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Controller setup

Play every game and the whole site with a gamepad. PS5, PS4, Xbox and Switch Pro controllers usually work as soon as you press a button. Older or unusual controllers (PS3, GameCube adapter, Joy-Cons, generic pads) can be taught below in about a minute.

Connected controllers

No controller detected yet. Connect one, then press any button on it.

Options

Xbox and Nintendo label their face buttons in opposite positions. This option makes A (right button) confirm on Nintendo pads, like Switch games do.

Calibrating fixes a cursor that drifts when you are not touching the stick. Rumble buzzes on correct answers, bumps and boosts if your controller supports it.

How to connect

🎮 PS5 DualSense
  1. Wired: plug a USB-C data cable from the controller to your device.
  2. Bluetooth: turn the controller off, then hold PS + Create until the light bar flashes.
  3. Open Bluetooth settings, pick DualSense Wireless Controller and click Connect, then press any button here.
🎮 PS4 DualShock 4
  1. Wired: micro-USB cable.
  2. Bluetooth: hold PS + Share until the light bar flashes, then connect Wireless Controller in Bluetooth settings.
🎮 Xbox controller
  1. Wired: USB cable (Xbox One / Series).
  2. Bluetooth: hold the round pairing button on top until the Xbox logo flashes fast, then connect Xbox Wireless Controller.
  3. Older Xbox 360 wireless pads need Microsoft's USB receiver.
🎮 Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and Joy-Cons
  1. Hold the small sync button (top edge of the Pro Controller, or the rail of a Joy-Con) until the lights sweep.
  2. Connect it in Bluetooth settings. Joy-Cons connect one at a time; use Map this controller below for each one if the buttons feel wrong.
  3. If your browser shows the two Joy-Cons as separate controllers, hold one sideways: its stick moves the cursor and its buttons work after mapping.
🎮 PS3 controller (DualShock 3 / Sixaxis)
  1. Use a USB cable; Bluetooth pairing for PS3 pads is unreliable on current Macs and Windows.
  2. Press the PS button once, then run Map this controller below. PS3 pads often report buttons in an unusual order, so mapping is the quickest fix.
🎮 GameCube controller (with a USB adapter)
  1. Plug the Nintendo / Mayflash GameCube adapter into USB (set a Mayflash adapter to PC mode) and the controller into port 1.
  2. Press a button, then run Map this controller. The GameCube triggers are analog and are learned by pressing them. Calibrate the sticks if the cursor drifts.
🎮 8BitDo, Logitech and generic controllers
  1. Switch it to X-input or Switch mode if it has a mode switch, connect it, press a button here.
  2. If anything is off, Map this controller fixes it.
📱 Phones and tablets
  1. iPhone and iPad (Safari) and Android (Chrome) accept Xbox, PS4, PS5 and Switch Pro controllers over Bluetooth. Pair in system Bluetooth settings, then open the page.
  2. Games also work with the on-screen touch controls.
🔘 Bluetooth remotes, clickers and keyboards