Split-screen on PC

The Showdown Effect

Up to 8 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

8Verified handler

Handler “TShowdownE” by Talos91, version 3

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play The Showdown Effect together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “TShowdownE” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 3, updated 8 Nov 2021. The Showdown Effect is a fighting, shooter and platformer game from 2013.

Players8
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play The Showdown Effect 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 The Showdown Effect handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for The Showdown Effect and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where The Showdown Effect is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
Take a seat
Each player joins with their own keyboard and mouse and takes a spot on the screen. Pick a layout that fits your players.
Playing with several keyboards and mice? Press End once everything is in place to give each window its own cursor.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of The Showdown Effect 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
The Showdown Effect 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 keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of The Showdown Effect, 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

The game was removed from Steam but you still can get it via steam keys sites. Read the handler notes in the UI carefully. Multiple keyboards and mice only as the game lacks native gamepad support.

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

About The Showdown Effect

The Showdown Effect is a 2.5D multiplayer action game inspired by 80’s and 90’s action movies. Champions from throughout time fight to death for fun, for glory and for awesome.

Summary from IGDB