# \[Extension\] arcade-split-screen

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970>\
**Category:** Show & Tell\
**Tags:** extension\
**Created:** [August 17, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970 "2022-08-17T22:32:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 5

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**Author:** ![BloonsFan3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/bloonsfan3/32/16226_2.png) [@BloonsFan3](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BloonsFan3)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/82 "2024-06-19T21:18:23Z")

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Idk, when i tried again later it didn’t show up, thanks for responding!

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**Author:** ![TheConeGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theconeguy/32/13840_2.png) [@TheConeGuy](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheConeGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/83 "2024-09-20T04:10:11Z")

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@richard

Apologies for reviving a dead topic and for the ping, but is it possible to display a sprite on just one player’s screen?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/84 "2024-09-23T16:35:11Z")

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@TheConeGuy do you mean like a HUD element? if that’s the case, you can set the z-index of the sprite higher than the z-index of the split screen effect

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**Author:** ![MeatballDev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/meatballdev/32/28502_2.png) [@MeatballDev](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MeatballDev)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/85 "2024-09-23T16:46:33Z")

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I was pinged

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**Author:** ![oasis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/oasis/32/20776_2.png) [@oasis](https://forum.makecode.com/u/oasis)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/86 "2024-10-08T18:04:02Z")

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Hey Richard, im a noob at coding and im having a hard time figuring this out. Could it possibly be dded to the blocks coding?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/87 "2024-10-08T18:05:17Z")

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@oasis not sure what you mean there. if you add this extension to your project, you should see new blocks added to the toolbox for this extension.

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**Author:** ![DangerNoodle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dangernoodle/32/14797_2.png) [@DangerNoodle](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DangerNoodle)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/88 "2024-10-10T17:48:02Z")

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he’s asking if you can use it while coding in blocks and not java

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**Author:** ![Bifrosty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/bifrosty/32/24819_2.png) [@Bifrosty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Bifrosty)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/89 "2024-12-12T22:47:03Z")

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@richard, Hi, I had a question on a use of this extension.

I am making a game where four players have a screen segment dedicated to them. The camera follow’s each of the player’s sprites. Any of the four players can die, in which point I would want to loose that specific player’s camera while dynamically adjusting from fourths to thirds and thirds to half segments. However the cameras tend to overlap at times and occasionally stop working entirely when I adjust them mid game. Could you send a link of some working sudo code or anything that you think might be helpful? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![helpme2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@helpme2](https://forum.makecode.com/u/helpme2)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/90 "2025-01-29T22:22:37Z")

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how did you get split screen I cant find it in extensions

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/91 "2025-01-29T22:33:18Z")

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type riknoll/arcade-split-screen in the extension search box and hit enter!

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**Author:** ![primeempire\_12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@primeempire\_12](https://forum.makecode.com/u/primeempire_12)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/92 "2025-11-17T17:12:51Z")

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Is there a way to make split compatible with raycasting, I need it for an assignment and its a mutliplayer fps game

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**Author:** ![Archer\_Bright](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/archer_bright/32/32896_2.png) [@Archer\_Bright](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Archer_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/93 "2025-11-17T21:51:12Z")

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Unfortunately no, not without some extremely complex coding that no one else has achieved on the forums.

Welcome to the forums anyways!

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**Author:** ![Not-a-creepy-doll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/not-a-creepy-doll/32/28255_2.png) [@Not-a-creepy-doll](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Not-a-creepy-doll)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/94 "2026-01-12T18:45:14Z")

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Hey Richard, do you think you could get the browser events extension to work with multiplayer? Like if Player 2 and player 3 both use the ‘E’ button they do different things on their screen from each other?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/95 "2026-01-12T18:47:08Z")

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we explicitly disabled the browser events extension for multiplayer because we didn’t want people to use the keyboard events to make chat apps, which are hard to moderate.

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**Author:** ![Not-a-creepy-doll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/not-a-creepy-doll/32/28255_2.png) [@Not-a-creepy-doll](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Not-a-creepy-doll)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/96 "2026-01-12T18:56:22Z")

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Ah dang, that makes sense. But do you think you could do something similar that just adds more buttons? All I really need is a way to have 2 or more buttons for the simulator, it doesn’t need the full keyboard.

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/97 "2026-01-12T22:14:12Z")

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no plans to do that right now, but maybe in the future

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**Author:** ![ShaneyBoi09](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/shaneyboi09/32/18893_2.png) [@ShaneyBoi09](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ShaneyBoi09)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/98 "2026-02-18T22:53:58Z")

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Richard, thats why makecode arcade online games has a obscure link and a hard to guess code. No one you dont know is gonna be able to chat with you on it.

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**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/99 "2026-02-18T23:01:04Z")

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we want to be used in schools, and teachers don’t want kids passing notes via makecode games 🙂

but also, anyone could post one of those links in a random forum and start chatting with someone they don’t know

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**Author:** ![ShaneyBoi09](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/shaneyboi09/32/18893_2.png) [@ShaneyBoi09](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ShaneyBoi09)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/100 "2026-02-20T21:47:08Z")

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ah yes

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**Author:** ![PVey59348](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/pvey59348/32/28805_2.png) [@PVey59348](https://forum.makecode.com/u/PVey59348)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-arcade-split-screen/14970/101 "2026-03-26T16:36:00Z")

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Do they not use microbits instead? its still makecode? I’m pretty sure eighth does it in the computer science class

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