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Steam Input profile guide

Steam Input lets you build per-game controller profiles with paddles, gyro, and action sets. Here is a reasonable Dusk template — and the signs that you should disable it instead.

UPDATED 2026-05-10

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When to use Steam Input

  • You want gyro aim or paddles without writing config files.
  • You want different layouts for menus and gameplay (action sets).
  • You play on Steam Deck.

When to disable Steam Input

  • You see double-input — Dusk receives both XInput and Steam Input events.
  • Sticks register but buttons don’t (or vice versa).
  • Your controller is unusual and Dusk handles it natively better.

A baseline profile

  • Action set: Gameplay.
  • Right pad / right stick → camera; gyro → mouse style on top.
  • Triggers as full pulls; soft pulls unused.
  • Paddles L4 / R4 → quick-save / map.
  • Action set: Menus — sticks → d-pad behavior.

Action sets

Bind one action set for gameplay and a smaller one for menus. Action-set transitions trigger automatically on pause / inventory if you wire them — or stay manual if you prefer simpler.

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