Split-screen on PC

Crea

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

8Verified handler

Handler “Crea-split” by Talos91, version 1

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Crea together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “Crea-split” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 1 Jul 2021. Crea is a role-playing, adventure and indie game from 2016.

Players8
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Crea 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 Crea handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Crea and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Crea 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.
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 Crea 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
Crea 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, or one keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Crea, 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

IMPORTANT: Read the handler notes very carefully for how to restrict the gamepads. When an instance opens, in the main menu press select/back in your respective controller to assign that gamepad to that instance before opening the next instance, do this for all instances to restrict the gamepads correctly, do not press select/back again after all instances have opened or the gamepad assignments will mess up. Make sure your gamepad works fine in your main game first.

To join each other host a server in one instance with the steam host option disabled then the others can join via the add server option, write the name of the host world and type localhost in the IP field.

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

About Crea

Furthering the emerging sandbox genre, Crea features combat and crafting in randomly generated, fantasy-style worlds for you to explore, tear apart and build back up. Crea differentiates itself in many ways such as RPG-style character progression, several unique systems, extensive mod support and a charming art style.

Summary from IGDB