Split-screen on PC

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

Up to 2 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

2Verified handler

Handler “SaintsRowGat” by Talos91, version 5

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “SaintsRowGat” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 5, updated 21 Nov 2022. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell is a shooter and adventure game from 2015.

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

How to play Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell 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 Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell 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 Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell 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
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell 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 2 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell, 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

All the cool people are in hell. Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/localmultiplayergames/comments/f1mwi0/saints_row_gat_out_of_hell_local_coop/

PCGamingWiki page.

Authors and Contributors of this handler: Talos91 from the Split Screen Dreams Discord.

About Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

After the space faring antics of Saints Row IV, many fans asked what we could do next… the answer? Shoot The Devil in the face. Play as either Johnny Gat or Kinzie Kensington as you tear apart Hell in a quest to save the leader of the Saints’ soul. Historical icons, old friends, older enemies, a talking gun, a full length musical number, and a whole lot of other shenanigans all await you in the open world standalone expansion playground that is Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell.

Summary from IGDB