Split-screen on PC

Dying Light: The Beast

Up to 4 players on one PC, with controllers.

4Verified handler

Handler “Dying Light The Beast” by Talos91, version 2

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Dying Light: The Beast together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “Dying Light The Beast” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 10 Oct 2026. Dying Light: The Beast is a role-playing and adventure game from 2025.

Players4
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Dying Light: The Beast 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 Dying Light: The Beast handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Dying Light: The Beast and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Dying Light: The Beast 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 Dying Light: The Beast 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
Dying Light: The Beast 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 4 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Dying Light: The Beast, 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

Tested and working with latest clean legit Steam version as of August 18 2026.
BEFORE using this run your main game and change some graphics settings in order to create the necessary configuration files. Fully CLOSE Steam too before running this handler.
Split-screen setup guide.
All players must have completed the tutorial in order to unlock multiplayer. When multiplayer is unlocked for all, open the pause menu in-game, set network mode to public and select the player you wanna join in the matchmaking browser.
Handler supports multiple gamepads only for now.
Special thanks to Nemirtingas creator of the epic emu for his incredible work, the instances can connect thanks to him.
Read the FAQ if you have any further questions and want to know more about Nucleus Co-op.
Handler by Talos91. Support the Nucleus Co-op team if you love the project.

About Dying Light: The Beast

Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land is a new enhanced version of the game that includes the base game, all previously released updates and the premiere Restored Land content in one package. This includes Legend Levels, New Game+, Ray Tracing, Nightmare Mode, dozens of new brutal finishers, hundreds of parkour and gameplay improvements, and numerous visual and audio enhancements - delivering new ways to experience the apocalypse.

Summary from IGDB