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MuthaBuffer 18 Dec, 2014 @ 10:23am
Non controller games fully compatible in Alienware Alpha UI
I'm going to be testing and creating a list of games in Steam, that while not listed as controller games in big picture mode, are fully usable using the Alpha UI and the accompanying 360 controller.

i.e. you don't need a keyboard and mouse to play/install these games even if Steam says you do!

Where a game does need a keyboard and mouse to set-up but is fully 360 controller compatible post that setup, I will indicate so.

Any suggestions in the comments below and once tested I'll update the list.

(Obviously a little light at the moment!)


FULL Xbox 360 Support:
(Fully 360 enabled in both launch menu and in game)

Delve Deeper (Except exiting game?)

Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Nothing, seems fully 360 enabled.

Toki Tori

Trine: Enchanted Edition - Some menus require mouse but are not required to play.


Partially Controller Supported Games:
(That work in Alpha UI with at most the Virtual Mouse to navigate Menus, but just a 360 Controller can still be used)

And Yet It Moves - Mouse menu.

Aliens vs. Predator - Mouse Setup. Mouse Launcher. Mouse Menu on First Play.

Batman: Arkham Asylum - Mouse Setup. Mouse Launcher.

Bioshock - Mouse Setup. Mouse Menu on First Play.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (Controller Launcher: Choosing 'Configuration' or 'View Support Information' will lose controller.)

Crysis - Mouse 'PunkBuster service' on first-time setup. GameSpy.

Dead Island

Dead Island: Riptide

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition

Dynamite Jack

Fallout New Vegas - Virtual Mouse needed to interact with launch menu, not needed in game.

Hitman Absolution - Virtual Mouse needed to interact with launch menu, not needed in game.

Hotline Miami - Virtual Mouse needed to interact with launch menu, not needed in game. As an additional extra you can tick the Alienware FX box to have your Alpha pulsate to the music! (Warning - enabling the FX option seems to require a console restart to reset) )

Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 (ONLY X360 works)

Rayman Raving Rabbids

Team Fortress 2 - Mouse Menu. Mouse Dialogs. FULL controller (non-specific) support.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - (needs KB/M to input character name but otherwise virtual mouse suffices for initial startup, rest of game supports controller)

XCOM Enemy Unknown/Enemy Within - Virtual Mouse needed to interact with launch menu and to set 360 controller as control method in game menu.


Point and Click games that work in Aplha UI:
(with at most the Virtual Mouse on the 360 controller in Alpha UI)

Battle Chess

Bloons TD5

Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
Last edited by slyfuldragon; 16 Apr, 2015 @ 12:00pm
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MuthaBuffer 18 Dec, 2014 @ 11:41am 
Originally posted by NeptNutz:
[Perhaps qualify this to the X360 controller, lest Logitech, Saitek, and MadCatz fans get irate.]

Good point! Updated.
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slyfuldragon 18 Dec, 2014 @ 12:01pm 
From the top of my head:

Partially Controller Supported Games (That work in Alpha UI w/ at most the Virtual Mouse to navigate Menus but a controller can still be used):
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (needs KB/M to input character name but otherwise virtual mouse suffices for initial startup, rest of game supports controller)
Dead Island
Dead Island: Riptide
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Point and Click games that work in Aplha UI (with at most the Virtual Mouse):
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
Battle Chess
Bloons TD5


(I'll add more to this list/thread as I continue to test out other games that and not Full Controller Support but can still be played in Alpha UI/Console Mode (with at most the Virtual Mouse).
Last edited by slyfuldragon; 16 Apr, 2015 @ 11:58am
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MuthaBuffer 18 Dec, 2014 @ 12:02pm 
Originally posted by slyfuldragon:
From the top of my head:

Partially Controller Supported Games (That work in Alpha UI w/ at most the Virtual Mouse to navigate Menus but a controller can still be used):
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Dead Island
Dead Island: Riptide
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Point and Click games that work in Aplha UI (with at most the Virtual Mouse):
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition
Battle Chess
Bloons TD5


(I'll add more to this list/thread as I continue to test out other games that and not Full Controller Support but can still be played in Alpha UI/Console Mode (with at most the Virtual Mouse).

