Split-screen on PC

Aliens vs. Predator

Up to 18 players on one PC, with controllers.

18Verified handler

Handler “AliensvsPredator” by Talos91, version 3

P4+14 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 18 players can play Aliens vs. Predator together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “AliensvsPredator” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 3, updated 31 May 2024. Aliens vs. Predator is a shooter game from 2010.

Players18
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Aliens vs. Predator 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 Aliens vs. Predator handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Aliens vs. Predator and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Aliens vs. Predator 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 Aliens vs. Predator 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
Aliens vs. Predator 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 18 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Aliens vs. Predator, 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

Read the handler notes in the UI carefully. Mod to play the campaign in co-op: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=400780097

PCGamingWiki page.

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

About Aliens vs. Predator

Bringing the legendary war between two of science-fiction's most popular characters to FPS fans, AvP delivers three outstanding single player campaigns and provides untold hours of unique 3-way multiplayer gaming. Experience distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay as you survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps surrounding the damned colony of Freya's Prospect. As the Marine, you'll experience a claustrophobic and terrifying experience where light is your friend, but there's never enough. However, the United States Marine Corps are humanity's last line of defense, and as such they are armed to the teeth with the very latest in high explosive and automatic weaponry. As the Predator, you will stalk from the shadows and from above, passing athletically through the treetops to ambush your victims. Although equipped with an array of powerful, exotic weapons and tracking equipment, honor ultimately dictates that you must get in close and take your trophies face to face. As the most deadly species in the universe, the Alien offers you the chance to play as the very stuff of nightmares - the monster in the dark swarming forward with countless others, jaws like a steel trap and claws like blades. Play all sides off against each other in a series of unique 3-way online modes and go tooth-to-claw-to-pulse rifle in the reinvention of one of multiplayer gaming's defining moments.

Summary from IGDB

Aliens vs. Predator screenshots

Version history

v3Current
openxinput for more than 4 xinput gamepads and fixes
31 May 2024VerifiedDownload (1.7 KB)
v2
focus and gamepads improvements
31 May 2024VerifiedDownload (1.2 KB)
v1
First release
8 Dec 2019VerifiedDownload (1.1 KB)