Split-screen on PC

Star Trek: The Video Game

Up to 2 players on one PC, with controllers.

2Verified handler

Handler “Star Trek: The Video Game (2013)” by birden, version 1

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Star Trek: The Video Game together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “Star Trek: The Video Game (2013)” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 16 Dec 2025. Star Trek: The Video Game is a shooter and adventure game from 2013.

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

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

Menus aren't correct in split (for ultra widescreen res) but in game they are fine and in the correct aspect ratio.

In case the mouse is going to one of the screens press END to balance focus and make the mouse stop.

Tested with the Steam files, the game is abandonware so search around and get the files.

About Star Trek: The Video Game

Assume the role of one of the greatest science-fiction heroes of TV and film, Kirk and Spock, in Star Trek, an original co-op gaming experience that builds on the Star Trek universe. Set in the 23rd Century world of the Star Trek reboot, this cover-based shooter inserts players in an original story and action-based combat.

Summary from IGDB