Split-screen on PC

Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure

Up to 4 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

4Verified handler

Handler “Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure” by birden, version 1

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 12 Oct 2025. Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure is a role-playing, simulation and adventure game from 2023.

Players4
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure 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 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure 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.
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 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure 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
Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure 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, or one keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 4 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure, 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

Start your main game once before trying split screen.

In the multiplayer settings set the permission to join to 'Friends Only'.

About Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure

Explore a diverse island, from dense jungles to snowy peaks. Harvest resources, craft gear to keep monsters at bay. Sneak into pirate camps to free captured creatures, who will become powerful allies. Create a home, tend to your farm and make the island your own. Ikonei is fully in your hands!

Summary from IGDB