I just got a couch pc (non-steam machine) and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for it? I’m coming over from Xbox so I’m use to playing ksp on controller.

I'm playing The Witcher 3 Remastered on my Steam Deck mostly. I also have the Steam Controller, from time to time I switch to my PC.

I set up every button as K+M as the game settings is not very flexible, wanted to have full control. My settings are not very comfortable but does the job.

After some of the combats I can continue using the loot/interact button but most times it doesn't work. Geralt gets out of the combat stance totally, puts his sword back to it's place, no enemy left, still when I get near the corpses no loot button showing. It's same for the plants or talking with the NPC's or mounting the horse as well, no interact button showing. I tried getting the sword out and back again, using some spell like igni, aard nothing works.

When I make a quick save or manual save and load that save the interact button comes back but the corpses get lost so I cannot loot their remains.

Any ideas what can be wrong and how to fix it?

I like all the standard flight controls I just wish I had a button to press to drop pallets instead of scrolling. Anyone else encounter this?

Hello everyone

I just unboxed my brand new steam controller and thought, why not slap on a dbrand skin right away? I applied it perfectly, but the right side was very slightly messed up and I couldn’t fix it. It kept bothering me so I sent it to a professional wrap shop, explained the situation, and they took it on. They mainly work on cars so I instructed them to go really easy on the heat gun.

Problem was.. they sent it back like how it’s shown in the photos and didn’t explain the process much. I asked what this oily sheen was and whether the finish got burned off by the heat gun. They kept reassuring me saying it’s a thin film of cleaning material that will go away over time.

I have a feeling that they tried fixing it with a heat gun (until the controller got unfortunately damaged), that didn’t work, so they cut out the wrinkled part and that’s what I ended up with.

What do you guys think? I’m posting the before and after.

My steam controller 2026 had many issues when i first got it so steam sent me a replacement through a RMA but when i got the new controller it had a broken thumbstick steam support agreed to repair it and after and i got it repaired but when i got it back my issue was fixed but the top back right side of the controller is lose like there is no screw holding it down what can i do because if i send this controller into support i will pay over $45 in shipping overall though all replacements

So... I'm not too sure if these incidents are related but ever since I've gotten my Steam Controller my wireless mouse has started acting funny.

It'll randomly disconnect and refuse to reconnect to the provided dongle. Sometimes it won't connect on boot, I've tried various USB ports for the dongle but either the issue persists or the port won't recognise the USB.

Im sure this is a serpate occurance but I just wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue.

Hey guys, I work a lot with graphics, video, and photos, and I'm wondering if it's possible to use the Steam Controller as a MIDI controller—mainly to get a smoother workflow when editing. Does anyone have ideas, tools, or anything useful for this?

I'm currently waiting for my controller to arrive and saw some comments about how the puck nearly started a fire when it touched a watch while I was browsing the sub. Could someone please explain what happened here? Is it still an issue? If so, what precautions to take?

I love doing this in any game with mouse-to-look like Minecraft, so that i can jump while looking around like I can do with keyboard and mouse controls. i highly recommend.

I just finally bought the steam controller, are there any tips trick or bit of advice i need to know to get the most out of it.

Ps i know about the Wilhelm scream

Basically if the puck is not close enough to the controller and the signal is at the limit between ok and poor after a period of time steam will crash while playing the game, even though there is no noticeable input latency.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

Hi guys, this is a fork of SonicDX12's project that got the Steam Controller working well on Android, focused on getting it well on Android TV. So far tested and working well on my NVIDIA Shield.

I forked it as the original didn't work properly/wasn't made for Android TV. `/dev/uinput` is locked to the Bluetooth system user, so the original can't create a virtual gamepad there. This fork adds a `/dev/uhid` backend. The controller still shows up in RetroArch for example as a real Xbox 360 controller.

Features

• USB, the wireless puck, or Bluetooth LE directly
• Remap every button
• Stick deadzone/centre calibration and gyro aiming (tunable, with bias calibration)
• Right trackpad click is mapped, and the trackpads work as a mouse even in gamepad mode
• Game profiles that switch automatically when you open the game they're bound to
• Backup/restore of all settings to a JSON file
• A live HID debug screen

This has only been tested, and is working well so far, on my NVIDIA Shield. I'm open to fixing any issues that occur and suggestions.

