Split-screen on PC

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

Up to 6 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

6Verified handler

Handler “Halo Wars: Definitive Edition” by Talos91, version 2

P4+2 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 6 players can play Halo Wars: Definitive Edition together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “Halo Wars: Definitive Edition” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 2 Apr 2020. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is a real-time strategy, role-playing and simulation game from 2016.

Players6
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Halo Wars: Definitive Edition 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 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Halo Wars: Definitive Edition 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 Halo Wars: Definitive Edition 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
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition 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 6 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Halo Wars: Definitive Edition, 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 works with the Steam version of the game.

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

About Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on Xbox One and Windows 10. Set early in the iconic war between the Covenant and UNSC - made famous by the Halo FPS games - Halo Wars: Definitive Edition provides a unique angle on the war while bringing new heroes to the battlefield. Control large Halo armies and direct them in action-packed warfare. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all the DLC from the landmark game. Re-live the epic campaign or compete in online multiplayer battles with armies of powerful Halo forces at your command.

Summary from IGDB