Split-screen on PC

Shadow Warrior 2

Up to 4 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

4Verified handler

Handler “ShadowWarrior2” by Talos91, version 2

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Shadow Warrior 2 together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “ShadowWarrior2” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 4 Apr 2022. Shadow Warrior 2 is a shooter, puzzle and role-playing game from 2016.

Players4
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Shadow Warrior 2 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 Shadow Warrior 2 handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Shadow Warrior 2 and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Shadow Warrior 2 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 Shadow Warrior 2 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
Shadow Warrior 2 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 4 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Shadow Warrior 2, 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

Works in both the latest Steam and GoG versions of the game. Read the handler notes very carefully.

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

About Shadow Warrior 2

"Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang. Now surviving as a reclusive mercenary on the edge of a corrupted world, the formidable warrior must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world. Battle alongside allies online in four-player co-op or go it alone in spectacular procedurally-generated landscapes to complete daring missions and collect powerful new weapons, armor, and arcane relics of legend."

Summary from IGDB