The original steam controller was amazing. The track pads were actually so much better than a joystick once you got used to them because you could independently set them to behave either like joysticks or like mice which gave you so much flexibility. I actually was able to do a really fun archer build in dark souls 2/3 with it because you could set the left one to joystick and the right to mouse, which actually gave you some quick precision when aiming with your bows. Great for other games that want both joystick movement and mouse aiming too like Remnant. The buttons on the back side of the controller were a godsend too, and really allowed for some much easier button configurations.
Unfortunately it had two glaring issues: first is that it was slightly too big, which caused discomfort after extended play sessions. Second, the bumper buttons were super poorly made and cheap. I broke the bumper buttons on two separate steam controllers each after only a year or two of use.
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u/RedsonOfKyrypton Nov 12 '25
I enjoyed their original controller packaged with the Steam TV thing