If your controller is not working in Scam With Your Friends, try the documented input-switching action: press a controller button to switch to controller input. The launch hotfix fixed controller stick drift taking over mouse controls.
That fix confirms a specific input problem and switching behavior. It does not establish full compatibility with every controller, a complete button layout, or a universal Steam Input configuration. Use the steps below to distinguish a missed input switch from a device the PC does not recognize.
Try the documented input switch
Press a controller button and check whether the game begins responding to controller input. This is the action named in the hotfix announcement; no specific button is required by the available wording.
If the game responds, note whether the remaining problem affects one action or the entire device. A single unresponsive action is a different report from a controller that produces no recognized input at all.
If the game does not respond, do not assume that stick drift is the cause. The update addressed drift taking over mouse controls, but it did not say that every undetected controller has the same fault.
Check the stick-drift fix
The first fixes stopped controller stick drift from taking over mouse controls. If the mouse seems to lose control when a controller is connected, check whether your installation includes that update.
As a general Steam check, allow pending game updates to finish before retesting. Record whether the unwanted movement occurs with the controller connected, whether it stops when disconnected, and whether pressing a controller button changes the active input.
Those observations can describe the behavior without proving a hardware defect. An in-game input problem alone does not establish that the controller needs replacement, and one successful test does not establish compatibility with every feature.
Use general device checks
The following are general controller diagnostics, not game-specific fixes guaranteed to work in Scam With Your Friends:
- Confirm that the controller is powered and connected to the PC.
- Check whether the operating system recognizes button presses in a controller test.
- If the device supports both, compare a suitable USB connection with its normal wireless connection.
- Return to the game and press a controller button to request controller input.
- Record whether any input is recognized before changing additional settings.
If the operating system does not detect button presses, the next investigation is the connection or device rather than an assumed game binding. If the PC detects the controller but the game does not, record that distinction.
These checks do not establish a supported-controller list. There is no verified universal Steam Input toggle, driver package, remapping profile, or launch option to prescribe here.
Keep remote-control software separate
Instructions for Parsec or Steam Remote Play address their own input delivery systems. They do not demonstrate that this game's native online co-op needs either service or that installing a virtual controller driver will fix a local controller.
If you are using additional input software, include its name in a support report. Do not import driver or registry instructions from another program's help page without evidence that they apply to your setup.
Describe the remaining input problem
A useful report includes the game version, controller model, connection type, whether the operating system detects button presses, and what happens after the documented button press. State whether mouse control is affected or whether only the controller fails.
Include any remapping or remote-control software you actually use. That information describes the real input path without claiming a verified fix or unsupported hardware guarantee.