Howtogeek posted How to Remap Buttons on Your Steam Controller
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Valves Steam Controller isnt just designed for new games. Unlike other controllers, its designed to be backwards-compatible with as many games as possible even ones designed for keyboard and mouse controls. To make the controller work with a game, you may need to tweak is controller profile.How to Remap Buttons on Your Steam Controller @ Howtogeek