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Steam input not working with non steam games (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I'm currently using Bazzite Gnome with open Nvidia drivers, and I cannot get Steam Input to work with non-steam games at all. I have games from GOG and Epic Games that I downloaded through Heroic Games Launcher, and I tried everything for steam input work with them, but it just doesn't seem to work. Here is what I did:

  1. I added the games to the steam client.
  2. I configured the device inputs under "Controller" from the settings menu.
  3. I made sure that the game I want to play has steam input turned on.
  4. I disabled the "use desktop configuration in launcher" option.
  5. I disabled steam input for non-game controller layouts.
  6. I made sure to enable steam input for all types of controllers.

Non of these steps seem to remedy the issue. I want to make it clear that I did not experience this issue while using the Steam Deck, which is also running a Linux distribution. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is Heroic added as a flatpak? There's a bug about that. Supposedly it's fixed in Steam Beta.

Alternatively you could add the game exe to Steam and run it through Proton.

[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 5 days ago

I give up man, I'm going back to Windows