Split-screen on PC

Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

Up to 4 players on one PC, with controllers.

4Verified handler

Handler “EDF: IR” by Talos91, version 1

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “EDF: IR” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 22 Feb 2020. Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain is a shooter game from 2019.

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

How to play Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain 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 Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain 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 Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain 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
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain 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 Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain, 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

Gamepads only for now. If you get uneven fps in the instances try alt tabbing to the nucleus app window, the game windows will still remain on top.

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

About Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

The EDF series moves away from its traditional series and into new territory with this new project. Developed by YUKE'S, with a theme song by Takashi Niigaki and creatures designed by Ryu Oyama for an EDF game that has never been seen before. Welcome to EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN. Set on planet Earth devastated by war, this new adventure joins the EDF as they continue to battle to save the world.

Summary from IGDB