Split-screen on PC

Front Mission Evolved

Up to 5 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

5Verified handler

Handler “FrontMissionEvolved” by Talos91, version 2

P4+1 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 5 players can play Front Mission Evolved together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “FrontMissionEvolved” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 7 Jan 2021. Front Mission Evolved is a shooter and simulation game from 2010.

Players5
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Front Mission Evolved 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 Front Mission Evolved handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Front Mission Evolved and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Front Mission Evolved 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 Front Mission Evolved 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
Front Mission Evolved 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; one player can use the keyboard and mouse. Controllers
A PC that can run 5 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Front Mission Evolved, 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 working on latest Steam version of the game. READ the handler notes in the UI very carefully.

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

About Front Mission Evolved

The first of its kind in the series, FRONT MISSION EVOLVED is an action-packed Third-Person Shooter and the next instalment in the classic FRONT MISSION franchise. Players will take full control of the Wanzer, a massive humanoid, fully customizable war machine, in single player campaign and online multi-player. Featuring Hollywood style production values and a totally immersive storyline, players are thrust deep into a swirl of destruction, conspiracy and crumbling alliances, and battle through intense combat situations as man strives to create the ultimate humanoid fighting machine in a war against terror.

Summary from IGDB