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Controller not working for some Steam's games in macOS 12.6

I'm using MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) paired over bluetooth with Xbox Wireless Controller (STANDARD GAMEPAD Vendor: 045e Product: 02e0) according to result tested on https://gamepad-tester.com/ which works fine. Steam Big picture mode works fine. I test the following games with and without steam input support.

  • Steam's Hollow Knight
  • Steam's Overcooked 2

the controller doesn't work in game at all but it able to navigate and works fine with the steam overlay in-game. Does anybody have this issue? is there any workaround?

Posted on Oct 1, 2022 9:28 PM

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Posted on Oct 5, 2022 10:12 AM

Right click on the game in Steam, go to Properties -> Controller and choose Enable Steam Input. I think you can also change the default settings via Steam's global properties. In the Steam menu: Steam -> Preferences -> Controller -> General Controller Settings and make sure the Xbox controller is selected.

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Oct 5, 2022 10:12 AM in response to RionKPR

Right click on the game in Steam, go to Properties -> Controller and choose Enable Steam Input. I think you can also change the default settings via Steam's global properties. In the Steam menu: Steam -> Preferences -> Controller -> General Controller Settings and make sure the Xbox controller is selected.

Oct 3, 2022 12:58 PM in response to RionKPR

Thanks for reaching out, RionKPR.


It sounds like you're having trouble using an Xbox controller with your MacBook Pro on Steam. We can help.


A great place to start is with this guide: Connect a wireless game controller to your Apple device. This resource provides steps you can try, but you may also benefit from some of the steps found in Connect a wireless game controller to your Apple device.


Hope that helps.


Take care.



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