Xenia Emulator Keyboard Controls Site

If you added Xenia as a non-Steam game to your Steam library, you can leverage Steam’s powerful input remapper.

This method is cleaner than x360ce but adds slight input latency due to Steam’s overlay.

Would you like a ready-to-edit JSON example for your Xenia config file or instructions for setting up ViGEm + x360ce? xenia emulator keyboard controls

  • Save the configuration. Xenia will now read your keyboard as a standard Xbox 360 pad.

    • Note: Some antivirus software flags x360ce because it injects DLLs into other processes. This is normal behavior for input wrappers. Add an exception if needed.

    Since Xenia lacks an in-app interface for key binding, users must manually edit the configuration file. If you added Xenia as a non-Steam game

    You’ve edited the config file, but nothing happens. Here are the most common fixes.

    Xenia maps keyboard keys to an Xbox 360 controller by default. Common mappings (typical; some builds may vary): This method is cleaner than x360ce but adds

  • Right stick:
  • Face buttons:
  • Shoulder / bumpers / triggers:
  • D-pad:
  • Start / Back / Guide:
  • Misc:

    • Note: Exact default keys can differ between Xenia builds and versions. If a key above doesn’t work, check your Xenia build’s documentation or config.