Multiplayer Gamepad — 4 Android Phones as Controllers on One PC

Gamepad — Play Anywhere supports up to four simultaneous phone connections. Each phone becomes a separate Xbox 360 controller (slots 1–4) on your Windows PC — perfect for local co-op and split-screen games with friends who do not own physical controllers.

How 4-Player Mode Works

Each phone that connects to the Gamepad Server is assigned the next available controller slot. The first phone to connect becomes Controller 1 (Player 1), the second becomes Controller 2, and so on up to four. Windows sees four distinct Xbox 360 controllers.

All four controllers operate independently with their own full button layouts, analog sticks, and gyroscope input. There is no shared bandwidth issue — each phone communicates directly with the server over the local WiFi network.

Games That Support 4-Player Local Multiplayer

Any PC game with local multiplayer controller support works: Minecraft (Java and Bedrock), Rocket League, Brawlhalla, Divinity: Original Sin 2 (co-op), Full Metal Furies, Dungeon Defenders, Gang Beasts, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, and many more available on Steam.

For emulator-based gaming, RetroArch supports up to 4 XInput controllers in most cores — enabling classic 4-player games like GoldenEye 007 (N64), Super Smash Bros. (N64), and Mario Party (N64 via Mupen64Plus-Next core).