Split-screen on PC
Orcs Must Die! 3
Up to 2 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.
Handler “Orcs Must Die! 3” by PoundlandBacon, version 6
What works
With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Orcs Must Die! 3 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 “Orcs Must Die! 3” by PoundlandBacon does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 6, updated . Orcs Must Die! 3 is a shooter, puzzle and strategy game from 2020.
- Players2
- ControllersSupported
- Keyboard and mouseSupported
- Several keyboards and miceOne per player
- Hub moderatorsVerified
How to play Orcs Must Die! 3 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 Orcs Must Die! 3 handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Orcs Must Die! 3 and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Orcs Must Die! 3 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 Orcs Must Die! 3 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
- Orcs Must Die! 3 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 2 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Orcs Must Die! 3, 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
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Set your main game to windowed before running this.
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Create a multiplayer game in one instance and join in the other. If you use mice and keyboards after all the instances open press the END key once to lock the input and give each instance its own cursor, you need to left click each mouse to make the cursors appear after locking the input, alt-tab to a third window before locking the input for better performance. Press the END key again to unlock the input. You can use CTRL+Q to close Nucleus and all its instances.
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Read the FAQ if you have any further questions and want to know more about Nucleus Co-op.
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Handler by PoundlandBacon and Talos91. Support the Nucleus Co-op team if you love the project.
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Kudos to the creator of the epic emu Nemirtingas as the instances can connect now thanks to his great work.
About Orcs Must Die! 3
Orc Must Die! 3 ushers orc-slaying mayhem to a previously unimaginable scale. All new War Scenarios pit players and their friends against the largest orc armies ever assembled. Mountable War Machines give players the essential firepower to heave, stab, carbonize, and disarticulate the abominable intruders. Orcs Must Die! 3 is the long-awaited successor to the award-winning series.
Summary from IGDB
Orcs Must Die! 3 screenshots
Version history
- v6Current
working again
- v5
revived, works on latest version of the game.
- v4
Updated path
- v3
added dlc
Comments 1
Thanks a lot!!!!
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