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PSA: If your controller rumble isn't working in Silksong, then try forcing Proton in the game's properties on Steam (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I verified that my controller's rumble worked fine, yet I had no controller rumble in Silksong. I fixed it by forcing Proton 9.0-4 in Silksong's settings:

  1. Navigate to: Steam Library>Silksong>right-click>Properties>Compatibility
  2. Check "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool"
  3. Select "Proton 9.0-4" from the dropdown.

It seems that Silksong has inherited the same controller rumble issue as Hollow Knight with the native build ^[1]^.

References

  1. Type: Post. Author: "Cobwebblocks". Publisher: ["ProtonDB". "Howllow Knight".]. Published: ~2025-08. Accessed: 2025-09-05T06:41Z. URI: https://www.protondb.com/app/367520#q_spejhJmH.

    No rumble on native version

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[–] Fecundpossum@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I enabled proton 9.0-4 (steamdeck btw), and loaded up my save and let myself take damage a couple times, still no rumble. I honestly was so excited to play an hour yesterday that I didn’t notice if I felt any rumble or not but I don’t feel it now. Taking damage triggers it right?

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I enabled proton 9.0-4 (steamdeck btw), and loaded up my save and let myself take damage a couple times, still no rumble. […] Taking damage triggers it right?

I tested it just now, and yeah there's rumble on taking damage. There's also rumble when hitting an enemy, when striking environmental objects, and binding (for clarity, that is not necessarily an exhaustive list; it's just what I can recall at the moment).

Maybe Silksong unfortunately just has poor support for the Steamdeck at the moment. I found this which seems to support that theory:

^[1]^

I'm not sure if it's possible on the Steamdeck, but have you tried enabling Steam Input?

References

  1. Type: Application. Title: "Hollow Knight: Silksong Controller Layout". Publisher: "Steam". Accessed: 2025-09-05T08:14Z. Location: "Steam">"Library">"Hollow Knight: Silksong">"Controller">"View controller settings".
[–] Fecundpossum@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thanks, I’ll try fiddling with it. I’m busy as hell and don’t have much time to play so I haven’t even checked the in game settings to see if it’s enabled. I’ll keep poking around. Thanks for quality reply.

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks […] Thanks for quality reply.

You're welcome 😊