Split-screen on PC

Midnight Club II

Up to 8 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

8Verified handler

Handler “Midnight Club II” by Talos91, version 1

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Midnight Club II together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “Midnight Club II” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 20 Mar 2024. Midnight Club II is a racing and arcade game from 2003.

Players8
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Midnight Club II 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 Midnight Club II handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Midnight Club II and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Midnight Club II 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 Midnight Club II 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
Midnight Club II 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; one player can use the keyboard and mouse. Controllers
A PC that can run 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Midnight Club II, 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 and working with the latest version that was available in Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/12160
Split-screen setup guide.
Use a different save slot/profile per instance, create them in your main game first.
To connect the instances go to networking mode, choose the LAN option and host a game in one instance, you can connect in the others by selecting join. If you use a kb instance alt-tab or click on it to control it.
Read the FAQ if you have any further questions and want to know more about Nucleus Co-op.
Handler by Talos91. Please support the Nucleus Co-op team if you like my Nucleus handler work.

About Midnight Club II

Midnight Club II is a racing video game developed and published by Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios). It is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing, published for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. Players can race through cities based on Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. The game also features an online multiplayer component. It is the second game in Midnight Club franchise, followed by Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition.

Summary from IGDB