Split-screen on PC

SYNTHETIK: Arena

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

2Verified handler

Handler “SYNTHETIKArena” by Talos91, version 3

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play SYNTHETIK: Arena together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “SYNTHETIKArena” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 3, updated 20 Mar 2021. SYNTHETIK: Arena is a shooter and indie game from 2019.

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

How to play SYNTHETIK: Arena 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 SYNTHETIK: Arena handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for SYNTHETIK: Arena and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where SYNTHETIK: Arena 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 SYNTHETIK: Arena 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
SYNTHETIK: Arena 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 SYNTHETIK: Arena, 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

Working only with latest legit Steam version. Read the handler notes in the UI carefully for how to connect the instances. Make sure you set your main game to windowed before running this.

If the windows reposition to the center after you die press CTRL+T to minimize the windows and press it again to fix the positioning. Each instance has its own save that are copies of your original one, so your original save will not be overwritten.

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

About SYNTHETIK: Arena

Synthetik: Arena is a fast paced Top-Down Shooter set in a retro-futuristic world, combining the next level in gun-play with powerful tech to experiment with. Players are thrown into their Android subconscious and face the varied challenges of the machine god Zir to escape and end the Machine Legion.

Summary from IGDB