Split-screen on PC

Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Up to 16 players on one PC, with controllers.

16Verified handler

Handler “Sniper Ghost Warrior” by THEKlNG, version 1

P4+12 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 16 players can play Sniper: Ghost Warrior together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “Sniper Ghost Warrior” by THEKlNG does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 25 Apr 2025. Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a shooter, simulation and tactical game from 2010.

Players16
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Sniper: Ghost Warrior 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 Sniper: Ghost Warrior handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Sniper: Ghost Warrior and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Sniper: Ghost Warrior 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 Sniper: Ghost Warrior 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
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 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 16 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Sniper: Ghost Warrior, 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

It supports only xinput controllers. Before using this handler run your main game and change some settings in order to create the necessary configuration files. All players must choose the 'Player' profile when you enter the game, if a controller doesn't work in an instance enable it in the game options. Create a multiplayer server in the first instance and join in the others, if you can not see the server select refresh or exit the list and enter again. Your profiles will be inside the instances folders in Nucleus content folder, so be careful about them.

Handler contributions : THEKING, Talos91 And thanks to Moss_OH for testing.

About Sniper: Ghost Warrior

The game is a tactical shooter played from a first-person perspective. As the title suggests, a large portion of the game consists of stealth, staking out targets and firing sniper rifles. Bullet trajectories are subject to wind, gravity and flight time, all of which players must account for when taking shots. To simplify this procedure, easier difficulty settings contain indicators that highlight enemies and show precisely where a bullet will hit. The main weapons used in the game are silenced pistols, knives and various types of sniper rifles. In missions that are played with characters who are not snipers, the stealth aspect is dropped in favor of faster-paced "run and gun" scenarios. An exception to this are spotting missions, in which the primary objective consists of marking targets for a computer-controlled sniper character. Most of the game takes place in a dense jungle environment. Waypoint overlays at all times display the correct routes through the areas players must traverse. While these routes need not be followed exactly, the level design usually ensures an overall linear path due to obstacle placement and invisible walls. Many waypoints trigger scripted mission events, and some waypoints act as checkpoints, which automatically save the game. The single player campaign of Sniper: Ghost Warrior is made up of four separate acts, each of which deals with a different conflict. All acts are split up into various missions, which usually depict the same event from different points of view. For example, in one segment players may be participating in an infantry assault on an enemy camp, while the next segment has them assuming the role of a supporting sniper who backs up the assault. There is downloadable content available for the title that seamlessly continues the story line with three additional campaign missions.

Summary from IGDB