Really apprecaite it dude!
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slyfuldragon 18 Dec, 2014 @ 12:05pm 
No problem, I'll update that post (or just provide updates in the thread in generall) as I test out more non-full controller supported games
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MuthaBuffer 18 Dec, 2014 @ 12:08pm 
Originally posted by slyfuldragon:
No problem, I'll update that post (or just provide updates in the thread in generall) as I test out more non-full controller supported games

Cool, I'll be doing the same, any additional description to the process (ie. you just need to accept an agreement on first install) I'll add as well if you could let me know.
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slyfuldragon 18 Dec, 2014 @ 12:09pm 
Sounds good, will do.
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NeptNutz 19 Dec, 2014 @ 5:36am 
There are SO many games like this!

I just took a look at my library and noticed "non-controller" titles like Batman:AA and Bioshock, which are TOTALLY controller-capable games!

It's those damn launchers!

That virtual mouse cannot be underestimated in these situations.
Last edited by NeptNutz; 19 Dec, 2014 @ 5:39am
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MuthaBuffer 19 Dec, 2014 @ 5:46am 
Originally posted by NeptNutz:
There are SO many games like this!

I just took a look at my library and noticed "non-controller" titles like Batman:AA and Bioshock, which are TOTALLY controller-capable games!

It's those damn launchers!

That virtual mouse cannot be underestimated in these situations.

Yep! Slowly working my way through, Batman AA and AC are next on my test list.
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MuthaBuffer 19 Dec, 2014 @ 6:07am 
Originally posted by NeptNutz:
X360 Controller Supported (from memory)

Aliens vs. Predator
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Bioshock
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 (ONLY X360 works in my experience)
LOTR: War in the North (Why is this not listed as full controller?)
Rayman Raving Rabbids (Don't laugh!)
Team Fortress 2 (a little rough . . . and perhaps pointless)
Toki Tori (Another that should be on the FULL list! Incredible support!)

Cheers really apprecaite it, I'll add them, if you have time can you give a bit more detail on what's needed to get them to work? I appreciate everyone pitching in like this!
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NeptNutz 19 Dec, 2014 @ 10:45am 
Xbox 360 Controller Support

Confirmed from Windows 7 (Big Picture Mode)
  • And Yet It Moves (Mouse menu. Controller (non-specific) configurable in game.)
  • Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (Controller Launcher: Choosing 'Configuration' or 'View Support Information' will lose controller; FULL SUPPORT In-Game.)
  • Delve Deeper (FULL SUPPORT - except exiting game?)
  • Dynamite Jack (Controller (non-specific) configurable in game.)
  • Max and the Magic Marker (Mouse Launcher. LIMITED controller (non-specific) configurable in launcher.)
  • Splice (Mouse Launcher. LIMITED controller (non-specific) configurable in launcher.)
  • Toki Tori (FULL SUPPORT)

Confirmed from Windows XP (Big Picture Mode NOT SUPPORTED)
  • Aliens vs. Predator (Mouse Setup. Mouse Launcher. Mouse Menu on First Play. FULL SUPPORT In-Game.)
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum (Mouse Setup. Mouse Launcher. FULL SUPPORT In-Game.)
  • Bioshock (Mouse Setup. Mouse Menu on First Play. FULL SUPPORT In-Game.)
  • Crysis (Mouse 'PunkBuster service' on first-time setup. FULL controller (non-specific) support. Can't exit to Main Menu, but can quit from Main Menu.)
  • LOTR: War in the North ([previousy installed]. FULL SUPPORT In-Game.)

