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Steam desktop overlay does not respond to guide button presses

steamclosed overlayGeneral controller / Steam Input
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#10719 · opened 2024-03-31 by Managor · updated 2026-03-12 · 1 comments · github
MManagor 2024-03-31 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version: image
  • Distribution: Arch Linux
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
  • GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Desktop Steam overlay does not respond to controller guide button presses. I'm using a Steam Controller for context. While I don't expect the controller to be able to control the desktop overlay UI, it would be convenient to be able to toggle the overlay so that I can quickly get in and out of the controller configurator without moving my hands off the controller.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Use a controller
  2. Open a game in normal desktop use
  3. Attempt to press the guide button to toggle the overlay

Result:

Nothing happens

Expected:

The overlay should be toggled

MManagor 2026-03-12 github

This is fixed in the current steam version

Nothing extracted yet.