Split-screen on PC

Ravenfield

Up to 8 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

8Verified handler

Handler “RavenM” by birden, version 1

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Ravenfield 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 “RavenM” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 21 Mar 2023. Ravenfield is a shooter and indie game from 2017.

Players8
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Ravenfield 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 Ravenfield handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Ravenfield and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Ravenfield 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.
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 Ravenfield 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
Ravenfield 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 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Ravenfield, 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

You need to have the RavenM mod installed in your game files: https://github.com/iliadsh/RavenM/releases. Follow the instructions in the Installing section: https://github.com/iliadsh/RavenM.

Video showcase/tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvWAlrs68s4

To use mods find your Ravenfield game folder and Go into Ravenfield > ravenfield_Data > plugins > x86_64, in the x86_64 folder create a folder with the name "steam_settings" with a folder called "mods" inside, inside the mods folder place the mods folders. Remember that the mods are loaded 2 times ( once at start and once when connecting ) with that being said, too many mods will take more to time load. Read the handler notes.

Tested with BepInEx v5.4.22 and ravenM v0.6. Big thanks for the creators of BepInEx and ravenM.

Supports multiple mouse and keyboard and controllers.

Made with talos91.

About Ravenfield

Ravenfield is a singleplayer battlefield style game. It started out as an experiment with ragdolls and AI, and will remain a slightly experimental, for-fun game project. Walk upon the Ravenfield with your BLUE allies! Take down those pesky REDs using helicopters, cars, guns, and active ragdoll physics.

Summary from IGDB