Blue Prince on a Mac with a controller
The Blue Prince 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: Native on the Mac: on Steam since September 2025, and on the Mac App Store. The game has full controller support of its own. Use it when it sees your pad. This layout is for pads it does not detect, and only a few of its rows matter in Blue Prince: walk, look, interact and the map.
Yes, Blue Prince runs natively on the Mac, on Steam and the Mac App Store, with full controller support of its own, so if your pad shows up in the game, play that way. Nothing in it is timed, so controller or keyboard is a matter of comfort, not skill. This layout is for the pad the game does not see, and only a handful of its rows matter here.
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Walk and look. The left stick walks on W, A, S and D. The right stick looks with the mouse at speed 16.
- Use and select. The right trigger sends a right click, labeled use. The right bumper sends a left click, labeled select. Interact on the left face button (E).
- The map. The map on Back (Tab), pause on Start (Escape).
- Generic rows. Sprint on the left trigger, jump, crouch, a flashlight, a tool and a few more keys come from a general first-person layout. Check them against Blue Prince's controls, and ignore any that do nothing.
Walk, look, interact and the map are all Blue Prince asks of a pad.
Tune it
- Keep it small. Change the few rows you need, or start from a blank preset with the sticks and one button. It is that small.
- Slow look. Set Curve to Smooth on the four right-stick rows for reading the room.
- Notes. You will take notes. Give a spare button the Start Dictation output and dictate into a notes app.
A small layout suits a game you play by thinking.
If the game sees the pad
Blue Prince on the Mac has the same full controller support as the PC version and can remap the pad, so use that with this preset off.
If your controller is not working in Blue Prince
When Blue Prince does not react to your controller on a Mac, check these in order:
- 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.
- Check the Steam Input setting for Blue Prince. In Steam, open Blue Prince, Properties, Controller, and change the Steam Input override. A controller that works in Steam but not in the game goes through each choice.
- Play it from keys. If Blue Prince still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Blue Prince 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 Blue Prince ever sees the controller.
Get it in two clicks
- Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Blue Prince 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.
Blue Prince controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Blue Prince'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 | A | Strafe left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Strafe right (D) |
| Left stick up | W | Move forward (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Move back (S) |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 16) | Look left |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 16) | Look right |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 16) | Look up |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 16) | Look down |
| Right trigger | Right click | Use (contextual) |
| Left trigger | Shift (Left) | Sprint (LShift) |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump (Space) |
| B / Circle | Ctrl (Left) | Crouch (LCtrl) |
| X / Square | E | Interact (E) |
| Y / Triangle | F | Flashlight (F) |
| LB / L1 | Y | Tool (Y) |
| RB / R1 | Left click | Select (Left Mouse) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Alt / Option (Left) | Free look (LAlt) |
| R3 (right stick click) | X | Action (X) |
| D-pad up | C | Camera (C) |
| D-pad down | R | Action (R) |
| D-pad left | Z | Log (Z) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Pause (Esc) |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | View map (Tab) |
Names follow the editor's Xbox / PlayStation pair, and a Switch pad fires by position.
Questions
Does Blue Prince run on a Mac?
Yes, natively, on Steam and the Mac App Store, with full controller support of its own. This layout is for a pad the game does not detect.
Does Blue Prince have controller support on Mac?
Yes. The Mac version on Steam and the Mac App Store has the same full controller support as the PC version, and the game can remap the pad. If your controller does not show up in the game, this layout sends the keyboard and mouse instead.
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