{"id":660994,"date":"2026-04-01T21:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/breath-of-the-wild-splitscreen-mod"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:13:12","slug":"explore-hyrule-with-a-friend-thanks-to-this-breath-of-the-wild-splitscreen-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/explore-hyrule-with-a-friend-thanks-to-this-breath-of-the-wild-splitscreen-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Hyrule with a friend thanks to this Breath of the Wild splitscreen mod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/explore-hyrule-with-a-friend-thanks-to-this-breath-of-the-wild-splitscreen-mod.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Breath of the Wild<\/strong> is a pretty lonely game, but an upcoming splitscreen multiplayer mod makes it a little bit less so.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel to Breath of the Wild, whatever it might be called, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/breath-of-the-wild-2-delayed-to-spring-2023\">coming out in spring 2023<\/a> (hopefully). That&#8217;s still about a year away, so all we have is the original game to keep us busy. But playing games by yourself can be a bit solitary in these modern times. Which is where modder Kirbymimi steps in to provide a splitscreen multiplayer mod that is entering into beta this week.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the mod has been shared online by YouTuber and modder Waikuteru, and it honestly looks really good so far. The mod shows two Links taking on the overrun Hyrule castle, and doesn&#8217;t seem to run into any trouble performance wise. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/breath-of-the-wild-splitscreen-mod\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/breath-of-the-wild-splitscreen-mod\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breath of the Wild is a pretty lonely game, but an upcoming splitscreen multiplayer mod makes it a little bit less so. The sequel to Breath of the Wild, whatever it might be called, is coming out in spring 2023 (hopefully). That&#8217;s still about a year away, so all we have is the original game to keep us busy. But playing games by yourself can be a bit solitary in these modern times. Which is where modder Kirbymimi steps in to provide a splitscreen multiplayer mod that is entering into beta this week. Footage of the mod has been shared online by YouTuber and modder Waikuteru, and it honestly looks really good so far. 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