List of games that support touchpad

This is a manual list of games believed to support touchpads.

Controllers with touchpad support

• OUYA Controller
• DualShock 4
• Steam Controller
• Nvidia SHIELD Controller
• GameSir G5
• DualSense
• Steam Deck

See list of controllers with touchpad

Touchpads are mostly used for

• Cursor control: moving the cursor in required direction
• Scrolling: scrolling down/up through blocks of text
• Weapon Swapping: selecting a weapon
• Map Navigation: moving cursor and zooming in or out
• Opening Menu: swiping opens different menus
• Adjusting Settings: moving option bars
• Quick Time Events: pressing required touchpad zones

Games

OUYA Controller

Mouse emulation works out of the box with basic Windows drivers.

Game	State	Notes
Cemu		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
Citra		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
DeSmuME		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
melonDS		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
No$GBA		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
Ryujinx		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
Vita3K		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
yuzu		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.

DualShock 4

Third-party applications like SteamInput, reWASD, DS4Windows and DSAdvance allows to remap touchpad. Touchpad can control mouse cursor, enable motion controls, activate different menus, emulate right or left stick or act as Flick Stick.

Game	State	Notes
Cemu		Requires mouse emulation software.
Citra		Requires mouse emulation software.
Death Stranding		Native support.
DeSmuME		Requires mouse emulation software.
Detroit: Become Human		Native support.
melonDS		Requires mouse emulation software.
No$GBA		Requires mouse emulation software.
PlayStation Plus		Native support.
Ryujinx		Requires mouse emulation software.
The Witcher 3		Native support. Each of the four swipe directions opens another menu screen.
Vita3K		Requires mouse emulation software.
yuzu		Requires mouse emulation software.

Steam Controller

Official Steam application and third-party applications reWASD and SC Controller allow to remap touchpads. Touchpads can control mouse cursor, enable motion controls, activate different menus, emulate right or left stick, emulate face buttons, d-pad or act as Flick Stick.

Game	State	Notes
Cemu		Requires mouse emulation software.
Citra		Requires mouse emulation software.
DeSmuME		Requires mouse emulation software.
melonDS		Requires mouse emulation software.
No$GBA		Requires mouse emulation software.
Ryujinx		Requires mouse emulation software.
Vita3K		Requires mouse emulation software.
yuzu		Requires mouse emulation software.

Nvidia SHIELD Controller

Mouse emulation works out of the box with basic Windows drivers.

Game	State	Notes
Cemu		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
Citra		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
DeSmuME		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
melonDS		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
No$GBA		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
Ryujinx		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
Vita3K		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.
yuzu		Native support. Requires mouse emulation.

GameSir G5

Mouse mode can be activated by pressing ᴍᴏᴜsᴇ button. Mouse emulation works out of the box with basic Windows drivers.

Game	State	Notes
Cemu		Native support. Requires mouse mode activated.
Citra		Native support. Requires mouse mode activated.
DeSmuME		Native support. Requires mouse mode activated.
melonDS		Native support. Requires mouse mode activated.
No$GBA		Native support. Requires mouse mode activated.
Ryujinx		Native support. Requires mouse mode activated.
Vita3K		Native support. Requires mouse mode activated.
yuzu		Native support. Requires mouse mode activated.

DualSense

Third-party applications like SteamInput, reWASD, DS4Windows and DSAdvance allows to remap touchpad. Touchpad can control mouse cursor, enable motion controls, activate different menus, emulate right or left stick or act as Flick Stick.

Game	State	Notes
Cemu		Requires mouse emulation software.
Citra		Requires mouse emulation software.
DeSmuME		Requires mouse emulation software.
melonDS		Requires mouse emulation software.
No$GBA		Requires mouse emulation software.
Ryujinx		Requires mouse emulation software.
Vita3K		Requires mouse emulation software.
yuzu		Requires mouse emulation software.

Steam Deck

Official Steam application allows to use SteamInput to remap touchpads. Touchpads can control mouse cursor, enable motion controls, activate different menus, emulate right or left stick, emulate face buttons, d-pad or act as Flick Stick.

Game	State	Notes
Cemu		Requires mouse emulation software.
Citra		Requires mouse emulation software.
DeSmuME		Requires mouse emulation software.
melonDS		Requires mouse emulation software.
No$GBA		Requires mouse emulation software.
Ryujinx		Requires mouse emulation software.
Vita3K		Requires mouse emulation software.
yuzu		Requires mouse emulation software.

