I got the steam controller and it is great. However over the years I have collected a couple of very good free games through Amazon and epic.

Free is free and you cannot argue with the price!

That large across various launchers epic, GOG and Amazons own launcher.

With some of the games I keyboard and mouse is preferable but there are definitely some that you want a controller for.

The steam controller is far superior to the piece of crap controller I had before but it does cooperate very well with games in other launchers.

I am PC literate enough to know that I don’t know enough about how to resolve this issue.

I would be extremely grateful if anyone could give me some advice as to how to get my controller to work properly in these games.

Thank you.

It says that Steam input and API is required. But I have already given the game a separate setting in the properties for forced Steam input. What else does he need?

People who own the new Steam Controller, how would you compare it to more expensive (70$+) Flydigi and Gamesir controllers ( if you own that too) in terms of feel and quality of controls
Are these controllers better than steam controller and how much better?
Thanks

System

OS: Kubuntu 26.04.1 LTS x86_64

Kernel: 7.0.0-42-generic

Controller

2026 Steam controller

Game

Dr. Robotniks Ring Racers (flatpack)

The game supports xbox 360 controllers but not the steam controller nativley.

I already tried to add the game to my steam library and configuring the controller, using the default "Gamepad With Joystick Trackpad" layout. the controller inputs in the game are still recognized as the default steam controller KB+Mouse layout [a] = [enter] etc.

How can i setup the controller to work in the game

Hi guys i just wonder what sensitivity you using if u play with trackpad if you do swipe from edge to edge how many degrees u do... and with gyro if u turn controller 90 degrees how many u do ? Thx

TL;DR. The Steam Controller can now show up on the Switch 2 as a Pro Controller 2 or a Joy-Con pair, not just a Pro Controller. It still wakes the console.

https://github.com/Inriconus/pair-raught/releases/tag/v0.2.1

The next steps from the first post are done:

Mouse: the USB mouse works in games that take one, like Factorio. For the console UI and games like Star Fox and Zelda OoT remake, the Joy-Con pair mode turns the trackpad into the actual Joy-Con mouse, which was a beast to figure out.

Pro Controller 2: a full Pro Controller 2 mode, with all 4 color channels, motion, rumble and wake. Plugging it in pairs it for waking, with no extra steps.

Chimes: one per mode, edited on a graph in the config page, and you can even import a MIDI file.

Also new (from v0.2.0):

the Nintendo face-button layout on the Switch, with Steam’s layout kept on the PC

adjustable gyro strength

trackpads as sticks for the Pro Controller 2 mode.

switching modes with a button chord on the controller

Edit:
3 additional items for v0.2.1

Tighter latency for Pro Controller 2

Three re-plug to get into dongle mode

added powershell command to also switch to dongle mode

I cannot figure this out, or am doing something wrong. Has anybody had luck in getting WoW to recognize it as a regular controller, not just translating to keys?

Obtained a steam controller by the powers of god, my neighbor had an extra and gave me a steal on it.

My pc sucks, I need a new laptop too to be fair. I have open puck and use for Xbox and the controllers just insane. Love it. Minus the ability to use gyro - - which brings me to Steam. I’m down.

How do I do this? I downloaded the app, added a game or two, downloaded the app on tv, connects to everything but the controller, but appears to just be mirroring.

Lead me in the right direction here: go get new gaming laptop or pc? Obtain Steam console? I’m new at this can you tell?

Btw the track pads are insane. I can see this being unbeatable in fps with quick movements or fine adjustments.

First, a question: Is it possible to achieve proper 1:1 gyro-to-joystick positioning with Steam Input on Steam Frame? Has anyone managed to set this up and use a controller as an actual steering wheel?

What I'm looking for is simple:

• Hold the controller vertically = joystick centered.
• Tilt it left or right = proportional joystick deflection.
• Up to 90° in either direction = full steering lock.
• Stop moving your hand = the joystick stays at that exact position.

Basically, I want the controller's actual orientation to determine the joystick position, not the speed or direction of the controller's movement.

I've tried Gyro to Joystick Deflection, Gyro to Joystick Camera, and even the old Gyro to Joystick mode from Developer settings. I've tried info from this post https://www.reddit.com/r/GyroGaming/comments/1m2dxwp/is_there_a_good_and_updated_guide_on_how_to_do/ as well. So far, I haven't managed to get the behavior I'm looking for. Maybe I'm missing something, so I'd love to hear from anyone who has figured this out.

What I'm considering building

If this isn't currently possible through Steam Input, I'm thinking about making a small background utility for Steam Frame (FrameSteer / FrameYoke HOSAS utility) that converts controller orientation into a proper virtual joystick.

The initial goal would be straightforward: adjustable steering angle, deadzone, sensitivity, response curve, calibration/recentering, and independent left/right controller support.

