Valve Steam Controller

The Steam Controller is Valve's wireless game controller, released through Steam on 4 May 2026. It is designed for PC gaming and works with Steam Input, with a charging puck that doubles as the wireless transmitter.

Key features

• Two pressure-sensitive trackpads with haptics
• Magnetic TMR thumbsticks with capacitive touch
• Four assignable grip buttons
• Grip Sense: capacitive gyro enable/disable that can be remapped to another button
• High-definition rumble motors
• Wireless puck that charges the controller magnetically; Bluetooth and USB also supported
• Steam Input support with community configurations for thousands of games

Specifications

• Wireless: 2.4GHz via puck, about 8 ms end-to-end latency, up to four controllers per puck
• Bluetooth: 4.2 minimum, 5.0 or higher recommended
• Battery: 8.39 Wh Li-ion, rated for over 35 hours of gameplay
• Controller size/weight: 111 x 159 x 57 mm, 292 g
• Puck size/weight: 50 x 28 x 9 mm, 16 g
• Sensors: 6-axis IMU