Split-screen on PC

Vox Machinae

Up to 12 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

12Verified handler

Handler “Vox Machinae” by birden, version 1

P4+8 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 12 players can play Vox Machinae together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “Vox Machinae” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 30 Jun 2025. Vox Machinae is a shooter, simulation and indie game from 2018.

Players12
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Vox Machinae 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 Vox Machinae handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Vox Machinae and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Vox Machinae 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.
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 Vox Machinae 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
Vox Machinae 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, or one keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 12 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Vox Machinae, 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

IMPORTANT: REDUCE YOUR GRAPHICS TO MINIMUM, IF YOU DON'T, YOU MIGHT GET PINK TEXTURES/TEXTURES NOT LOADING (some times even disconnecting and connecting back to the match fixes it too).

Joining in-game one at a time also prevents the texture bug.

I highly advise to only play LAN games, but it is possible to play online matches.

About Vox Machinae

"Take command and pilot a giant fighting machine in an escalating war between powerful corporations. Select your GDR ("Grinder") chassis and customize it with a powerful arsenal of lasers, missiles, cannons and more as you’re pitted against rival Grinder squads. Engage in seamless drop-in multiplayer action with no loot-box or micro-transaction nonsense. Vox Machinae respects your time, and your wallet."

Summary from IGDB