Split-screen on PC

Alien Breed 3: Descent

Up to 2 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

2Verified handler

Handler “AlienBreed3” by Talos91, version 1

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Alien Breed 3: Descent together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “AlienBreed3” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 8 Dec 2019. Alien Breed 3: Descent is a shooter, adventure and arcade game from 2010.

Players2
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Alien Breed 3: Descent 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 Alien Breed 3: Descent handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Alien Breed 3: Descent and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Alien Breed 3: Descent 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 Alien Breed 3: Descent 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
Alien Breed 3: Descent 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; one player can use the keyboard and mouse. Controllers
A PC that can run 2 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Alien Breed 3: Descent, 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

PCGamingWiki page.

Authors and Contributors of this handler: Cellino and Talos91 from the Split Screen Dreams Discord.

About Alien Breed 3: Descent

Alien Breed 3: Descent is the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is a science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weapons and stunning environments, developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3. Descend into hell and once again take control of the hero, Conrad, the ship’s Chief Engineer, in his last stand against the savage alien horde. While the doomed vessel, the Leopold, and the alien space craft plunge deeper into the planet’s atmosphere, with an icy ocean promising a watery grave, you have just hours to defy a grisly death and survive the alien onslaught for the final time. As you struggle deeper into the sinking alien ship, through the freezing waters flooding every corridor, the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed is finally uncovered… In addition to the thrilling conclusion to the single-player campaign and the relentless and competitive “Survivor” modes, the game offers action-packed, two-player online co-operative battle modes.

Summary from IGDB