Hi all? I recently played Urbek on a Switch. I decided today to purchase it on the Deck. I have not tried it either Deck controls, but docked it and tried to used a PlayStation controller as I always do. The first thing I noticed was that the controls are nothing like the Switch and defaults basically to mouse and keyboard. To be honest, got used to the way you control it on the Switch. I messed with controller templates including from the community, but nothing seems to work for me I guess. No clue how to bring up the redial menu either. Has anyone figured out a controller configuration for it? Not sure why the game is ‘verified’ because I find the control totally no as effective as on the Switch. Also, when I started the game on the Switch, a tutorial started, which it has not on the steam. Really enjoyed on the Switch, hope I can find a workable solution to this. Thanks.

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