Split-screen on PC

Brütal Legend

Up to 4 players on one PC, with controllers.

4Verified handler

Handler “BrütalLegend” by Talos91, version 4

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Brütal Legend together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “BrütalLegend” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 4, updated 28 Feb 2022. Brütal Legend is a music, real-time strategy and simulation game from 2009.

Players4
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Brütal Legend 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 Brütal Legend handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Brütal Legend and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Brütal Legend 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 Brütal Legend 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
Brütal Legend 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 4 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Brütal Legend, 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. Gamepads only. Handler to splitscreen the game's awesome multiplayer mode.

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

About Brütal Legend

Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes. Featuring the talents of comedian, actor and musician, Jack Black as super roadie Eddie Riggs, as well as cameos by some of the biggest names in metal music it's a wild ride in the belly of the beast that is not to be missed by gamers and Metalheads alike.

Summary from IGDB