Split-screen on PC

Eco Hole

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

2Verified handler

Handler “Eco Hole” by birden, version 1

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Eco Hole together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “Eco Hole” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 8 Jul 2025. Eco Hole is a puzzle, adventure and indie game from 2021.

Players2
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Eco Hole 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 Eco Hole handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Eco Hole and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Eco Hole 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.
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 Eco Hole 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
Eco Hole 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, or one keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 2 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Eco Hole, 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

THIS HANDLER WON'T WORK WITH NON STEAM COPIES.

Go into Co-op and invite the other player through the overlay (right click their name and invite).

Disable any overlays that are attaching to the game (Discord, Steam or any other).

Recommended that you add custom resolutions to all your monitors from your AMD/Nvidia/Intel panel (for example if you are using a monitor resolution of 1920x1080 add custom resolutions like 1920x540, 960x1080, 960x540, etc.).

About Eco Hole

Eco Hole is a survival game for one or two players with unique gameplay. Strange events began to happen in the world, and people began to turn into monsters. You are mysterious heroes who suddenly appeared at the right moment, and you strive to stop the nightmare at any cost.

Summary from IGDB