Split-screen on PC

PewPew Live

Up to 2 players on one PC, with controllers.

2Verified handler

Handler “PewPew Live” by birden, version 1

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play PewPew Live together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “PewPew Live” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 2 May 2026. PewPew Live is an indie and arcade game from 2021.

Players2
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play PewPew Live 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 PewPew Live handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for PewPew Live and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where PewPew Live is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
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.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of PewPew Live 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
PewPew Live 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: Xbox, PlayStation or generic pads. Controllers
A PC that can run 2 copies
Each player runs their own copy of PewPew Live, 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: on your main game go into settings and make the game windowed. If you don't when the game opens fullscreen while in Nucleus go to settings and make it windowed there (if the instances aren't resizing/repositioning press CTRL+R).

Use LAN to play together not ONLINE.