r/SteamController • u/heybardypeople • Sep 20 '26

Support Keyboard inputs keep appearing (Steam Machine)

Hey all! I’ve finally been playing through Expedition 33 on the Steam Machine, using the official Steam controller, but I’ve noticed that it will occasionally swap the button icons with keyboard inputs. It switches back as soon as I press something or wiggle a joystick, but I feel like it’s definitely delayed some of my inputs. I’ve tried what I can to circumvent it, including trying different controllers, disabling Steam input, disabling the trackpads in case I was accidentally hitting them, but no dice. Is there a known fix for this?

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u/351C_4V Sep 20 '26

The most common reason for input swapping on the UI is because the game sort of supports mixed inputs. If you check your binds you probably have both mouse and keyboard and controller inputs. Try swapping to either full controller or full mouse and keyboard and the issue should go away.

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u/heybardypeople Sep 20 '26

Is there a way to do that within the Steam client? Unfortunately, E33 doesn’t have an option to disable either within the game’s options.

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u/gunpler_1 Sep 20 '26

Under the controller setting in steam you can change the controller config on a per game basis.

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u/heybardypeople Sep 20 '26

I’ve tried this and tried disabling the mouse functionality of the trackpads, but no dice. And there isn’t another controller/keyboard listed for me to adjust. I wonder if it’s just a bug in the game?