Thursday, December 2

Guild Wars 2 Bindings for the Steam Controller

I decided to finally try out Guild Wars 2, considering it's free, but I'm very much a couch gamer, so I wanted to see if it was possible to play with a Steam Controller. There are a few configurations online, but none of them were quite what I was looking for, so I spent several hours experimenting with creating a customer configuration of my own, and I'm very satisfied with how it's turned out.

Download the Steam Controller Configuration Here

To play Guild Wars 2 with a Steam Controller, follow these steps:

  1. Obtain a Steam Controller
  2. Connect the Steam Controller to your PC with a cable or via Bluetooth
  3. Open Steam
  4. From the menu bar, select Games > Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library > Gw2-64.exe
  5. Download the Steam Controller Configuration Here
    1. Open Steam Client Bootstrapper
    2. The Steam Controller Configurator Dialog will open
    3. Click Apply Configuration
  6. Launch Guild Wars 2 from your Steam Library
  7. The game should automatically detect that you're using a Steam Controller, and the binding should automatically be active.
  8. Note: If you make changes to the configuration, when you return to the game, they won't be active right away. Press the Steam button to open the overlay, then press it again to close the overlay, and your changes should be working then.
Guild Wars 2 Steam Controller


Here are the controller bindings:

  • Start: Open Map
  • Select: Open Hero Panel
  • Analog Stick: Move
  • Analog Stick - Click: F/Use
  • Right Track Pad: Move Mouse Pointer
  • Right Track Pad - Click: Left Mouse Click
  • Left Track Pad: Function Keys (Switch Style)
  • Left Track Pad - Outer Ring: Auto-Run
  • Face Buttons: Skill Bar (1-4)
  • Left Shoulder Button: Left Mouse Click
  • Right Shoulder Button: Right Mouse Click
  • Left Trigger: Dodge Roll
  • Right Trigger: Jump
  • Left Paddle: Skill Bar 5
  • Right Paddle: Switch to Hotkeys 2 (Skill Bar 6-10)
    • While in Hotkey 2, the paddle functions are reversed.
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