Split-screen on PC
Nuclear Throne
Up to 4 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.
Handler “NuclearThroneTogether” by Zensuu, version 2
What works
With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Nuclear Throne 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 “NuclearThroneTogether” by Zensuu does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated . Nuclear Throne is a shooter, adventure and indie game from 2015.
- Players4
- ControllersSupported
- Keyboard and mouseSupported
- Several keyboards and miceOne per player
- Hub moderatorsVerified
How to play Nuclear Throne 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.
Install the Nuclear Throne handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Nuclear Throne and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Nuclear Throne is installed.
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 Nuclear Throne 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
- Nuclear Throne 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 Nuclear Throne, 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
Requires the mod Nuclear Throne Together. The mod already allows for 4 player local co-op but this script allows for everyone can have their own screen, multiple mice/keyboards, and use multiple monitors. Read the script notes in the UI carefully. If you already have a startup.txt with the change aspect ratio command make sure the command is in the first line of the file.
Authors and Contributors of this script: Zensuu and Talos91 from the Split Screen Dreams Discord.
Credits to YellowAfterlife for making the Nuclear Throne Together mod, without which this would not be possible.
About Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne is an action roguelike-like by Vlambeer about mutants fighting their way through a post-apocalyptic world. The radioactive waste in the world allows mutants to get ahead by mutating new limbs on the fly, the abundant availability of powerful weaponry make the quest to become ruler of the Wasteland one fraught with peril.
Summary from IGDB
Nuclear Throne screenshots
Version history
- v2Current
Added protoinput, multi mkb support, an aspect ratio option. More settings are set automatically for the player.
- v1
Requires the mod "Nuclear Throne Together". Authors and Contributors of this script: Zensuu and Talos91 from the Split Screen Dreams Discord.
Comments 1
Fear is the mind killer.
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