Confirmed from SteamOS
  • Left 4 Dead 2 (KB+M Warning. FULL controller (non-specific) support.)*
  • Team Fortress 2 (KB+M Warning. Mouse Menu. Mouse Dialogs. FULL controller (non-specific) support.)*

*Valve Games and Source Engine Mods - Most Source games work well with the Xbox 360 controller. Portal 2, for example, has FULL SUPPORT straight out of the box. Left 4 Dead 2 has FULL controller (non-specific) support. It's when you get to the Options tab sheet in Source games that things get confusing: some games/mods show controller bindings, some don't; some games recognize the D-pad, others don't; etc.
Last edited by NeptNutz; 19 Dec, 2014 @ 6:00pm
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NeptNutz 19 Dec, 2014 @ 5:36pm 
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[above post - re-sorted]

Xbox 360 Controller Support (RE-SORTED)

FULL Xbox 360 SUPPORT
  • Delve Deeper (Except exiting game?)
  • Toki Tori

FULL Xbox 360 SUPPORT In-Game
  • Aliens vs. Predator (Mouse Setup. Mouse Launcher. Mouse Menu on First Play.)
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum (Mouse Setup. Mouse Launcher.)
  • Bioshock (Mouse Setup. Mouse Menu on First Play.)
  • Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (Controller Launcher: Choosing 'Configuration' or 'View Support Information' will lose controller.)
  • Lord of the Rings: War in the North ([previousy installed])

FULL controller (non-specific) support In-Game
  • And Yet It Moves (Mouse menu.)
  • Crysis (Mouse 'PunkBuster service' on first-time setup. GameSpy.)
  • Dynamite Jack
  • Left 4 Dead 2 (KB+M Warning.)*
  • Team Fortress 2 (KB+M Warning. Mouse Menu. Mouse Dialogs.)*

LIMITED controller (non-specific) configurable
  • Max and the Magic Marker (Mouse Launcher. Configurable in launcher.)
  • Splice (Mouse Launcher. Configurable in launcher.)


*Valve Games and Source Engine Mods - Most Source games work well with the Xbox 360 controller. Portal 2, for example, has FULL SUPPORT straight out of the box. Left 4 Dead 2 has FULL controller (non-specific) support. It's when you get to the Options tab sheet in Source games that things get confusing: some games/mods show controller bindings, some don't; some games recognize the D-pad, others don't; etc.
Last edited by NeptNutz; 20 Dec, 2014 @ 12:34pm
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MuthaBuffer 20 Dec, 2014 @ 11:38am 
Finally got round to updating list, thanks.
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MuthaBuffer 22 Dec, 2014 @ 3:57pm 
As an aside when I reinstalled my Alpha I had to update Steam. Old Steam before the change 167 "Controller Friendly" games, after update, 88 Controller Games. I just don't understand why they did this?
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NeptNutz 22 Dec, 2014 @ 8:06pm 
Originally posted by MuthaBuffer:
As an aside when I reinstalled my Alpha I had to update Steam. Old Steam before the change 167 "Controller Friendly" games, after update, 88 Controller Games. I just don't understand why they did this?

While it's disappointing that not as many games are being shown which are - eventually - controller capable, this is a good policy from Valve. Some fundamental rules of sales are that if you don't want to piss people off you do not: 1) make people pay for features they don't want or 2) make people pay for features they DO want but don't do what they thought they were paying for.

While the less adventurous may never find the 'other' games in this thread, all the better that they go into a purchase with eyes wide open and, hopefully, are delighted to find more than they expected.

Under sell. Over deliver.
Last edited by NeptNutz; 22 Dec, 2014 @ 8:13pm
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MuthaBuffer 23 Dec, 2014 @ 3:26am 
Originally posted by NeptNutz:
Originally posted by MuthaBuffer:
As an aside when I reinstalled my Alpha I had to update Steam. Old Steam before the change 167 "Controller Friendly" games, after update, 88 Controller Games. I just don't understand why they did this?

While it's disappointing that not as many games are being shown which are - eventually - controller capable, this is a good policy from Valve. Some fundamental rules of sales are that if you don't want to piss people off you do not: 1) make people pay for features they don't want or 2) make people pay for features they DO want but don't do what they thought they were paying for.

While the less adventurous may never find the 'other' games in this thread, all the better that they go into a purchase with eyes wide open and, hopefully, are delighted to find more than they expected.

Under sell. Over deliver.

Sorry let me rephrase, I understand why they did this, but why not have another "controller friendly" or similar tag for all the games that just need a little tweaking to play with a controller, rather than just giving us the option of fully compliant games or hunting through our entire library to work out which ones can actually be played with a controller?
Last edited by MuthaBuffer; 23 Dec, 2014 @ 3:26am
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