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Dementium II HD supports controllers natively. Plug in your gamepad before you launch the game, then open Options from the main menu to check or customize the controls. The game’s PC Quick Start Guide, posted in its Steam Community hub, says: “Dementium II HD supports both Controller and Keyboard & Mouse setups.”
Set up a controller, step by step
- Connect the gamepad first. Do this before you start Dementium II HD, so the game sees the device when it starts.
- Launch the game and open Options from the main menu. The Quick Start Guide puts control customization here.
- Open the controls configuration. Check that the controller layout is active, and change any bindings you want.
- Test in a safe spot. Check movement, looking, interacting and firing before you rely on the setup in a fight.
The guide confirms the in-game customization menu. It does not give current Steam client steps for forcing Steam Input on this title, so there is no verified step-by-step for that route.
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Default controller layout
These defaults come from the game’s PC Quick Start Guide and use Xbox-style button names.
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| Action | Default input |
|---|---|
| Move | Left stick |
| Look | Right stick |
| Examine / interact | A |
| Equip or put away flashlight | X |
| Next / previous weapon | Y / B |
| Quick-select weapons | D-pad directions |
| Toggle crouch | Press left stick |
| Run | Hold left bumper |
| Jump | Left trigger |
| Reload | Right bumper |
| Attack / fire | Right trigger |
| Inventory | Back |
| Pause menu | Start |
Which controllers are known to work?
The evidence is thin and dated. A pinned developer thread from January 2014 said the game supported Xbox 360 controllers. It also separated Microsoft-made pads from licensed third-party ones when it asked players to report problems. Treat that as history, not a current compatibility list. No current source confirms which Xbox, PlayStation, Bluetooth or third-party pads work today.
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If you don’t own a gamepad, a wired Xbox 360-compatible controller is the type that thread discussed. That doesn’t guarantee that any particular current model will work.
Native controls or Steam Input?
There are two possible routes:
- The game’s own controller support. This is documented, and its defaults are in the table above. Try it first.
- Steam Input. Valve’s Steamworks documentation describes Steam Input as a general per-app controller mapping system. It does not show a specific Dementium II HD layout. Use it only if your pad isn’t detected or you want to remap beyond what the game allows. Menu labels vary by Steam client version.
To compare them, check three things. Is the controller detected? Do the on-screen prompts match your device? Do you need to remap anything?
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If the controller doesn’t respond
- Check the mapping in Options and make sure the game isn’t set to keyboard and mouse.
- Confirm that the operating system recognizes the controller at all.
- If you use a third-party pad, remember that the 2014 thread flagged these as a source of reports. No fix is guaranteed, whether that’s restarting or swapping hardware.
- Be aware that patch notes from that period (v1.266) mention controller support improvements and an interaction issue under investigation. That is context from the time, not a description of the game’s current state.
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