Split-screen on PC

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition

Up to 16 players on one PC, with controllers.

16Verified handler

Handler “Ace Combat: Assault Horizon” by Rogueboy_x, version 2

P4+12 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 16 players can play Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “Ace Combat: Assault Horizon” by Rogueboy_x does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 25 May 2023. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition is a shooter and simulation game from 2013.

Players16
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition split screen on PC

Get Nucleus Co-op
Download Nucleus Co-op, free for Windows 10 and 11, and unzip it into its own folder, for example C:\NucleusCo-op. There is no installer.
Keep it out of Program Files, your user folder and OneDrive.
Download Nucleus Co-op
Install the Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
Take a seat
Each player presses a button on their own controller to join and takes a spot on the screen. Pick a layout that fits your players.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition per player and lays the windows out on your screen. Then link them in game, usually one player hosts a LAN or online session and the others join it. The handler notes say how.

What you need

A Windows 10 or 11 PC
Nucleus Co-op runs on Windows only. System requirements
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition for Windows
Installed on that PC. Nucleus starts every player's window from that one install.
Nucleus Co-op, free
With .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later and the Visual C++ 2015–2022 runtimes (x86 and x64). Download
Something to play with
One controller per player: Xbox, PlayStation or generic pads. Controllers
A PC that can run 16 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition, so the PC carries several times the usual load. Lower the graphics settings if it struggles. Performance tips
A multiplayer mode
Nucleus links the windows through the game's own LAN or online mode; the handler takes care of it.

Handler notes

Only working with the latest Steam version that was available without GFWL.

PLEASE READ THE HANDLER NOTES CAREFULLY.

Has co-op missions. Gamepads only.

Special thanks to the people at the Split Screen Dreams discord.

About Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition

This game features controls and graphics that have been optimized specifically for PC users. The PC version will include many of the DLC items released on the console versions of the game. Players will have immediate access to additional aircrafts and numerous aircraft skins as well as skills and maps. The multiplayer portion of the game will feature support through Games for Windows Live from Microsoft.

Summary from IGDB