MachineParty+ Does Not Increase the 4-Player Cap

Two sources, same number

The Steam store page lists support for 2 to 4 players. The mod people arrive here looking for — MachineParty+ — documents the same ceiling in its own repository, written by the people who built it.

“Set max players with the up/down arrows (capped at 4).”

That is the whole answer. Everything below is about what you can do instead.

What MachineParty+ actually gives you

It is aimed at the real problem behind most “more players” searches — not having anyone to play with. The base game has no matchmaking by design, and this mod adds the lobby infrastructure around it:

• Global server browser
• Public and private lobby toggle
• Room-code joining alongside unmodded players
• Voice chat with device selection
• Text chat with a profanity filter
• Per-player mute, kick and ban lists
• Mutation scoreboard on Tab
• Extra languages including Arabic, Lithuanian and Serbian

It stays compatible with unmodded players through room codes, so nobody in your group is forced to install anything.

How we will know if this changes

After every official update we re-read the store page and the patch notes, and re-check both mod repositories for releases and issues. If a cap change ever ships — from the developers or from a mod author who documents it — this page is one of the first we rewrite, and the verification date at the top will move.

Frequently asked

Is there a mod for 5 players in Machine Party?

Not one we can verify. The only multiplayer-focused mod traceable to its authors is MachineParty+, and its documentation states lobbies are capped at four.

What about 8 players?

No. Nothing in the official material or in either author-published mod supports more than four players, and we have found no credible claim to the contrary.

So what is MachineParty+ for?

Finding people and managing a lobby: a global server browser, public or private rooms, voice and text chat, per-player mute, kick and ban lists, a scoreboard on Tab, and extra translations. It solves the problem the base game deliberately leaves open — it does not make the lobby bigger.

Where do I download it safely?

From the authors’ own GitHub repositories, linked on our mods page. It needs the Machine Party Mod Loader installed first. Anything offering a one-click installer elsewhere is not the real thing.

Could the cap change later?

It could — the developers have shipped five updates since launch. Nothing has been announced. We re-check the store page, the patch notes and both mod repositories after every official update, and this page carries the date of the last check.