Sekiro on a Mac with a controller
The Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 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 build. It runs on Apple silicon through CrossOver or the Game Porting Toolkit, or as a stream from a cloud service that carries it, and in a wrapper the controller is often not seen.
Yes, you can play Sekiro on a Mac with a controller, through a wrapper or a stream. The game is a rhythm of attack and deflect on two buttons, and here those two buttons are the triggers, where a real pad puts them, so the keyboard Sekiro from a controller feels close to the real thing. It exists because the wrappers that run the game on a Mac often do not show it the pad.
On this page: 8 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and look. The left stick moves and the right stick turns the camera. Sprint is the left stick click.
- Fight. Attack is the right trigger and deflect or guard the left. The prosthetic tool (Left Ctrl) is the right bumper, the grappling hook (F) the left, and lock-on the right stick click.
- Dodge and use. Jump is the bottom face button, step dodge (Left Shift) the right, use item (R) the left, and interact (E) the top.
- Items and tools. D-pad left and right cycle items (X and C), up switches the prosthetic (Z), and down uses the item. Create also switches the prosthetic, and Escape is on Options.
Attack and deflect sit on the two triggers, so the rhythm of the game survives.
Tune it
- Mikiri counter. It is forward plus dodge. There is nothing to change: push the stick and press.
- Deflect timing. A deflect is a tap, not a hold. Leave the guard row on Fires while held. Toggles on and off would ruin it.
- Combat arts. They are attack and guard together. On a PlayStation pad, a macro on the touchpad press can press both mouse buttons at once.
- Camera speed. Sekiro's camera is fast. Lower the camera rows' Speed from 20 and 14 to about 12 and 9.
Leave the guard row exactly as it is, because the deflect lives on its timing.
If the wrapper passes your controller
Press a button in the game before you activate anything. If the game reacts, play on its own scheme and leave this preset off, because a running preset would make every press land twice. Using a controller with CrossOver games covers the wrapper side. The layout is the fallback for a game that cannot see the pad, not an addition to one that can.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, 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 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
From Steam's listing, checked in October 2026. Every game's listing is in Mac games with controller support.
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 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 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.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice'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 back (S) |
| Left stick left | A | Move left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Move right (D) |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 20) | Camera right |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 20) | Camera left |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 14) | Camera down |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 14) | Camera up |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump (Space) |
| B / Circle | Shift (Left) | Step dodge / dash (Left Shift) |
| X / Square | R | Use item (R) |
| Y / Triangle | E | Interact (E) |
| Right trigger | Left click | Attack (LMB) |
| Left trigger | Right click | Deflect / guard (RMB) |
| RB / R1 | Ctrl (Left) | Use prosthetic tool (Left Ctrl) |
| LB / L1 | F | Grappling hook (F) |
| R3 (right stick click) | Middle click | Lock on / reset camera (Middle Mouse) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift (Left) | Sprint (hold Left Shift) |
| Back / Share / Select | Z | Switch prosthetic tool (Z) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Pause / menu (Esc) |
| D-pad left | X | Cycle items left (X) |
| D-pad right | C | Cycle items right (C) |
| D-pad up | Z | Switch prosthetic (Z) |
| D-pad down | R | Use item (R) |
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 Sekiro run on a Mac?
Sekiro does not run natively on a Mac. CrossOver, the Game Porting Toolkit and GeForce NOW all run it. This layout is for the wrappers that do not pass the controller.
Why is my controller not working in Sekiro on Mac?
In CrossOver and other wrappers the game often does not see the pad, even when the Mac does. This page covers the wrapper side. When the pad still is not seen, this layout sends Sekiro's keyboard and mouse binds from it.
Does Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, so it was made to be played on a controller, and a keyboard and mouse work as well.
Can I play Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 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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