Split-screen on PC

Heroes Over Europe

Up to 16 players on one PC, with controllers.

16Verified handler

Handler “Heroes Over Europe” by birden, version 1

P4+12 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 16 players can play Heroes Over Europe together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “Heroes Over Europe” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 18 May 2024. Heroes Over Europe is a simulation game from 2009.

Players16
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Heroes Over Europe 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 Heroes Over Europe handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Heroes Over Europe and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Heroes Over Europe 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 Heroes Over Europe 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
Heroes Over Europe 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 16 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Heroes Over Europe, 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

Tested with the abandonware version of the game (aka CD version) : https://www.myabandonware.com/game/heroes-over-europe-qml , probably works with the old Steam version too.

Made with Zensuu.

About Heroes Over Europe

Heroes Over Europe is an arcade flying video game developed by Transmission Games and published by Ubisoft. It is the sequel to Heroes of the Pacific. Heroes Over Europe follows three pilots - an American (Tom Forester) who flies with first the British and later the Americans, a Briton (Danny Miller), and a New Zealander (Will West)- through fourteen missions during World War II beginning in June 1940 and ending in January 1945. The game features over 40 World War II planes and online support for 16 players in Dogfight, Team Dogfight, Survivor, and Team Survivor game modes.

Summary from IGDB