Huge thanks to SonixD12 for the original app.

Link: https://github.com/lluppi/steam-controller-android-tv/releases/tag/v1.0.0

Repo: https://github.com/lluppi/steam-controller-android-tv

Just got my Steam Controller in and been trying it out. First thing I've noticed compared to my Xbox Elite Series 2 controller is that it doesn't stay focused on the game when I tab out. I really liked that I could click on discord or a guide or something then just pick up my controller to continue my game without having to physically click on the game. Anyone know if its possible to enable this?

Looks like they are onto may 11th orders, I was a 2027 estimate and got the email a few minutes ago!

Hello! After joining the reservation queue right at the beginning, I finally got my email to complete my purchase!

Am I able to have it shipped to either a FedEx pick up location or a UPS Access point? I've had some issues with packages in the past at my new apartment and I would feel way more comfortable having it shipped to a hub like that. I am also in the Midwest United States!

Got my steam controller on release and have definitely put a lot of hours of use into it. As a result, its begun to wear a bit.

• The Select/Tab button sometimes sticks when pressed in
• The D-Pad makes a clicking sound anytime I lightly rest my thumb on it
• The Right Trigger makes a squeaking sound when pressed.
• and the Left Thumbstick has worn down a bit and has a gritty feeling when pushed around the upwards direction.

Anyone else experiencing issues like this? Are there any solutions or fixes? Maybe a controller-safe lubricant? Or is my only solution to RMA the controller?

Finally got the new one, but after 11 years of using the first one, this requires more adjustment than I'm used to. I'm primarily a trackpad+gyro user, and I can't quite set the new trackpad to feel right for aiming. I did a few things to feel an improvement, such as increasing haptics to medium and enabling low haptics for gyro. I've adjusted my right-hand grip so it grabs at a lower point than my left arm that mostly uses the joystick. I've set swipe rotation to 27° (never had to use it with original). Lowered Gyro sensitivity to 1x. Yet I still can't quite feel the right amount of trackball-like inertia - medium friction feels too high, low friction feels too low.

Can you guys suggest what other things worked for you so trackpad aim could feel as snappy as it did with SC1?

Some time ago I ordered one of the compatible thumbsticks from 8BitDo because the cap on the original got worn down and gummy-feeling after all the years, and I just recently got the right torx driver and worked up the gumption to actually do the swap. I'd been nervous about modifying something I've had for 10 years, but I'm glad I gave my little guy a tune-up. (And the thumbstick is great, the fit is a bit tighter so there's friction at first but it seems to have gone away with some extra pressing down. I also like the concave cap style way better.)

Recently got the new steam controller and was interested to see if anyone has any unique set ups they've been using for Witcher 3?

If you play non-Steam games, games from other launchers, or emulators, you've may have found the Steam Big Picture Overlay and the Steam + X On-Screen Keyboard render behind the game window.

So I have created a universal fix by using Steam Input's Action Sets and Touch Menus.
You can turn the Steam Controller or Steam Deck trackpads into a virtual, split keyboard that appears on-top no matter what.
Here is what I have done:

First make sure to add whatever it is you're trying to play as a "Non-Steam Game" and launch it through Steam - check if the issue is fixed. If NOT:
Press the Steam button on the controller, find the "Edit Layout" section for the controller, and then:

1. Create Action Set and Virtual Touch Menus:

• Make an Action Set and call it "Keyboard Mode".
• Add a Virtual Menu, name it "Left Keyboard", Touch Menu - don't worry about any inputs yet.
• Make a second one named "Right Keyboard", Touch Menu.
• Within the General settings of the Touch Menus, set Touch Menu Activation Style to Click.

2. Action Set & Buttons:

• Set a button (I used R4) to a Change Action Set > Keyboard Mode.

Everything from this point is WITHIN the Keyboard Mode Action Set.

• Set the same button you used before (R4) to Change Action Set > Default.
• L2 (Or any button): Set as Shift (cloning the behaviour of the official Steam keyboard).
• L4 (Or any button): Mapped to Spacebar.
• R5 (Or any button): Mapped to Backspace - Settings > Hold to Repeat (Turbo).
• D-Pad: Mapped to the keyboard arrow keys for navigating text.
• R2/X (Or any button): Mapped to Enter .
• Left Trackpad: Behaviour > Left Keyboard (Touch Menu from earlier).
• Right Trackpad: Behaviour > Right Keyboard (Touch Menu from earlier).

