Steam store
Used for release date, developers, publisher, player count, platforms, controller support, system requirements, languages, and advertised features.
Source desk / verification map
Sources
The fastest way to trust a guide is to see where its claims came from. These are the recurring references used across Machine Party Wiki.
Primary references
Official and directly verifiable
Steam achievements
Used for the 15 achievement names, exact unlock descriptions, and the official minigame names embedded in those descriptions.
Developer announcements
Used for the July 30 launch, the August 4 v1.5 update, and the August 12 v2.0 announcement that documents Local mode, controller combinations, and simulation-specific screen behavior.
Community references
Useful, but not automatically official
Steam discussions and reviews help identify recurring questions: missing matchmaking, invalid room IDs, controller detection, graphical problems, crashes, Steam Deck behavior, and requests for local play. Reddit discussions help document lore observations and competing interpretations. These sources can guide what deserves investigation, but a single post does not establish a universal fix or canonical story fact.
Lore pages link the relevant discussion and distinguish quoted on-screen language from community conclusions. Troubleshooting pages prefer reversible checks and direct players to the developer’s current bug-report channel when no verified fix exists.
Reading a guide
How citations are used
- A source link appears near the claim or in the page’s source note.
- Official release information is dated so future patches do not inherit launch assumptions.
- Achievement requirements preserve the official meaning; added tips are labeled as advice.
- Community theories are described as theories even when they fit the available evidence.
- A page is corrected when a newer official source conflicts with an older one.
For the complete standards, read the editorial policy.
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