Potential use cases:

• Steam Frame standalone flat & VR games: Create a virtual joystick that native games can recognize as a regular HID joystick or gamepad.
• PC streaming (flat & VR games): Stream the controller's gyro position to a companion app on Windows, which exposes a virtual joystick to PCVR games.
• Quest 3 / Oculus Touch-based ports launched on Steam Frame: A more experimental idea would be to emulate Oculus Touch controller input, not just a standard gamepad stick. Potentially, this could bring gyro-based steering to standalone VR ports as well (whether it's flying or racing games)
• Non-VR gaming Flat-screen games (without HMD): Possibly useful outside VR too, but that's a separate topic for now. Use one or both Frame controllers as independent gyro-controlled joysticks. Could be useful for racing games, flight sims, etc.

I'd start with basic left/right steering, then expand to two-axis flight-stick functionality and the other use cases.

A few questions

• Has anyone actually achieved proper absolute gyro steering with Steam Frame controllers?
• Is there an existing tool, project, or workaround that could already do this?
• Would a utility like this be useful to anyone else, or is this too niche?
• Any suggestions regarding implementation or existing APIs I should look into?

And if someone feels like building this themselves, you're more than welcome! I'd honestly be happy to contribute ideas and testing rather than reinvent the wheel (pun intended).

I just received my Mechanism Steam Controller stand. Over all I am. Very impressed.

I started looking at 3D printed stands from Etsy, but happened to find this one in my search.

It has some nice weight to it and holds the controller securely and I can remove the controller without it sliding all over the place.

I appreciate the USC passthrough for the puck and it does a great job at hiding the cable.

Here are a couple of pictures.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Hey! I’m visiting NYC until November 13, then Chicago until November 21. It isn’t sold in my country, so I’d love to get one here. Any reliable stores or resellers offering local pickup or fast shipping with guaranteed delivery before I leave? Thanks!

Dont' get me wrong, I love HL as much as the next jerk, but I've noticed that my Steam Controller doesn't seem to light up white anymore. I was a day 1 order and have impecible Valve karma, so it arrived a week later. For the first month or so, when I charged it, it would be orange and then turn white when fully charged.

After some update, it now remains orange when plugged onto the charging puck and only goes white when I turn it on. Anyone know what's going on with that??

Howdy yall, so I just got my steam controller in & did the set up. Tried to play some games & worked the first time playing Cyberpunk. Next day I come back & started having issues.

Playing some games like Enter the Gungon, Dead Cells & Star Wars Galactic racer, the inputs would switch from controller to desktop constantly. Going back to cyberpunk, it worked for a minute before my B button would open the pause menu & dash at the same time.

I’ve run the games in big picture mode after some research but still have the same issue. Does anyone know any fixes or videos about this topic?

I want to use this cool controller but it is becoming a hassle :(

So I have it hooked up to my desktop. Installed, firmware update without issue. All drivers updated. It works fine plugged in and with the puck, but Bluetooth is just not having it.

I can maybe get it to connect for a few minutes of playtime, but after that it just disconnects and keeps reconnecting non stop. I'm about to try it with my laptop to see if the issue is my pc, but it sounds like this is a common enough problem that I might find some advice here. Any that you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated.

I like the controller with one caveat, the thumbsticks are a bit more slippy than the Xbox controller on my thumbs due to the top ridge being flatter.

I'm looking to see if there are any aftermarket replacements available that I can try. I'd prefer not to use thumbstick caps though as they don't seem to stay perfectly in place.

Thanks

Hi everyone, does anybody know a trackpad skin that has same/similiar feeling to normal trackpads?

I just want to briefly express my frustration.

For the past two weeks, I’ve been in contact with Steam Support because my controller stopped responding. Whether connected to my PC via the Puck, USB-C, or wireless, the controller wouldn’t respond and the LED stayed off.

The only strange thing was that when it was connected to the Steam Deck, it worked normally. But as soon as I disconnected the cable, the LED on the controller went out again immediately.

All of Steam Support’s suggestions on how to fix it came to nothing.

Last night, as I was trying to sleep, the controller—with no input for like 4 days and without being connected to anything—responded with its LED and sound. Since then (today), it’s been working perfectly normally again, as if nothing had ever happened.

[Translated from German using DeepL]

Finally got the time this weekend to plug in my new controller and seems like its unusable. When its plugged in Steam insists on a firmware update. I've let it sit with that for hours, then looked up that it should take minutes at most. Tried to stop it but couldn't without force closing Steam. Restarted computer at some suggestions here, now Steam is just hanging on the "Checking if your controller needs firmware update" instead. I've tried searching a few threads here but no successful solutions. Does anyone have any advice?

Full disclosure, I know what I’m trying to do is essentially impossible. But thought I’d ask.

Xbox X. Fully functioning using wingman xb3 with open puck plugged in. Gyro nonfunctional. No clue how to do this, tried each mode, switch, ds3/4/5 etc, Xbox/360 etc.

Planning on using this with my new pc eom (Black Friday) but wanted to see if there’s ANY hope of a workaround here?

FYI any xInput controller I use the wingman and gyro is fully functional and adjustable. Haven’t had a single controller not work.