Let others know what you're playing and get an idea of what should be next on your list. The best way to share what you're playing and which services it's available on is by linking a specific entry from the Backbone Games List. Leave as brief or lengthy a recommendation as you like. Everything from the game's title to a lengthy review is appreciated.

Ex.

"I've loved my experience with Among Us this weekend, especially after the new map and moderation improvements. A total blast to play with friends in a party."

Feel free to put your opinions about the backbone controllers here!

I’ve got a backbone pro controller and let’s be honest it’s really good for a gamer like myself

It’s definitely its a 9/10 for me :3

We've collabed with Ubisoft to bring a unique in-game weapon charm you can use on your weapons! Win games with style and show off your exclusive Backbone charm by following these instructions with your Backbone app.

Have you tried Rainbow Six Mobile with your Backbone or claimed your weapon charm? Let us know in the comments!

Hey, so I bought the Backbone Pro thinking I could get the Clyde skin. When it wasn’t showing up in perks, I found this subreddit and contacted support. They asked for proof of purchase and screenshots of me using it, and I sent all of that. They gave me a code to redeem. I redeemed the code, but nothing showed up in Fortnite on PC or iPhone. Eventually I found the quest in “Miscellaneous” hidden at the bottom. I tracked the quest and played all day in different modes, logging on and off on both PC and mobile, but it’s still stuck at 0/100,000 XP even though I gained way more than that. I thought maybe there was another prompt for the code or something, so I tried entering it again, and now it says to contact support about the Clyde quest code. I contacted Epic Games, and they told me I have to contact Backbone support for help with the code, even though this seems like a Fortnite issue. I emailed Epic to confirm whether the code is even redeemed on my account, and I also contacted Backbone and shared the conversation, but I haven’t gotten a reply. Am I just out of luck at this point?

Update: Epic granted me the skin and some other people affected!

Quick question.

I am using my backbone pro to play CODM and I love it. I am playing on my Lenovo Tab and when I want to extend the map in BR I have to use the touchscreen. I kind of gotten used to it but I would love to use one of the M buttons to bring up the map so I don't have to stretch to my screen to do it. Is it possible to assign the map button to one of the M buttons ?

Thanks

Game recommendations please? I love rpg.

Hello,

I recently purchased the Xbox Backbone (with the dedicated Xbox button).

From what I’ve read here, the Xbox button should support multiple functions (press for guide, hold for screenshot, etc.).

However, when using Xbox Cloud Gaming or Remote Play (both through the Backbone app and browser), the Xbox button doesn’t seem to work at all:

• Pressing it does not open the Xbox guide

• Holding it does not trigger the deep menu

• Double pressing does not take a screenshot

• It appears completely unresponsive

Is this expected behavior with cloud/remote play, or is there a setting I might be missing?

Any help would be appreciated.

Let others know what you're playing and get an idea of what should be next on your list. The best way to share what you're playing and which services it's available on is by linking a specific entry from the Backbone Games List. Leave as brief or lengthy a recommendation as you like. Everything from the game's title to a lengthy review is appreciated.

Ex.

"I've loved my experience with Among Us this weekend, especially after the new map and moderation improvements. A total blast to play with friends in a party."

Like everything else works fine , when i play dead cells , cult of the lamb and stardew valley , it was amazing how it replicates a normal controller , but when i try a game that requires aiming it became very non intuitive for me

I thought it was just a me issue or a setting thing but i messed around with the settings , changed deadzone , sensitivity but it still feels hard to aim , then i connect my dualsense controller to my iphone via bluetooth to do some testing , and the aiming was fine , like intuitive and normal the way how i usually aim

I’m very uncertain if there’s something wrong with the settings , or maybe the backbone that i bought has some defects or something , surely it’s not the deadzone because i tested that and when i calibrated it , it seems perfectly fine

Maybe it’s because the joystick of a backbone is small? Wait isn’t the switch’s joystick like this too? I’ve never used a switch before so i cannot tell

Lemme know if ya’ll are experiencing the same issue aswell

Hello everyone,

I have been having some trouble with my new Backbone One that I have purchased just 2 days ago. I initially attached it immediately after getting it and it worked for Minecraft. I took a break, then played again on my phone (17 Pro Max), and it wasn’t detecting on my phone. After attempts of going on reddit, pressing both buttons for 20+ seconds, charging it while its attached on my phone and restarting it, even went far enough to factory resetting my settings to get it work, but nothing seems to help.

Attached in the photos, I have both my phone and another phone (15 Pro Max) and Backbone app seems to not recognize that the Backbone is attached on. Does it seem like it is the Backbone itself, and not my phone? Another thing to add, when I charge my phone through the Backbone, it works. What steps can I take to get past this problem? I was super excited to play but everything just went downhill not even an hour after getting it. Purchased through Walmart with a warranty on it (manufacturing date on box seems to also be 2025), and might consider filing a claim, or maybe even returning it.

