This guide is only interesting for players who wishes to use their Nintendo Switch Pro controller on PC. While it is easily done by plugging in an USB-C cable, there is an unexpected issue which can spoil the whole experience of Monster Hunter Rise. This guide offers you a workaround.

Similar to with what can be observed in Monster Hunter: World


If you are new to Monster Hunter Rise you might not notice. Otherwise it can mess up your muscle memory a lot. But do not worry, the workaround is easy!

and open up the "Controller configuration". We want this change only to happen for specifically this game. With other games the issue might not exist. So it makes sense to specify it for this game only to avoid any future issues in other games.








Yes, X & Y too. Unlike A & B you might not notice it right away, but the default configuration here is mirroring the original controls on the Nintendo Switch, for better or worse.







It is not perfect (with some stuff now on A instead on B e.g. riding Palamute), but it is closest to what you are used on the Nintendo Switch.

This alternative is suggested via the forums - but I am not fond of it since it is not game specific. Instead of remapping the keys for Monster Hunter Rise specifically, you can alter the default setup how Steam handles your Nintendo Switch Pro controller. It seems that there is a special feature by Steam which is not working correctly here (but works fine with other games). If you turn off that feature, you get the same effect as remapping the keys.

Keep in mind: this will affect other games as well.







This alternative would only change step 2. The rest remains the same.

With this workaround you should be okay, and if you played Monster Hunter Rise before you will not want to miss on this at all - considering the reverse placing of the keys can mess up with your muscle memory a lot.

I do not know why this issue exist to begin with. Weird enough is the fact that the Type 5 input layout seems to be a premonition to this issue. As if the developers knew there would be something like this to begin with. Why else would the layout fit perfect with the adjustments?

Anyroads ~ the workaround was not that hard and what matters is that you can now enjoy the game like you are supposed to be. Sorry for my bad English, for it is not my native tongue.

Thanks for reading and ~

When playing an exciting game like Monster Hunter, it is easy to happen that the joystick with any controller, whether it is a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, a Playstation controller, or a Xbox wireless controller, can catch a drift. When that happens it looks like as if you were moving your joystick despite you are not touching it. A typical wear and tear issue over time.

The Nintendo Switch has an inbuilt auto-calibration to detect such issues which takes care of it. Steam controller support has one too which you can use. By increasing the so called "Deadzone" around the joystick you can reduce the effects of a drift so much, that allows you to use the joystick for a while longer without the need to replace it yet. Check it out, should you be affected.