Last Epoch on a Mac with a controller
The Last Epoch 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. GeForce NOW carries the Steam release (checked September 2026), and it also streams from a Windows PC you own. Either one normally passes a controller to the game's own gamepad scheme. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad.
Yes, Last Epoch plays on a Mac with a controller, through GeForce NOW or a stream from a Windows PC. It shipped native gamepad support in 1.0, so that is the way when the stream passes your pad. This layout is the mouse way on a pad: a build is five skills and a potion, and the layout has six buttons for them.
On this page: 9 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Cursor. The left stick moves the cursor at speed 16.
- Click. The right trigger moves and uses the core skill (left click), the left trigger the secondary skill (right click).
- Face buttons. Evade on the bottom (Space), potion on the right (Q), skill 3 on the left (E), skill 4 on the top (R).
- Skill slots. Slots 1 to 4 on the D-pad.
- Panels. Inventory on the left bumper (I), character on the right (C), the map on Back (Tab), menu on Start (Escape).
The core skill on a trigger and four more on the D-pad cover a whole build.
Tune it
- Skills on the face buttons instead. Swap the outputs of the D-pad and face rows if your thumb prefers.
- A slow pointer for the loot filter's leftovers. Duplicate the four left-stick rows, set While also holding to a spare button on the copies, and give them half the speed.
- A buzz on the potion. Turn on Vibrate in the potion row's Options.
Put the skills under whichever thumb is faster for you.
If the game sees the pad
Steam lists full controller support, and GeForce NOW or a PC stream normally passes your pad to it. Use that with this preset off. This layout is for a pad the stream does not see, or for anyone who would rather move a cursor like the mouse game. With both running, every press does two things.
Use the native gamepad mode first, and the cursor layout when you want it.
Last Epoch controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for Last Epoch, 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 Last Epoch.
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 Last Epoch
When Last Epoch 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 Last Epoch, 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 Last Epoch still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Last Epoch 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 Last Epoch 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 Last Epoch 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.
Last Epoch controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Last Epoch'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 trigger | Left click | Move / core skill (left click) |
| Left trigger | Right click | Secondary skill (right click) |
| A / Cross | Space | Evade |
| B / Circle | Q | Potion (Q) |
| X / Square | E | Skill 3 (E) |
| Y / Triangle | R | Skill 4 (R) |
| D-pad up | 1 | Skill slot 1 |
| D-pad left | 2 | Skill slot 2 |
| D-pad right | 3 | Skill slot 3 |
| D-pad down | 4 | Skill slot 4 |
| LB / L1 | I | Inventory (I) |
| RB / R1 | C | Character (C) |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | Map (Tab) |
| 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 Last Epoch run on a Mac?
Last Epoch does not run natively on a Mac. GeForce NOW carries the Steam release, and it also streams from a Windows PC you own. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Does Last Epoch have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support. When a stream passes your pad, use that. This layout is for a pad the stream does not see, or for anyone who would rather move a cursor like the mouse game.
Does Last Epoch have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Last Epoch, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is Last Epoch better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for Last Epoch, 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 Last Epoch on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Last Epoch still ignores it, activate the Last Epoch layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Last Epoch on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Last Epoch 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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