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Soulmask player hunting a turkey.
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Does Soulmask have controller support?

An incomplete experience.

Soulmask has not been out long, but the latest crafting survival game is already carving out its own niche and growing a player base. But those numbers likely don’t feature a lot of players playing on controller.

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Controller support is very crucial for games on Steam these days, especially since the release of the Steam Deck. Open-world crafting games like Soulmask now have to provide full controller support just to ensure they don’t miss out on a crucial portion of the gaming audience.

Does Soulmask have controller support?

You can technically use a controller while Soulmask, but the game does not have full controller support and it’s not exactly a controller-friendly experience.

Incomplete base in Soulmask.
Like this base, controller support is incomplete. Screenshot by Dot Esports

The biggest drawback of using a controller in Soulmask is that you cannot access any menus other than the main menu. This means you cannot open the mask node menu, your inventory, or your clan menu without using the keyboard. You can open crafting stations or bonfires by interacting with them, but you cannot transfer any items or craft recipes with a controller.

When it comes to movement or combat, though, you can essentially perform any action with a controller.

Soulmask controls for controller

Here are the basic controls for Soulmask using an Xbox controller:

Xbox button inputAction
Left-stickMove
Left-stick clickCrouch
Right-stick Aim
Left bumperBlock with weapon or shield
Right bumperAttack
Right triggerThrow/Shoot/Special attack
Y buttonLife Perception (scan for life nearby)
B buttonRoll
A buttonJump
X buttonInteract
Left and right on D-padSwitch between 1-5 on quickbar
View buttonMain menu

Unfortunately for players, without controller support, there is no way to remap these buttons or apply additional actions to buttons that are unused, like left trigger, up and down on the D-pad, or even the start button.

While full controller support could come in the future, Soulmask players are best suited using mouse and keyboard for the time being, unless they want to go find a separate third-party program that helps provide controller support.


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Scott Robertson
VALORANT lead staff writer, also covering CS:GO, FPS games, other titles, and the wider esports industry. Watching and writing esports since 2014. Previously wrote for Dexerto, Upcomer, Splyce, and somehow MySpace. Jack of all games, master of none.