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Steam Controller - Gordon: RetroDECK Hotkeys

What is the Official - Steam Controller: Gordon RetroDECK profile called?

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Simple Radial Menu

The Simple Radial Menu is activated by holding SELECT and by moving the Left Joystick, then by pressing L3 allows you press the selected radial button.

Read more at the:

Standard Controller: Simple Radial Menu to see all the available commands.

Global Hotkeys: Steam Controller Gordon

The hotkey button (HKB):

The global hotkeys are activated by pressing and holding the HKB aka the HotKey Button and pressing the corresponing button togheter for the command you want to do.

For the Steam Controller - Gordon the Hotkey Button is both SELECT and L4, you can press either depending on what you feel is more confortable.

Function Shows what the hotkey does.
Button / Combination Shows the input you need to make to trigger the command.
Command Shows what is being sent to the emulator.
System Support Shows what emulators support the command.
Comment Just extra comments.

Function Button / Combination Command System Support Comment
Pause / Resume HKB + A CTRL + P RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy)
Take Screenshot HKB + B CTRL + X RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy)
Fullscreen Toggle HKB + X CTRL + ENTER Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy)
Open Menu HKB + Y CTRL + M RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy)
Quit Emulator HKB + Start CTRL + Q RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone) Yuzu (Legacy)
Previous State Slot HKB + D-Pad Left CTRL + J RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2
Next State Slot HKB + D-Pad Right CTRL + K RetroArch Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2
Increase Emulation Speed HKB + D-Pad Up CTRL + 1 Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2
Decrease Emulation Speed HKB + D-Pad Down CTRL + 2 Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2
Load State HKB + L1 CTRL + A RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone)
Save State HKB + R1 CTRL + S RetroArch Citra (Legacy) Dolphin/Primehack (Standalone) Duckstation (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone)
Rewind HKB + L2 CTRL + - RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone)
Fast forward HKB + R2 CTRL + + RetroArch Duckstation (Standalone) MelonDS (Standalone) PCSX2 (Standalone)
Simple Radial Menu HKB + Left Joystick Opens the Radial Menu

Additional Hotkeys

Right Touchpad as Temporary Mouse

By holding HKB and moving the Right Touchpad you can use it as a mouse for various systems that uses mouse input.

Function Button / Combination Command Comment
Touchpad as Mouse HKB + Right Touchpad
Right Click HKB + L3 Right Click
Left Click HKB + R3 Left Click

Right Touchpad: Joystick Mode / Mouse Mode Switch

By pressing R4 you can switch the right touchpad between semi-permanent Right Joystick Mode or Mouse Mode.

This function is useful for games that the primary input is a mouse as you don't need to hold either of SELECT or L4.

Example usecases:

  • ScummVM for point and click games.
  • Dolphin for Wiimote movement.
  • Lightgun games.
  • PC-Systems type games.

NOTE: That going into the global hotkeys mode above by pressing SELECT or L4 will switch the Right Touchpad to Joystick Mode again.

Function Button / Combination Command Comment
Touchpad as Mouse / Joystick Switch R4
Left Click - Mouse Mode R3 Left Click

RetroArch

These hotkeys also work for RetroArch and are built in.

Function Button / Combination System Support Comment
Open Menu L3 + R3 RetroArch

Arcade Systems

This hotkey work for RetroArch, MAME, FBNEO and other arcade systems.

Function Button / Combination System Support Comment
Insert Credit HKB RetroArch MAME (Standalone) FBNeo