Split-screen on PC

Unturned

Up to 30 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

30Verified handler

Handler “Unturned” by birden, version 1

P4+26 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 30 players can play Unturned 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 “Unturned” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 23 Oct 2023. Unturned is a shooter, adventure and indie game from 2017.

Players30
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Unturned 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 Unturned handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Unturned and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Unturned 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 Unturned 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
Unturned 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 30 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Unturned, 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 with steam version of unturned and unturned 1.0 (https://github.com/Unturned/client/releases), recommend playing 1.0 for low end pcs

video tutorial/showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5-CQfsAVtM , shows everything (dedicated server,connecting, add custom maps)

NO GUARANTEE IT WILL WORK FOR ALL MAPS.

TUTORIAL FOR WORKSHOP MAPS: Go to SteamLibrary > steamapps > workshop > content > 304930 ,this is where the maps are located. Will be using as example the map "Rio de Janeiro".

(this part below can be done to each instance folder in case you wanna keep your save from previous sessions or just press delete content folder in nucleus when you right click unturned and follow the tutorial below ) Open the workshop map folder you want and copy the folder with the map name (Rio de Janeiro) and go to your main Unturned folder > Maps and paste the folder.

Now run Unturned with nucleus once, copy the map folder that has numbers as a name (1821848824), right click the game in nucleus and press "Open Content folder", in instace0 go into U3DS > Servers > Nucleus coop > Maps and paste the map folder.

Now copy the name of the map (Rio de Janeiro) right click the game in nucleus and press "Open game handler", inside the [[ ]] where there are other maps add your map with the name you just copied for example:

,"Rio de Janeiro"

put it exactly like that else the handler will break, again it might not work for all maps (tested on elver and fallout rebuild workshop maps).

multiple keyboard/mouse only

thanks to mikou27 for the initial handler

About Unturned

Fast! you must find some resources to survive! explore the towns, kill some zombies, "steal" cars, food, weapons and gear, collect wood, make your own base, build your farm and keep an eye open! Because zombies aren't the biggest problem here, there's some snipers waiting for you in this perfect combination of The forest, Minecraft and DayZ! Find your weapons! Because THEY ARE COMING!

Summary from IGDB