Split-screen on PC

Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II

Up to 5 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

5Verified handler

Handler “Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II” by Snailedlt, version 3

P4+1 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 5 players can play Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II” by Snailedlt does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 3, updated 5 Jan 2022. Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II is a shooter and indie game from 2025.

Players5
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II 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 Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II 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 Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II 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
Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II 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; one player can use the keyboard and mouse. Controllers
A PC that can run 5 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II, 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

In order to get the script working you need to move and the pvkii folder into sdkbase_pvkii. If a prompt comes up to replace the files, click yes. So the new path for pvkii will now be pirates, vikings and knights ii\\sdkbase_pvkii\\pvkii.

Please note that controller config might not be optimal, if you want to change the controls in any way, please edit the cfg file inside YOUR_NUCLEUSCOOP_FOLDER\handlers\Pirates Vikings and Knights II.

Start a server on the first instance. Start the next instance when you are in-game. Click on the last Nucleus prompt when all instances are set. If you use the keyboard click/alt-tab on the corresponding keyboard-player instance.

Authors and Contributors of this handler: Snailed lt from the Split Screen Dreams Discord

About Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II

Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II boasts a unique three-team symmetry and a myriad of colorful characters to promote exciting, strategic, and fun gameplay. It features several game modes, each requiring its own special brand of cunning to master. Do battle on a tropical island for control of bountiful treasure. Appease your gods by spilling the blood of your enemies deep within a Mayan temple. Conquer your foes by taking control of precious badlands territory.

Summary from IGDB