Split-screen on PC

Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Up to 5 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

5Verified handler

Handler “Call of Juarez: The Cartel” by Talos91, version 2

P4+1 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 5 players can play Call of Juarez: The Cartel together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “Call of Juarez: The Cartel” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 11 Apr 2022. Call of Juarez: The Cartel is a shooter and adventure game from 2011.

Players5
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Call of Juarez: The Cartel 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 Call of Juarez: The Cartel handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Call of Juarez: The Cartel and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Call of Juarez: The Cartel 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 Call of Juarez: The Cartel 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
Call of Juarez: The Cartel 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 5 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Call of Juarez: The Cartel, 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

Split-screen setup.

IMPORTANT: Only working with the latest Steam version that was available before it was removed. Run your main game, change some graphics settings and close it before launching this handler.

For gamepad instances enable the gamepad controls in the game options-controls and select ok so you can move with them in-game, for the keyboard/m instance make sure the kb controls are enabled there too and click ok, alt-tab to the kb instance to control it if you can not move.

To start a co-op campaign select a stage in the campaign menu and once in-game press start/escape and start a public co-op game, in the other instances make sure you select a different character for the same campaign level, once in-game press start/escape and start a public co-op campaign too, you will join the player hosting.