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Steam input not working with non steam games (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 weeks ago by josephsh5@lemm.ee to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] josephsh5@lemm.ee -3 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] theRealBassist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I would try using Lutris over Heroic, but that's just me.

[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

I just wish Lutris has gamepad support in the UI.

[–] TGhost@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i got this with fallout4 on steam, but didnt searched solutions,

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