Hunt: Showdown 1896 on a Mac with a controller
The Hunt: Showdown 1896 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: Steam lists it for Windows only. GeForce NOW carries it (the Steam version), and a Windows PC you own can stream it too; either normally passes a controller to the game's own scheme. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad.
Yes, Hunt: Showdown 1896 plays on a Mac with a controller, through GeForce NOW or a stream from a Windows PC. Either one normally passes your pad to the game, and this layout is for the times it does not. Hunt is about listening and one shot, so Dark Sight sits on a bumper: it is the button you press before every decision.
On this page: 9 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and look. The left stick walks on W, A, S and D. The right stick moves the mouse at speed 16 across and 13 up and down.
- Shoot. The right trigger fires and the left trigger aims. Reload on the left face button (R).
- Move. Jump on the bottom button (Space), crouch on the right (C), sprint on the left stick click (Shift).
- Loot and interact. Loot on the top face button (F). Interact on the right stick click (E), so a door and a corpse are different buttons.
- Tools. Throw a tool on the left bumper (G), Dark Sight on the right (V).
- Loadout and menus. Weapon 1 and 2 on D-pad up and down, the tool on left (3), the consumable on right (4). Tools and consumables on Back (Tab), menu on Start (Escape).
Long guns forgive a stream, but the shotgun does not.
Tune it
- Slower aim. Duplicate the four right-stick rows, set While also holding to the left trigger on the copies, and lower their speed. At range, a slow and steady aim wins the fight.
- Voice chat. Put push to talk on a chord row, so it never opens by accident.
A slower aim while the left trigger is held is the change that matters most.
If the game sees the pad
Steam lists full controller support, and GeForce NOW passes a controller to it, so try that first with the preset off. Press Activate only if the stream ignores the pad, or if you want the keyboard game on buttons of your choosing. With both running, every press does two things.
Use the game's own pad support when it works, and keep this layout as the fallback.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for Hunt: Showdown 1896, so the game was made to be played on a controller, menus included. A keyboard and mouse work as well, and the choice is yours. On a Mac, use the game's own controller support first when it sees your pad; this layout is for a pad it does not see, or for buttons it will not let you move. Full support listed means the controller is a first-class way to play Hunt: Showdown 1896.
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 Hunt: Showdown 1896
When Hunt: Showdown 1896 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 Hunt: Showdown 1896, 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 Hunt: Showdown 1896 still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Hunt: Showdown 1896 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 Hunt: Showdown 1896 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 Hunt: Showdown 1896 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.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Hunt: Showdown 1896'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 | A | Move left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Move right (D) |
| Left stick up | W | Move forward (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Move back (S) |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 16) | Look right |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 16) | Look left |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 13) | Look down |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 13) | Look up |
| Right trigger | Left click | Fire |
| Left trigger | Right click | Aim |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump |
| B / Circle | C | Crouch (C) |
| X / Square | R | Reload (R) |
| Y / Triangle | F | Loot / use (F) |
| LB / L1 | G | Throw tool (G) |
| RB / R1 | V | Dark Sight (V) |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | Tools / consumables (Tab) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Menu (Esc) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift (Left) | Sprint (Shift) |
| R3 (right stick click) | E | Interact (E) |
| D-pad up | 1 | Weapon 1 |
| D-pad down | 2 | Weapon 2 |
| D-pad left | 3 | Tool (3) |
| D-pad right | 4 | Consumable (4) |
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 Hunt: Showdown run on a Mac?
Hunt: Showdown does not run natively on a Mac. GeForce NOW carries it, and a Windows PC you own can stream it. Either usually passes a controller through. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Can you play Hunt: Showdown on a Mac with CrossOver?
I would not count on it. Hunt is an online shooter with anti-cheat, and anti-cheat games often refuse to run under CrossOver or Wine, so check CodeWeavers' compatibility database for the current rating before you buy. GeForce NOW is the dependable way on a Mac. For Windows games that do run in CrossOver, this page covers controllers there.
Does Hunt: Showdown support controllers?
Yes, on PC Steam lists full controller support, and GeForce NOW passes a controller to it. This layout is for the times the stream does not see your pad, or when you want the keyboard game on buttons of your choosing.
Does Hunt: Showdown 1896 have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Hunt: Showdown 1896, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for Hunt: Showdown 1896, so it was made to be played on a controller, and a keyboard and mouse work as well.
Why is my controller not working in Hunt: Showdown 1896 on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Hunt: Showdown 1896 still ignores it, activate the Hunt: Showdown 1896 layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Hunt: Showdown 1896 on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Hunt: Showdown 1896 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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