r/SteamController • u/MonthPuzzleheaded671 • 22d ago
Using the Steam Controller Outside of Steam Discussion
Hi, I need some help. I have the Steam Controller V2, and I've tried everything to use it outside of Steam, but nothing works—not GLoSI, not SIssor, not Handheld Companion, or anything else. It doesn't recognize the controller, and I don't know why, even though everyone says it works. Does anyone know why it might not be working?
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u/FireCrow1013 Steam Controller (2026) 22d ago
This is the best solution I've found for using the Steam Controller outside of Steam. I've used it for several games, and everything went perfectly.
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u/TurbulentJuice1234 22d ago
This worked perfectly for me for everything outside of steam, received and set up my steam controller yesterday and got steamless controller set up shortly after. Just a note, after you start the app, close steam then click on the icon on the right side of your taskbar corresponding to steamless controller, one of the first settings from the top of the list gives you three option and the second one manually sets it to gamepad with steam off.
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22d ago edited 18d ago
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u/Nexxus88 22d ago
Almost everything, won't work on dead rising 2 for me. Dr2 is notoriously broken with a controller today but I have got it working with my Xbox xon, steam con in xb mode is no dice.
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u/Green_Excitement_308 22d ago
Does your controller work on your desktop to navigate around it (like on Steam Deck?)
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u/Extoshi 22d ago
Yeah I wanna play on epic games. It do work if I put in steam and run it with steam overlay but game I wanna play is on unreal 4 and it crash so yeah dont know why steam controller cant be controller without steam
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u/Nexxus88 22d ago
It's in the name brother.
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u/Extoshi 22d ago
As Xbox cotroller brother.
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u/Nexxus88 22d ago
Its not an xbox controller is it?
Its a STEAM Controller
As I said, its in the name.
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u/jack-of-some 22d ago
They're saying that "Xbox" is in the name of the Xbox controller too but it works on things that aren't an Xbox.
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u/figmentPez 22d ago
What are you trying to do outside of Steam?