Splitgate 2 on a Mac with a controller
The Splitgate 2 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 now lists the game as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, free to play, Windows only. 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, Splitgate 2 plays on a Mac with a controller, streamed from a Windows PC you own. Steam now lists it as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded. This layout is for a stream that misses your pad: fire on the right trigger, jump on the big button, sprint and melee on the stick clicks. An arena shooter on a stream is a handicap and this page will not pretend otherwise. For casual matches it is fine.
On this page: 8 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and aim. The left stick walks on W, A, S and D. The right stick aims with the mouse at speed 18.
- Shoot. The right trigger fires. The left trigger zooms or aims (right click), and the row notes say it places a portal too.
- Face buttons. Jump on the bottom (Space), crouch and slide on the right (Ctrl), reload and vent on the left (R), swap weapons on the top (V).
- Shoulders and clicks. Equipment on the left bumper (Q), grenade on the right (G). Sprint on the left stick click (Shift), melee on the right (F).
- D-pad and menus. Switch weapon on up (wheel up), next grenade type on down (N), mark on right (X), an extra action on left (Z). Scoreboard on Back (Tab), menu on Start (Escape).
Check the portal keys against the game's controls, since the new version may have moved them.
Tune it
- Second portal. Put the second portal key on a chord row with the trigger.
- Moved keys. If a key moved in Arena Reloaded, change that row's output to the game's current key.
- Camera. Pointer speed on the preset's page scales all four aim rows together.
Learn the portals first, because everything else is a shooter you already know.
If the game sees the pad
A stream normally passes your controller to Splitgate 2's own scheme. Climb this ladder, smallest step first:
- Try the stream on its own. Leave the preset off and push the left stick. If you move, use the game's own scheme.
- Activate the layout. If nothing moves, press Activate, and the pad sends the keys and clicks above.
- Turn one off if presses double. If one press does two things, the game reads the pad and the preset at once. Press Deactivate.
For an arena shooter, the native pad is worth trying first.
If your controller is not working in Splitgate 2
When Splitgate 2 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 Splitgate 2, 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 Splitgate 2 still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Splitgate 2 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 Splitgate 2 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 Splitgate 2 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.
Splitgate 2 controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Splitgate 2'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 18) | Aim right (mouse) |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 18) | Aim left (mouse) |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 18) | Aim down (mouse) |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 18) | Aim up (mouse) |
| Right trigger | Left click | Fire (Left Click) |
| Left trigger | Right click | Zoom / aim (Right Click) |
| X / Square | R | Reload / vent (R) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift (Left) | Sprint (Shift) |
| RB / R1 | G | Throw grenade (G) |
| LB / L1 | Q | Use equipment (Q) |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump (Space) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Menu (Esc) |
| B / Circle | Ctrl (Left) | Crouch / slide (Ctrl) |
| Y / Triangle | V | Swap / switch weapon (V) |
| D-pad up | Scroll up | Switch weapon (wheel up) |
| D-pad down | N | Next grenade type (N) |
| D-pad right | X | Mark (X) |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | Scoreboard / menu (Tab) |
| R3 (right stick click) | F | Melee (F) |
| D-pad left | Z | Extra action (Z) |
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 Splitgate 2 run on a Mac?
Splitgate 2 does not run natively on a Mac. It streams from a Windows PC you own, and the stream usually passes a controller through. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Is Splitgate 2 now Splitgate: Arena Reloaded?
Steam lists it under that name now, free to play, and describes it as combining Splitgate 1 and 2. If a key moved in the new version, change that row's output to the game's current key.
Why is my controller not working in Splitgate 2 on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Splitgate 2 still ignores it, activate the Splitgate 2 layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Splitgate 2 on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Splitgate 2 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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