Split-screen on PC

Journey to the Savage Planet

Up to 2 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

2Verified handler

Handler “JourneytotheSavagePlanet” by Talos91, version 4

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Journey to the Savage Planet 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 “JourneytotheSavagePlanet” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 4, updated 24 Oct 2024. Journey to the Savage Planet is a shooter and adventure game from 2020.

Players2
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Journey to the Savage Planet 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 Journey to the Savage Planet handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Journey to the Savage Planet and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Journey to the Savage Planet 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 Journey to the Savage Planet 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
Journey to the Savage Planet 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 2 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Journey to the Savage Planet, 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 on latest legit Steam and GoG versions but it should work with the epic games version too. Reduce graphics settings per instance to improve performance. Read the handler notes.

Authors and Contributors of this handler: Talos91, Pyretic and Zensuu.

About Journey to the Savage Planet

Onward To Adventure In this colorful, co-op adventure game you play as the newest recruit to Kindred Aerospace. Dropped onto an uncharted planet with little equipment, you must determine if this planet is fit for human habitation but perhaps you are not the first to set foot here…

Summary from IGDB