The default values for the dead zones of the Steam Deck thumbsticks are not the best for exact movements but we can adjust this in the settings area.
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Summary
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Adapting from a mouse and keyboard to a controller can take some time to get used to with the Steam Deck, especially in a first-person shooter type game. Anything that requires precise controls can feel a bit clumsy on the Steam Deck when you're trying to use the thumbsticks.
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So if you can, try adapting to using the trackpad and see if that helps. This was able to improve my aiming while replaying through Portal and it should work in just about any game.
However, there's also the situation of the thumbstick deadzones and how Valve has this setup out of the box. So if you prefer using the thumbsticks but just wish things were a bit more precise, then I can show you how to adjust this feature.
We first need to bring up this menu by pressing the Steam button.
And then we want to dive into the Settings area.
From here, scroll down until you get to the Controller section.
And then begin looking for the Calibration & Advanced Settings option.
Open that up and right here you should see the Joysticks section selected by default.
So we can immediately begin adjusting the dead zone values for both the left and right thumbsticks.
For those unfamiliar, a thumbstick deadzone is a way for the software to eliminate any unintended movement.
Some people feel that Valve's default value of 8192 is way too high and prevents the user from moving or aiming properly.
You can see that with this default setup, it takes quite a bit of movement on the thumbstick before we're able to escape the deadzone here.
So I found a thread in the Steam Deck subreddit suggesting that people drop this number all the way down to 2000.
This may end up being too low for some folks out there, but it should give you a good starting point to adjust things from.
We can customize the deadzones for both the left and right Steam Deck thumbsticks on this screen.
So don't forget you need to setup both of them if you want the dead zones to be identical.
Once you have updated the deadzones for the Steam Deck thumbsticks, give it a spin in a game you're familiar with. That way you can feel the difference and are able to adapt to the change more quickly.
