Age of Mythology: Retold on a Mac with a controller
The Age of Mythology Retold layout is built into InputConfig, free on the Mac App Store. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon.
On a Mac: No Mac version. It streams to a Mac through Xbox Cloud Gaming or a Windows PC you own. The stream normally passes a controller to the game's native scheme, which Retold has. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad.
Yes, Age of Mythology: Retold plays on a Mac with a controller, through Xbox Cloud Gaming or a stream from a Windows PC. Retold shipped with a real controller scheme, so use that when the stream passes your pad. This layout is the fallback, and it is the RTS layout: the pointer on the left stick, the camera on the right, select and command on the triggers.
On this page: 9 sections
- The layout, control by control
- How the layout thinks
- Tune it
- If the game sees the pad
- Age of Mythology Retold controller support: controller or keyboard
- If your controller is not working in Age of Mythology Retold
- Get it in two clicks
- Age of Mythology Retold controls: every button and the key it sends
- Questions
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Pointer. The left stick moves the pointer at speed 16.
- Camera. The right stick pans with the arrow keys.
- Select and command. The right trigger selects (left click), the left trigger moves and attacks (right click).
- Groups and build. Control groups 1, 2 and 3 on the bottom, right and left face buttons. The build menu on the top (B).
- Zoom and menu. The left bumper zooms out and the right zooms in, with the mouse wheel. Menu on Start (Escape).
Select on one trigger and command on the other, the way a mouse would.
Tune it
- God powers. The D-pad is empty. Put their keys there.
- More groups. Add 4 to 6 as chord rows on the face buttons.
- A slow pointer for the villager you are trying to click. Duplicate the four left-stick rows, set While also holding to a spare button on the copies, and give them half the speed.
The empty D-pad is the obvious home for god powers.
If the game sees the pad
Steam lists partial controller support for the PC game, and the Xbox version, which Xbox Cloud Gaming streams, is built for a pad. When your stream passes the controller, use that with this preset off. With both running, every press does two things.
In the cloud, the game's own pad scheme comes first.
Age of Mythology Retold controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists partial controller support for Age of Mythology Retold: it plays on a controller, but some parts, such as a launcher, text entry or a menu, still expect a keyboard or a mouse. This layout sends keys and mouse movement from the pad, which can cover the parts the game's own support leaves out. With partial support, a layout fills the gaps the game leaves.
From Steam's listing, checked in October 2026. Every game's listing is in Mac games with controller support.
If your controller is not working in Age of Mythology Retold
When Age of Mythology Retold does not react to your controller on a Mac, climb this ladder, smallest step first:
- Check that the Mac sees the controller. Open the gamepad tester and press a button. If nothing lights up there, the problem is the connection, and a controller that is connected but not working covers that first.
- Press a button after the stream has started. A stream only picks up a controller that is paired with the Mac, and a browser shows a controller to a page only after a button press. Start Age of Mythology Retold, then press any button. Streaming from your own PC has its own checks, in how to stream PC games to a Mac with a controller.
- Play it from keys. If Age of Mythology Retold still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Age of Mythology Retold already reads. Turn the game's own controller option off while it runs, or a press can arrive twice. The layout works whether or not Age of Mythology Retold ever sees the controller.
Get it in two clicks
- Get InputConfig free on the Mac App Store, open it, and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Age of Mythology Retold and pick it. The layout is created as a preset in your sidebar, named and ready.
- Press Activate. Every row can be changed afterwards: the editor's Scan button rebinds any control the moment you touch it.
To check the controller itself first, the gamepad tester shows every button and stick live in your browser.
Age of Mythology Retold controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Age of Mythology Retold's default keyboard and mouse controls, as this layout expects them. If you changed a key in the game's settings, change the same row in InputConfig.
| Controller | Sends | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 16) | Cursor left |
| Left stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 16) | Cursor right |
| Left stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 16) | Cursor up |
| Left stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 16) | Cursor down |
| Right stick left | Left | Pan left |
| Right stick right | Right | Pan right |
| Right stick up | Up | Pan up |
| Right stick down | Down | Pan down |
| Right trigger | Left click | Select (left click) |
| Left trigger | Right click | Move / attack (right click) |
| A / Cross | 1 | Control group 1 |
| B / Circle | 2 | Control group 2 |
| X / Square | 3 | Control group 3 |
| Y / Triangle | B | Build menu (B) |
| LB / L1 | Scroll down | Zoom out |
| RB / R1 | Scroll up | Zoom in |
| Start / Options | Escape | Menu (Esc) |
Button names follow the Xbox / PlayStation pair shown in the editor, so A / Cross is the bottom face button on either pad. On a Switch Pro Controller the bottom button is labeled B; the mapping still fires on position.
Questions
Does Age of Mythology: Retold run on a Mac?
Age of Mythology: Retold does not run natively on a Mac. Xbox Cloud Gaming or a PC stream carries it, and either usually passes a controller through. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Does Age of Mythology: Retold have controller support?
Partly on PC: Steam lists partial controller support. The Xbox version, which Xbox Cloud Gaming streams, is built for a pad. When your stream passes the controller, use that. This layout is for a stream that does not see it.
Does Age of Mythology Retold have controller support?
Partly. Steam lists partial controller support for Age of Mythology Retold: it plays on a controller, but some screens still expect a keyboard or mouse.
Is Age of Mythology Retold better with a controller or a keyboard?
A controller works for most of it. Steam lists partial controller support for Age of Mythology Retold, so some screens still expect a keyboard or a mouse, and a layout like this one can put those on the pad.
Why is my controller not working in Age of Mythology Retold on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Age of Mythology Retold still ignores it, activate the Age of Mythology Retold layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Age of Mythology Retold on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Age of Mythology Retold runs on the other end, on a cloud service or your own PC, so the Mac only plays the video and sends your input. An M1 MacBook Air streams it like any other Mac.
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