Metaphor: ReFantazio on a Mac with a controller
The Metaphor: ReFantazio 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, and it is not in GeForce NOW's or Xbox Cloud Gaming's library (checked September 2026). It streams to a Mac from a Windows PC you own. The stream normally passes a controller to the game's native scheme. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad.
Yes, Metaphor: ReFantazio plays on a Mac with a controller, streamed from a Windows PC you own. It is turn-based, so a stream's latency never costs you a fight. This layout is for a stream that misses your pad, and it is a JRPG layout: confirm and cancel on the face buttons, run on a bumper, menus on the D-pad.
On this page: 8 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move. The left stick walks on W, A, S and D.
- Camera. The right stick turns the camera with keys: J and L for left and right, I and K for up and down. Zoom out on the left stick click (X), in on the right (Z).
- Face buttons. Confirm on the bottom (E), cancel on the right (C), analyze on the left (Ctrl), reset camera on the top (R).
- Shoulders. Run on the right bumper (Shift), page left on the left (Q).
- Menus. The D-pad moves through menus with the arrow keys. Menu on Start (Tab), map on Back (M).
Confirm and cancel sit where a JRPG player expects them.
Tune it
- Fast forward. Neither stick click is free, so give the fast forward key a chord row for the long dungeons.
- Squad actions. Put them on chord rows too, held with a spare button.
A chord gives the long-dungeon keys room without moving the camera zoom.
If the game sees the pad
The game has full controller support, and a pad is the comfortable way for long sessions. Use the game's own scheme when your pad comes through, with this preset off, and this layout when it does not.
Metaphor is a long game, so settle on one input path before the first dungeon.
If your controller is not working in Metaphor: ReFantazio
When Metaphor: ReFantazio 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 Metaphor: ReFantazio, 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 Metaphor: ReFantazio still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Metaphor: ReFantazio 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 Metaphor: ReFantazio 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 Metaphor: ReFantazio 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.
Metaphor: ReFantazio controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Metaphor: ReFantazio'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 up | W | Move forward (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Move backward (S) |
| Left stick left | A | Move left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Move right (D) |
| Right stick right | L | Turn camera right (L) |
| Right stick left | J | Turn camera left (J) |
| Right stick up | I | Turn camera up (I) |
| Right stick down | K | Turn camera down (K) |
| A / Cross | E | Confirm / select (E) |
| B / Circle | C | Cancel / back (C) |
| X / Square | Ctrl (Left) | Analyze or special view (Ctrl) |
| Y / Triangle | R | Reset camera (R) |
| RB / R1 | Shift (Left) | Dash / run (Shift) |
| LB / L1 | Q | Page left / cycle (Q) |
| Start / Options | Tab | Open menu (Tab) |
| Back / Share / Select | M | Map (M) |
| L3 (left stick click) | X | Zoom camera out (X) |
| R3 (right stick click) | Z | Zoom camera in (Z) |
| D-pad up | Up | Menu up (Up arrow) |
| D-pad down | Down | Menu down (Down arrow) |
| D-pad left | Left | Menu left (Left arrow) |
| D-pad right | Right | Menu right (Right arrow) |
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 Metaphor: ReFantazio run on a Mac?
Metaphor: ReFantazio does not run natively on a Mac, and it is not in GeForce NOW's or Xbox Cloud Gaming's library. It streams from a Windows PC you own, and this layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Is Metaphor: ReFantazio better with a controller or keyboard?
Either works, because the battles are turn-based and nothing is timed to the frame. The game has full controller support, and a pad is the comfortable way for long sessions. On a Mac over a stream, use the game's own scheme when your pad comes through, and this layout when it does not.
Why is my controller not working in Metaphor: ReFantazio on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Metaphor: ReFantazio still ignores it, activate the Metaphor: ReFantazio layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Metaphor: ReFantazio on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Metaphor: ReFantazio 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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Completely free. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon. Open source on GitHub.
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