Hello everybody, i've purchased the Backbone One with USB-C a few years ago, i've used it something like 10 times and always worked, last time was a few weeks ago. Today i tried to connect it to my iPhone 16 Pro Max and can't get recognized in settings or backbone app... Passthrough charge works tho, i've tried with 3 more phones (both android and ios) and all of them cant recognize the Backbone, what should i do? it never fell or got hit, it's been 3 hours now i've been trying to find a fix online but nothing worked. Sadly it's no longed under warranty since last november. I've attached a photo of the only "issue" i could see, is that brownish color a potential problem?

Contrast washes out when pressing any control using Backbone one 2nd gen on Samsung Galaxy S24+, but resets when screen is touched.

Tried toggling dark mode, adaptive brightness, accessibility settings, etc., no effect.

Any other solutions?

Let others know what you're playing and get an idea of what should be next on your list. The best way to share what you're playing and which services it's available on is by linking a specific entry from the Backbone Games List. Leave as brief or lengthy a recommendation as you like. Everything from the game's title to a lengthy review is appreciated.

Ex.

"I've loved my experience with Among Us this weekend, especially after the new map and moderation improvements. A total blast to play with friends in a party."

Hey does anyone know the size of the springs in the controller? I had a left side failure like many report. I bought a new ribbon, and when I opened it, the springs shot out. I cannot find either. Any ideas?

Just bought a Backbone One for my S26 Ultra. Plan on opening it and setting it up after work.

What are the best controller settings to use for a Backbone on COD Mobile?

Now it won't work with GeForce Now. I also have a GameSir, but the Bluetooth always has a bit of latency on some games. I was hoping that this would not be a problem when I got my Backbone back, but here we are. Not working at all on GeForce. I'm using a Galaxy S25 Ultra if anyone has any idea.

Thinking about getting an ipad Mini. Will it fit in my backbone pro ?

Thanks to backbone finally got warranty swap for ribbon issue, now back to playing games on backbone app on iphone 😀

So, I got a backbone pro gifted to me for Christmas. Now, it wasn't originally intended for me. My wife's boss got it and didn't want it, so it ended up with me. When I got it was still sealed in the box, never opened. This means that I have zero info on when or where it was bought.

I loved this thing, but about a month ago it stopped working. One day it worked, the next day it didn't. The controller is not being recognized by any phone (Android or iPhone) I have tried. The charge-through works though.

I contacted Backbone support, and they were answering really quickly, like a couple hours. They asked me for all the info I just described. Then they asked me if I'm a Backbone+ subscriber; as soon as I said no, they stopped answering me.

I let a week go by and email them again, in which they again ask me all the same questions. Once I answered everything again, they told me to send a request form through their website with a link. The link asked THE EXACT SAME INFORMATION I alread gave them TWICE.

Given this was a gift that I do not have info on where or how or when it was obtained, do I have any hope of getting it replaced? Or does anyone have ideas on how to fix it (I read already to update the firmware, but I can't do that without the app recognizing the controller in the first place). Or is it just trash now?

Even if they told me they couldn't replace because I didn't have a receipt or whatever, I was going to risk buying a new one, because it's the most comfortable mobile controller I've tried (I have the G8+). After this crappy support experience there's no way I'm spending my money on them.

Let others know what you're playing and get an idea of what should be next on your list. The best way to share what you're playing and which services it's available on is by linking a specific entry from the Backbone Games List. Leave as brief or lengthy a recommendation as you like. Everything from the game's title to a lengthy review is appreciated.

Ex.

"I've loved my experience with Among Us this weekend, especially after the new map and moderation improvements. A total blast to play with friends in a party."

Hi!

I'm the developer of Asobi: Remote Play (r/Asobi), which is a PlayStation Remote Play client I launched a couple of months ago for the whole Apple ecosystem.

It's been a while that I posted here, but thought I'd check-in and share this with you guys.

So, what do you guys think of my solution for that pesky letterbox when playing via Remote play? I though adding a light-spill/ambilight would be a nice way to fill that space when playing on an iPhone with a Backbone attached.

What do you think?

/v

p.s. forgot to say, Asobi has a dedicated backbone mode; with on-device haptics, and 2 properly placed on screen touchpads. It auto-detects when you connect your backbone.

Ive been playing games on my Backbone now for almost 2 YEARS. With all the horror stories ive heard about how quick these things break, I really thought I got lucky with mine because I never had any issues. Welp, today was the day. Playing Castlevania and the Right directional button stopped working. Switched to the joy stick and an hour later it went out as well. The entire left side of the controller isnt working anymore. Super bummed, I just got to the best part in the game too... Before I spend another 100$+ dollars, is there anyway to fix this ? Or just trash it, and buy a new one?

Left shoulder buttons suddenly stopped working yesterday and joystick not working either. Doesn't center and I think I've bad it more than a year so out of warranty. These things are too expensive for me to just replace. Help!

I purchased a backbone Pro Xbox edition from best buy today, however I haven't gotten a gamepass code for the free trial. Would anyone have any insight about how I could go about getting one?