Split-screen on PC

Dark Sector

Up to 8 players on one PC, with controllers.

8Verified handler

Handler “Dark Sector” by birden, version 1

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Dark Sector together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “Dark Sector” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 2 Dec 2024. Dark Sector is a shooter game from 2008.

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

How to play Dark Sector 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 Dark Sector handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Dark Sector and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Dark Sector 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 Dark Sector 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
Dark Sector 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 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Dark Sector, 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 fails to run at any resolution wider than 2048 pixels (https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Dark_Sector#Widescreen_resolution)

This handler launches all the instances under different temporary windows users, so enable the option "Keep Nucleus made user accounts" in the Nucleus settings and save if you want to keep your game settings per instance saved.

Thanks to happyexpress for his AutoRebind dll that lets all players login.

About Dark Sector

Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of Hayden Tenno, a covert operative sent on a dangerous mission into Lasria, an Eastern European city on the brink of ruin that hides a deadly Cold War secret. In the midst of this mission, Hayden is attacked by an unknown enemy and infected by the Technocyte Virus, a brutal bio-weapon that twists its victims into mindless killing machines. Surviving this attack, Hayden finds that the Technocyte virus has granted him powerful, inhuman abilities unlike anything he has ever seen. Now, he must evolve with his powers, survive and become a hero.

Summary from IGDB