Split-screen on PC

One-Armed Cook

Up to 4 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

4Verified handler

Handler “One-Armed Cook” by birden, version 1

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play One-Armed Cook 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 “One-Armed Cook” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 21 Jul 2025. One-Armed Cook is a simulation game from 2022.

Players4
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play One-Armed Cook 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 One-Armed Cook handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for One-Armed Cook and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where One-Armed Cook 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 One-Armed Cook 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
One-Armed Cook 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 4 copies
Each player runs their own copy of One-Armed Cook, 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: Start the game once and change some settings before trying split screen.

About One-Armed Cook

One-armed Cook is a chaotic co-op cooking game for up to 4 people. Work as a team or cook on your own, set your own pace, and don't let the stress of a full restaurant catch up to you. The goofy physics-based aspect of the game gives this cooking game a new twist.

Summary from IGDB