Split-screen on PC

Killing Floor 2

Up to 4 players on one PC, with controllers.

4Verified handler

Handler “Killing Floor 2” by Talos91, version 6

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Killing Floor 2 together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “Killing Floor 2” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 6, updated 1 Mar 2022. Killing Floor 2 is a shooter game from 2016.

Players4
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Killing Floor 2 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 Killing Floor 2 handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Killing Floor 2 and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Killing Floor 2 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 Killing Floor 2 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
Killing Floor 2 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 4 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Killing Floor 2, 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

IMPORTANT: All instances need to connect to a dedicated local server, follow this great guide to host your own: https://www.reddit.com/r/nucleuscoop/comments/jwsh53/killing_floor_2_local_coop_on_pc/

Start the local server first then run this, the instances should join automatically, otherwise you need to open the console with the ~ key and then type in "open 127.0.0.1". If the game updates delete Nucleus content instances folders for the handler to work.

Authors and Contributors of this handler: Talos91, Börhentelijä, APE and The Shnazberry from the Split Screen Dreams Discord.

About Killing Floor 2

In Killing Floor 2 players descend into Europe where the Zed outbreak has quickly spread and gained unstoppable momentum. Just one month after the conclusion of the events in the original Killing Floor, the clones are everywhere and civilization is in disarray; governments have collapsed, and military forces are gone.

Summary from IGDB

Killing Floor 2 screenshots

Version history

v6Current
binaries
1 Mar 2022VerifiedDownload (330 KB)
v5
minor fixes
1 Mar 2022VerifiedDownload (330 KB)
v4
cleaning, less external files.
22 Jun 2021VerifiedDownload (330 KB)
v3
left stick fix
18 Nov 2020VerifiedDownload (1.3 MB)

All 6 versions, with files and scripts

Comments 2

C
Connor_Isworld2 years ago
Does this support keyboard
- Talos912 years ago
  multiple gamepads only for now, for handlers that support keyboards/mice you should see keyboard icons to the right of the number of players below the game name, for example in this page below Killing Floor 2 you can see only a gamepad icon.