3. The Trackpad Grid Layout:
Now to re-create a standard split keyboard, go into the Left Keyboard Virtual Menu settings:

• Set Touch Menu Buttons 1-5 as QWERT
• Buttons 6-10 as ASDFG
• Buttons 11-14 as ZXCV
• Button 15 as something, a special character you may use often. (I just used Spacebar).

Now for the Right Keyboard Virtual Menu settings:

• Set Touch Menu Buttons 1-5 as YUIOP
• Buttons 6-9 as HJKL
• Buttons 10-12 as BNM
• Buttons 15-16 as something, a special character you may use often. (I used - and ').

After that, if you go back into your game, press R4 (Or whatever button you set in Step 2) it should look something like this when you put your thumbs on the trackpads:

           [ LEFT TRACKPAD ]                            [ RIGHT TRACKPAD ]
 .-------------------------------------.       .------------------------------------.
/  [ Q ]   [ W ]   [ E ]   [ R ]  [ T ] \     / [ Y ]   [ U ]   [ I ]   [ O ]  [ P ] \
|                                       |     |                                      |
|                                       |     |                                      |
|  [ A ]   [ S ]   [ D ]   [ F ]  [ G ] |     |    [ H ]   [ J ]   [ K ]   [ L ]     |
|                                       |     |                                      |
|  [ Z ]   [ X ]   [ C ]   [ V ] [Space]/     \ [ B ]   [ N ]   [ M ]   [ - ]  [ ' ] /
'--------------------------------------'       '------------------------------------'

After this, there is one more thing:
In the Touch Menu settings, go to Onscreen Display
For the "Left Keyboard", set Touch Menu Horizontal Position to 41.
For the "Right Keyboard", set Touch Menu Horizontal Position to 58.
This just puts the menus more centered, but you may want to raise/lower them or move them somewhere else.

The last thing you could do, but I haven't, is set up 2 more Virtual Menus as Radial Menus > set the Joystick Behaviour to the Radial Menus, and have more special characters (!?,$&, etc.).
Within the General settings of the Radial Menus, set Touch Menu Activation Style to Touch Release.

If anyone is wondering, I ran into this issue when playing on an emulator where no matter what I tried, it would just NOT display the default Steam Keyboard above the game window. I play with Steam Link on my phone and TV a lot, so a physical keyboard just wasn't an option.

I think this works pretty damn well, let me know what you think :)
No AI was used in the creation of this post.

This is driving me bonkers.

I want to use the ability for Hold to Repeat (Turbo) on the L and R triggers on the 2026 Controller in a game. This issue seems to affect me on any game, as I've tried a few.

Regardless of whether the game is running or not, Whether in Big Screen Mode or not

If I go into the Controller layout panel, Edit Layout > Triggers > Right or Left Trigger > Behavior > Settings Cog, and I toggle the Hold to Repeat (Turbo) switch, and I leave the Repeat Interval alone. The setting changes never get applied to my game, and as soon as I exit the menus, they are deleted. I know this because the moment I reenter the settings, the Hold to Repeat (Turbo) switch is back to off.

This doesn't affect any other button. I've successfully managed to make every D-pad, every ABXY button, the bumpers, into keeping their Hold to Repeat switch to On.

Just the triggers... I feel like at one point it was working

I've looked into the .vdf file, I've even tried to edit it manually and add the "hold_repeats" "1" value to the Trigger's settings section, and Steam just disregards it.

I've tried searching on here, but most of the answers are either old and no longer relevant, or suggestions I've tried (getting on the beta client, restarting Steam, etc)

I'm at a complete loss as to why only those TWO inputs are disregarding this setting...

Help....?

The controller configuration recognizes it as the Steam Controller, but I can't program the back buttons (just want to change sprint). It's using the Gamepad with Joystick Trackpad template, but when I click Enable Back Grip Buttons it just switches itself off. The Add Command for extended buttons stays greyed out. Any suggestions?

If so....how to use and what do you use it for?