Split-screen on PC

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

Up to 6 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

6Verified handler

Handler “Icewind Dale” by Zensuu, version 2

P4+2 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 6 players can play Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition 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 “Icewind Dale” by Zensuu does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 4 Apr 2023. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition is a role-playing, strategy and adventure game from 2014.

Players6
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Icewind Dale: Enhanced 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 Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition 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 Icewind Dale: Enhanced 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
Icewind Dale: Enhanced 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 keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 6 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Icewind Dale: Enhanced 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

◦ Supports multiple mice and keyboards.

◦ Read the handler notes in the UI carefully.

◦ Authors and Contributors of this handler: Zensuu. A special thanks to the Nucleus and Split Screen Dreams communities.

About Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

Originally released in 2000, Icewind Dale is a Dungeons & Dragons game set in Wizards of The Coast's legendary Forgotten Realms. This Enhanced Edition allows players to experience the epic adventure on PC, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, and Android tablets and phones, and includes a host of new features: • Swords and Sorcery: Discover dozens of new spells and items, including new magic armor and weapons. • Blackguards and Wizard Slayers: Select from over 30 new kits and classes to create the perfect adventuring party. • Bring A Friend: Join your fellow adventurers in cooperative, cross-platform multiplayer games. • See The Unseen: Explore quest content cut from the original game, now finished and restored. • More to Experience: Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition includes both the Heart of Winter and Trials of the Luremaster expansion packs.

Summary from IGDB