Split-screen on PC

Bionic Commando

Up to 8 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

8Verified handler

Handler “Bionic Commando 2009” by Talos91, version 1

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Bionic Commando together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “Bionic Commando 2009” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 15 Jun 2024. Bionic Commando is a shooter, platformer and adventure game from 2009.

Players8
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Bionic Commando 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 Bionic Commando handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Bionic Commando and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Bionic Commando 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 Bionic Commando 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
Bionic Commando 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 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Bionic Commando, 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

Tested and working with the latest Steam version.
Split-screen setup guide.
Host a multiplayer LAN game in the first instance and join in the others. Alt-tab to and click on the keyboard instance in the title screen to control it with kb/m, make sure you don't do that for gamepad instances.
Connecting the instances via the game's native LAN in one PC was only possible thanks to the great work and fix by happyexpress. Big kudos to him.
Playing via LAN on different PCs running multiple instances via Nucleus Co-op should be possible if all are using Nucleus: https://www.splitscreen.me/docs/faq/#29--can-you-play-splitscreenlan-in-different-pcs
Read the FAQ if you have any further questions and want to know more about Nucleus Co-op.
Handler by Talos91. Please support the Nucleus Co-op team if you like my Nucleus handler work.

About Bionic Commando

The first true sequel to the classic 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System original, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan "R.A.D." Spencer. Time has not been kind to Spencer: Five years after his heroic defeat of the Imperials, he has been betrayed by the government he swore to serve, imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit, and sentenced to death.

Summary from IGDB