Split-screen on PC

Neverwinter Nights

Up to 64 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

64Verified handler

Handler “Neverwinter Nights” by Zensuu, version 1

P4+60 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 64 players can play Neverwinter Nights 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 “Neverwinter Nights” by Zensuu does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 3 Apr 2023. Neverwinter Nights is a role-playing and adventure game from 2002.

Players64
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Neverwinter Nights 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 Neverwinter Nights handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Neverwinter Nights and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Neverwinter Nights 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 Neverwinter Nights 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
Neverwinter Nights 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 64 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Neverwinter Nights, 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.

◦ Supports Enhanced Edition and Diamond Edition.

◦ 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 Neverwinter Nights

Neverwinter Nights (NWN) is a third-person role-playing video game and is set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, with the game mechanics based on the Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition rules. The game engine was designed around an internet-based model for running a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), which would allow end users to host game servers. The intent was to create a potentially infinite massively multiplayer game framework. This game was named after the original Neverwinter Nights online game; the first ever graphical massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), which operated from 1991 to 1997 on AOL.

Summary from IGDB