How to use a controller?

[Ray B]

I ran the game with my controller (Xbox Elite) turned on, like I do for other Steam games that use a controller, but this game doesn't seem to work with it. I check options and there are no options for controllers. How do I enable support?

[themazingness]

Is XBox Configuration Support checked in Steam's settings? (click Steam in the top-left corner of the Steam client, then settings>Controller>General Controller Settings>XBox Configuration Support.

If you have a Windows PC, and checking the box there doesn't fix it, it may help to delete any controllers in Device Manager and then reboot.

[Ray B]

Yes, it's checked on. Xbox Extended is not.
I play tons of other games without issue nor need to configure anything (eg: Destiny 2, Fallout 76, Arcade Paradise, Gearshifters, etc)

[sbszine]

You could try turning off controller support in Steam and letting the game's native support have a go.

[Asstronaut]

Not sure if this will work for you, but make sure your controller is on/plugged in before you start the game. You can also try going into big picture mode (or the controller settings) first and then starting the game.

[(N☆G) Jackal ★JJ★]

I was able to just plug in the Switch Pro controller and Steam kinda took care of the rest for me.

[Ray B]

Originally posted by Asstronaut:

Not sure if this will work for you, but make sure your controller is on/plugged in before you start the game. You can also try going into big picture mode (or the controller settings) first and then starting the game.

I had done that, but I went ahead and tried again and this time it works.
Thanks all.

[intenselygoodtime]

After I switched to a controller, my gameplay took off. Being able to switch between "flowing" weapons like daggers on the thumbstick and "tiny-step adjustments" for focus-fire via the D-pad (same as WASD) on the fly is, I believe, the way it was meant to be played.

(Granted, this was on GamePass on XSX, which I literally stumbled into the morning after having played the Steam version until 1:00am... Just one more round....)

[Ray B]

Originally posted by intenselygoodtime:

After I switched to a controller, my gameplay took off. Being able to switch between "flowing" weapons like daggers on the thumbstick and "tiny-step adjustments" for focus-fire via the D-pad (same as WASD) on the fly is, I believe, the way it was meant to be played.

(Granted, this was on GamePass on XSX, which I literally stumbled into the morning after having played the Steam version until 1:00am... Just one more round....)

It is a strangely compelling game, despite terrible [old-school] graphics. I think the music is pushing the right nostalgia buttons for me, + some sort of vague Castlevania vibe!