Playing on Steam
Let's learn how to configure your PS4 controller with Steam properly.
Before you start using your PS4 controller with Steam, there are some preliminary actions you should take, including making sure you have the latest version of the Steam client. Follow these steps:
- Launch Steam on your PC.
- Select Steam in the top-left corner of the window to open a dropdown menu, then select Check for Steam Client Updates.
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Download and install any available updates. Once finished, Steam will restart.
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In the Steam client window, select View > Settings > Controller > General Controller Settings.
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You should see your controller under Detected Controllers. Select the box beside Playstation Configuration Support. From this screen, you can also give your controller a name and toggle the rumble feature on or off.
If Steam isn't detecting your controller, double-check that Controller Service is properly running. If Steam still display the embedded controller, uncheck the box Xbox Configuration Support or at least uncheck Xbox Extended Feature Support and restart Steam.
You should now be able to play most Steam games with your Virtual DS4 controller, but you can further customize how your controller works for specific games. Indeed, this step may be necessary for games that primarily rely on keyboard and mouse inputs.
To edit in-game controller settings, select View > Big Picture Mode or press the Guide button on your device.
Make sure Guide Button Focuses Steam is checked for the above to work.
From the resulting screen, you can navigate your Library map specific keyboard actions to your controller buttons. Most modern games should display the appropriate PlayStation button configuration, but some older games may display an Xbox controller instead. Nonetheless, you should be able to figure out the button mapping and use your PS4 controller with no issues.
Select Manage Game > Controller Configuration. From the configuration screen, make sure Steam is displaying a DS4 controller.
Adding controller and gyroscope support to gamepad compatible title : Back 4 Blood
From here, you can either start mapping buttons to your needs or use Browse Configs to pull a pre-configured configuration from Steam. We recommend to set your gyroscope to Mouse Like Joystick.
As stated above, a few games were built with keyboard and mouse inputs in mind. Don't worry too much here, you can also map your Virtual DS4 Controller to send keyboard and mouse inputs.
Adding controller and gyroscope support to keyboard exclusive title : Black Mesa
From here, you can either start mapping buttons to your needs or use Browse Configs to pull a pre-configured configuration from Steam. We recommend to set your gyroscope to Mouse.