Split-screen on PC

Far Cry

Up to 32 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

32Verified handler

Handler “Far Cry” by birden, version 2

P4+28 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 32 players can play Far Cry 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 “Far Cry” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 20 May 2023. Far Cry is a shooter game from 2004.

Players32
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Far Cry 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 Far Cry handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Far Cry and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Far Cry 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 Far Cry 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
Far Cry 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 32 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Far Cry, 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

Video tutorial/showcasing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JF9or2TtIw

For this handler to work you need to install the Unofficial Far Cry Patch 1.505 in your clean game files without any mods first: https://www.moddb.com/mods/farcry-addon-mod-fcam/downloads/unofficial-farcry-patch-1505

Also install the Bot Map Pack that fixes bots in multiplayer maps: https://www.moddb.com/mods/farcry-addon-mod-fcam/downloads/bot-map-pack

This handler also supports the Assault Co-op Mod: https://www.moddb.com/mods/assault-coop/downloads/asssault-coop-v30-beta and the Contest Island Co-op mod with the patch: https://www.moddb.com/games/far-cry/addons/contest-island-invasion-v22295 , https://www.moddb.com/games/far-cry/addons/contest-isle-coop-patch/ .

Install this FarOut Widescreen mod if you want the horizontal instances to look better in splitscreen multiplayer (hud and fov): https://www.moddb.com/mods/farout-widescreen/downloads/farout-widescreen-10-final, ONLY select the widescreen fix when installing or it won't work or the bots option will get removed.

The game only supports keyboards/mice but it can be played with controllers with apps like Rewasd and Xpadder, use this config for Rewasd: https://www.rewasd.com/community/config/far-cry-2-controller-support/acc9a202a7cb7bcdbff723a9064b5c57

Made with talos91 and PoundlandBacon

About Far Cry

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushed the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ago, a brash female reporter named Valerie had offered him an incredible sum of cash to take her to this unspoiled paradise. Shortly after docking, however, Jack's boat was greeted by artillery fire from a mysterious militia group swarming about the island. With his boat destroyed, his money gone, and the gorgeous Valerie suddenly missing, Jack now finds himself facing an army of mercenaries amidst the wilds of the island, with nothing but a gun and his wits to survive. But the further he pushes into the lush jungle canopy, the stranger things become. Jack encounters an insider within the militia group who reveals the horrific details of the mercenaries' true intentions. He presents Jack with an unsettling choice: battle the deadliest mercenaries, or condemn the human race to a maniac's insidious agenda.

Summary from IGDB