Split-screen on PC

Door Kickers

Up to 2 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

2Verified handler

Handler “DoorKickers” by Talos91, version 1

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Door Kickers 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 “DoorKickers” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 22 May 2020. Door Kickers is a shooter, puzzle and real-time strategy game from 2014.

Players2
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

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

Only supports multiple keyboards and mice as the game has no controller support. Read the handler notes in the UI carefully.

If you use an app like joytokey you can map a gamepad to one virtual keyboard/mouse, use the mouse and keyboard icons next to each other in the UI for that. One player using the regular keyboard/mouse and the other the gamepad/virtual keyboard-mouse works.

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

About Door Kickers

Door Kickers is an innovative Real-Time Tactics game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team. With your help we can make this The Ultimate Swat Team Command Simulator. Analyze the situation, plan team routes, choose equipment and breach points and coordinate multiple troopers to reach the hostage room before the bad guys get to press that trigger. It may sound daunting, and like real world CQB combat, it sure is. But most levels can be completed in minutes and on the fly improvisation works. Achieving the perfect planning, getting the mission done with no false steps, that’s a skill harder to master.

Summary from IGDB