Hori - Wireless HORIPAD for Steam (Midnight - Black

This is a good conteoller just doesn't have vibration or haptic feedback

Awesome PC controller, particularly with Steam. Feels great.

First of all. Love the idea of letting third parties take a crack at a steam controller. This controller was ok. Battery life seemed short. It's pretty limited in what it can hook up to (which is the point, I guess). But it was super nice to have the actual steam deck buttons. I play on a desktop that runs steamos (bazzite) and I couldn't figure out how to open the menu on the right. This does. Analogue sticks were nice and smooth. The triggers let you switch between a fast actuation and a curve (for racing games I guess?), but in both modes it feels like it fires right away. dpad is uninspired. This isn't a criticism but maybe a preference, this controller feels super light and I didn't like that. The special thing about this controller is the gyro. I used that in a limited amount and it worked pretty well. The kicker for me is it stopped working after a week. Simply wouldn't power on. Also, if you try to update the firmware (which you should because of some sleep wake up bug), the exe that installs the firmware if flagged by everything as a virus. I'm sure it isn't but that doesn't inspire confidence. So I returned it and won't be picking up another one.

[Employee of bestbuy] Got this for the steamdeck, it's an amazing controller, my only complaints are it's a bit small and light, but if that's okay with you it's an amazing, satisfying to use, and smooth controller

Very passionate gamer here who has been gaming for 20+ years with many different controllers. This is a very lightweight controller compared to Playstation/xbox. The analogs in my opinion are a huge improvement from competitors. Very smooth and responsive with the ability to customize them if you want them more or less responsive. Also very good connectivity, holding down buttons or repeatedly tapping isnt an issue. Its a good solid connection. It is very steam friendly by default. I've had no issues whatsoever. Everything about the controller gets a thumbs up except for 1 complaint. Its not the best idea to put the bluetooth botton right above the analog, I find myself hitting it constantly by mistake when I go to hit start or select buttons. Luckily however you have to hold the bluetooth button down to disconnect so it doesnt disconnect, its more of a annoyance when for instance trying to pull up the map and equipment menu in witcher 3 and hitting bluetooth button because your into the game and not paying attention to the controller. Its an 8/10 for me. I will be purchasing more hori controllers when more colors come out here.