Unlock the hidden features of your Steam Controller by mastering action layers, subcommands, and virtual menu sensitivity settings.

The Steam Controller was first envisioned almost as soon as the Steam Deck landed, and, according to Valve product designers Lawrence Yang and Steve Cardinali, those early stages of its development ...

Where the Steam Controller also likes to live is right in its namesake: Steam. While you can technically use the controller across your Windows PC, including with other launchers, it will take some ...

Valve’s Steam Controller is an input device designed to expand control options for PC gaming. It features customizable trackpads, magnetic thumbsticks and capacitive grip sensors, allowing players to ...

Editor's Note: The Valve Steam Controller's excellent feel and generous set of control options, plus its Steam-friendly layout mirroring Steam Deck controller mappings, make this one of our favorite ...

Most of the hype surrounding the announcement of Valve's recent trio of new hardware was focused on its Steam Machine mini gaming PC, as folks hoped and assumed it would be as aggressively priced as ...

Valve’s new $100 Steam Controller, launching May 4, 2026, has been widely praised for its improved build quality, advanced features like TMR analog sticks and haptic trackpads, and deep customization ...

A decade ago, Valve tried to reinvent the video game controller as we know it. The first iteration of the Steam Controller aimed to bring a PC gaming experience to a gamepad form factor. It was, ...

It’s been more than 10 years since the original Steam Controller, Valve’s take on a gamepad designed specifically for PC gaming. That controller only ever found a small cult following. Its most ...