Split-screen on PC

Dead Rising 3

Up to 2 players on one PC, with controllers.

2Verified handler

Handler “DeadRising3” by Talos91, version 7

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Dead Rising 3 together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “DeadRising3” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 7, updated 27 Jun 2021. Dead Rising 3 is a role-playing and adventure game from 2013.

Players2
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Dead Rising 3 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 Dead Rising 3 handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Dead Rising 3 and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Dead Rising 3 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 Dead Rising 3 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
Dead Rising 3 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 2 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Dead Rising 3, 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

Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/localmultiplayergames/comments/df2dzn/dead_rising_3_2_player_local_coop_splitscreen/

Run your main game at least one time first and change some graphic settings before launching via the app. Use the Flawless Widescreen option to fix the stretching/bars.

PCGamingWiki page.

Authors and Contributors of this handler: PoundlandBacon, Talos91, maxine64 and ZeroFox from the Split Screen Dreams Discord

About Dead Rising 3

Available exclusively for Xbox One and Windows, Dead Rising 3 marks the return of one of the most popular zombie video game franchises. Set 10 years after the events of Fortune City in Dead Rising 2, players are introduced to Nick Ramos, a young mechanic with a strange tattoo and a mysterious past, who must find a way to escape a city full of zombies before an impending military strike wipes the city of Los Perdidos, California, and everyone in it, off the map. Nick can’t do it alone – he must join up with other survivors to stay alive. They must fight their way out before it’s too late.

Summary from IGDB

Dead Rising 3 screenshots

Version history

v7Current
removed UI config edit that breaks the hud and mini map.
27 Jun 2021VerifiedDownload (1.9 KB)
v6
r5 update and new UI options.
2 Jan 2021VerifiedDownload (2.0 KB)
v5
clean and fws
10 Mar 2020VerifiedDownload (1.2 KB)
v4
fixes, 60 fps and dlc
6 Mar 2020UnverifiedDownload (1.2 KB)

All 7 versions, with files and scripts

Comments 1

Kamito_Kazehaya3 years ago
Working and tested (September 18, 2023) just change the line on the js code to Game.KillMutex = [ "DeadRising2", to "DeadRising3," and have a steam game version (tried latest update 6) can be played locally offline.