Split-screen on PC

Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy

Up to 8 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

8Verified handler

Handler “Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy” by birden, version 1

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 13 Jun 2026. Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy is a real-time strategy, strategy and adventure game from 2009.

Players8
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy 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 Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
Take a seat
Each player joins with their own keyboard and mouse and takes a spot on the screen. Pick a layout that fits your players.
Playing with several keyboards and mice? Press End once everything is in place to give each window its own cursor.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy 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
Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy 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 keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy, 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

The game is abandonware, so you can get it from here (tested with the European version).

The game has PVP with bots and Co-op campaign. Please read the handlers notes.

Thanks to happyexpress for AutoRebind, it makes all players able to connect.

About Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy

Buccaneer is a single and multiplayer game where players strive to become the most infamous pirate captain of all time and etch their name in The Hall of Infamy.Set against a backdrop of the sunny Caribbean, players will control a variety of classic tall ships, bristling with cannons, as they plunder their way through a 50 mission campaign and go head to head against other cut-throats online.Employing a simple and intuitive control system, players will be able to jump straight into the action and begin their career in piracy.With a wide variety of non-linear single player missions and a choice of more than a dozen fully customisable ships, Buccaneer will have budding pirate captains clamouring for more!

Summary from IGDB