Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2is one of our favorite releases of 2024, and it’s an absolute improvement over the original in every possible way. It’s a stunning game on PC and has native support for a variety of controllers. If you may’t get your controllers, whether Xbox or PlayStation, to work properly in Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, here is how you can easily fix that.
Fixing Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 Controller Issues
To fix any controller issues in Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, you need to disable Steam Input, which will allow the game to use its native profiles set up for Xbox and PlayStation controllers.
After you’re done, launch Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, and the game will display proper button prompts for both Xbox and PlayStation controllers. Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 also supports adaptive triggers if you’re playing with a DualSense.

ensure you update your DualSense controllers in Windows using the newPlayStation Accessoriesutility recently launched by PlayStation. After disabling Steam Input, you don’t need to use a wired connection to use PlayStation controllers, either.
Check Detected Controllers
If you still can’t get your controllers to work, make sure Steam is actually detecting the ones you have plugged in. To check detected controllers in the Steam client, simply selectSteam>Settings>Controller:
To familiarize yourself with your kit, ensure to check out thecomplete weapons list, and learn somebeginner tipsto make your journey easier through the early hours.

Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
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