Baldur’s Gate 3 controller compatibility is possible, although you may need to go through an additional step if you haven’t tweaked your Steam settings. The game is totally playable with a controller and may feel more like a third-person RPG than a top-down CRPG in many aspects. Don’t be concerned if you’ve plugged your input device and it simply won’t function. This guide will show you how to activate controller support in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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How to Enable Controller Support in BG3

Baldur’s Gate 3 controller support is comprehensive to a degree that the game swaps the UI when you switch to a gamepad. It switches back again when you use a keyboard and mouse.
While you should be able to connect and use a controller without any issues, you may have to enable support for the device you’re using in the Steam settings.
You may have to do this even if you’ve used that one with other games.

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Controller support varies every game, and you may have to go through some hoops to utilize one. That isn’t the case with Baldur’s Gate 3, since it should function right away if you’ve enabled it in Steam’s controller settings.

How to Enable Controller Support in Steam

I’m not sure if the game needs to be closed for this stage, so I’ll simply close it in case. This is a basic procedure that we will go over step by step:

Click the top left Steam icon in your Steam client.
Click “Settings.”
Click the “Controller” tab to the left of the settings menu.
Toggle on the type of controller you have, either Xbox, PlayStation, Switch Pro, or generic.

This will allow for widespread acceptance. You should be able to use your controller from the main menu after relaunching Baldur’s Gate 3. When using a gamepad, the UI of the game changes totally, even at the main menu. A single button push should take you to the controller UI at any moment, even if you’re in the middle of a campaign.

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So that’s how to enable controller in Baldur’s Gate 3 as I’ll see you in the next guide.