Split-screen on PC
Palworld
Up to 4 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.
Handler “Palworld” by PoundlandBacon, version 6
What works
With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Palworld 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 “Palworld” by PoundlandBacon does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 6, updated . Palworld is a shooter, role-playing and hack and slash game from 2026.
- Players4
- ControllersSupported
- Keyboard and mouseSupported
- Several keyboards and miceOne per player
- Hub moderatorsVerified
How to play Palworld 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 Palworld handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Palworld and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Palworld 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 Palworld 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
- Palworld 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 Palworld, 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
READ ALL OF THESE NOTES!
THIS HANDLER IS FOR THE STEAM VERSION OF THE GAME!
Once all instances are in game and connected lock input (default lock shortcut is the END key) for controllers and/or mice/keys to function correctly. Press the lock shortcut again to unlock the input when you have finished playing. Read about the two connection methods below.
INVITE CODE INSTRUCTIONS (NO SERVER NEEDED):
BEFORE LOCKING INPUT: Once all instances have loaded to the menu screen, using the mouse (even for controller instances) start a game on the first instance.
Once in game go to the menu and on the options page press the button to copy the invite code.
On the other instances, again using the mouse, select "Join Multiplayer Game (Invite Code)" and use ctrl+v to paste the invite code in to each instance and connect.
DEDICATED SERVER INSTRUCTIONS:
Install the server either manually through Steam or by opening this link in your web browser - steam://install/2394010
To use the auto launch server option ensure the server is installed to the same drive as the game if you have your library split across multiple drives.
BEFORE LOCKING INPUT: Once all instances have loaded to the menu screen, using the mouse/mice (even for controller instances) select "Join Multiplayer Game" then press the "Connect" button, next to where it says 127.0.0.1:8211, to join the local server. Repeat for each instance.
If you experience crashes try disabling any overlays that might be added by apps like Discord/Geforce Experience/RivaTuner/etc
Handler by PoundlandBacon and Talos91, support our work here if you can.
About Palworld
Palworld is a brand-new, multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game where you can befriend and collect mysterious creatures called "Pal" in a vast world! Make your Pals fight, build, farm, and work in factories.
Summary from IGDB
Palworld screenshots
Version history
- v6Current
Enabled OpenXinput
- v5
Reworked hooks
- v4
server launcher fix
- v3
Controller fix
Comments 2
Please make an update for the xboxgamepass version if its possible the game is way cheaper on gamepass
The Xbox gamepass/store version has different DRM which makes it harder to work with, plus I don't own it. Sorry.
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