching an office floor for a syringe hidden in the furniture, with whoever finds it going after the others, and both note the floor goes dark once that starts.

Sportskeeda adds that infected players move faster; Deltia's Gaming adds a one-minute limit and a weak flashlight for the syringe carrier.

Sources: Sportskeeda ↗ · Deltia's Gaming ↗

Watch this one

This simulation runs from 16:16 to 18:44 in Alpha Beta Gamer's session recorded with the developers.

Open on YouTube at 16:16 ↗

What the official material says

OfficialSince v2.0 this simulation works in split screen, and infected players — including the one carrying the syringe — move at 1.15 times the speed of the hiders in online play. source ↗

The achievement

“Infect someone in under 3 seconds after getting the syringe in Inside Job.”
— Steam's wording for “About those TPS reports.”

8.3% of players have it — rare, as of 2026-08-15.

How to unlock it →

How this page knows what it knows

The line at the top comes from official text — Steam's own achievement wording and the developers' patch notes. The description of how a round plays comes from two independent community guides that we cross-check against each other; where they disagree, both accounts are printed rather than one being picked. Nobody on this site has played the simulation, and we say so instead of writing tips that sound tested.

If you have played it and something here is wrong, tell us — first-hand corrections are the fastest way this page improves.

Local co-op setup →

Sources

Everything on this page traces back to one of these. Checked on 2026-08-16; we re-check after every official patch.