Emulation

Nintendo DS Emulation

Game	State	Notes
Ace Attorney		Native support. Touch screen controls can be used to navigate through the entire game.
Art Academy		Native support.
Bomberman Land Touch!		Native support.
Brain Age		Native support. The stylus is necessary for all of these mini-games as the player completes problems.
Chrono Trigger		Native support.
Elite Beat Agent		Native support. Rythm game.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon		Native support.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective		Native support.
Hotel Dusk: Room 215		Native support.
Inazuma Eleven		Native support.
Inazuma Eleven 2		Native support.
Inazuma Eleven 3		Native support.
Infinite Space		Native support.
Knights in the Nightmare		Native support.
Kirby: Canvas Curse		Native support. Game leans into Kirby’s spherical shape and is a title that's entirely controlled by the DS' stylus and touch screen.
Kirby: Mass Attack		Native support. Game also makes prevalent touch screen use, too.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong		Native support.
Metroid Prime Hunters Remixes		Native support. Metroid Prime Hunters uses the touch screen as a new way to control the player’s view, as well as aim weapons.
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors		Native support.
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword		Native support. Dragon Sword uses the stylus for every action in the game, except for blocking, which is done by pressing any of the DS’ buttons.
Nintendogs		Native support. There are many different ways to take care of and play with this virtual pet, but they all make clever and personal use of the stylus and touch screen controls. There’s just something extra special about actually touching a dog’s head on the screen and them then reacting from being pet.
Ōkamiden		Native support.
Picross DS		Native support.
Planet Puzzle League		Native support.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village		Native support.
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box		Native support.
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future		Native support.
Professor Layton and the Last Specter		Native support.
Rhythm Heaven		Native support. Rythm game.
Scribblenauts		Native support.
Star Wars: Republic Heroes		Native support.
Super Scribblenauts		Native support.
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass		Native support. Makes prevalent use of the handheld’s stylus and touch controls.
The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks		Native support. Makes prevalent use of the handheld’s stylus and touch controls.
The World Ends with You		Native support. You use the stylus for all your attack on the lower screen and the d-pad for your attack on the other screen
Touchmaster		Native support.
Touchmaster 2		Native support.
Touchmaster 3		Native support.
Touchmaster: Connect		Native support.
Trauma Center: Under the Knife		Native support. Game that’s played entirely through touch controls, where precision is paramount. The player must suture up wounds, repair blood vessels, remove tumors, and so much more all through rapid stylus gameplay.
WarioWare: Touched		Native support. WarioWare: Touched makes sure to show off stylus and touch screen gameplay in a way that’s beneficial for the evolution of WarioWare.

Nintendo 3DS Emulation

Game	State	Notes
Animal Crossing: Puzzle League		Native support.
Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!		Native support.
Crimson Shroud		Native support. You can play it with or without the stylus.
Crosswords Plus		Native support. You can play it with or without the stylus.
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan		Native support. For map making on the lower screen.
Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3: Endou Mamoru's Legend		Native support.
Kid Icarus: Uprising		Native support.
Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy		Native support.
Liberation Maiden		Native support.
Mario and Donkey Kong		Native support.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies		Native support.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice		Native support.
Picross 3D: Round 2		Native support.
Pocket Card Jockey		Native support.
Pokémon Shuffle		Native support.
Pokémon Sun and Moon		Native support.
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney		Native support.
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy		Native support.
Scribblenauts Unlimited		Native support.
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure		Native support.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy		Native support.
Tomodachi Life		Native support.
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward		Native support.
Zero Time Dilemma		Native support.

PlayStation Vita Emulation

Game	State	Notes
Borderlands 2		Native support. Rear touchpad can be used for melee and sprint.
Danganronpa series		Native support. Uses rear touchpad to white noise/action/text-related scenarios.
Darkest Dungeon		Native support. Used to switch between party members.
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention		Native support. Touch: camera.
DJMax Technika Tune		Native support.
Dynasty Warriors Next		Native support. Rear touchpad can be used for speed musou attacks.
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space		Native support. Rear touchpad can be a zoom/activate alternative.
Escape Plan		Native support.
Fat Princess: Piece of Cake		Native support.
FIFA 13		Native support. Tapping on rear touchpad decides where player is shooting on goal.
Frobisher Says!		Native support.
Fruit Ninja		Native support.
Gunhouse		Native support.
God of War Collection		Native support. Uses rear touchpad for switches and saving.
Gravity Rush		Native support. Uses it for the Gravity Slide move.
Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery		Native support.
Jak and Daxter		Native support. Rear touchpad replaces L2 and R2 buttons (used for hover vehicles/powers/stats/FPV).
Killzone: Mercenary		Native support. Uses it for melee kills. Rear touchpad can be scope, or sprint alternative.
LittleBigPlanet		Native support. Has plenty of story and community levels that utilize the touch screen. You can even build your own touch based levels although the editor is pretty complex and takes time to learn.
Little Deviants		Native support. Rear touch panel usage in level creation.
Lumines		Native support.
Men's Room Mayhem		Native support.
MGS Collection		Native support. Using knife/radar/pull-ups.
Monsterbag		Native support.
Murasaki Baby		Native support. Uses rear touchpad is used for backgrounds, modes and abilities.
Neurovoider		Native support. Uses rear touchpad for two special abilities for both sides of the touchpad.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma		Native support. Ninjutsu spells with rear touchpad.
Persona 4 Golden		Native support. Brings up the TV Menu.
Plants vs. Zombies		Native support.
Ratchet and Clank Collection		Native support. Uses rear touchpad replaces L2 and R2 for actions like crouching and strafing.
Rayman Origins		Native support. Uses it to find relics.
Smart as...		Native support.
Sound Shapes		Native support. Rear touch panel usage in level creation.
Street Fighter X Tekken		Native support. Uses it for quicker combo.
Surge Deluxe		Native support.
Superbeat: Xonic		Native support. You can use the touchscreen instead of the face buttons to play.
Taco Master		Native support.
Tearaway		Native support.
The Bard's Tale		Native support. Rear touchpad support: two spaces are used for some summon selections/items.
The Sly Collection/Sly 4		Native support. Rear touchpad support: camera centering/waypoint/stats.
Touch My Katamari		Native support.
Treasures of Montezuma Blitz		Native support.
Uncharted: Golden Abyss		Native support. Uses it in some fights and for cleaning stuff.
Ys: Memories of Celceta		Native support. The menus can all be driven by the touchscreen in addition to the controller buttons. It may seem minor but it makes navigation more efficient. You can drag the map around, etc.
Wipeout 2048		Native support. Rear touchpad can be used for acceleration.

Wii U Emulation

Game	State	Notes
Affordable Space Adventures		Native support. Controling dashborads.
Batman Arkham City Armored Edition		Native support. Equipment management and hacking.
Deus Ex Human Revolution Director's Cut		Native support. Navigating map. Equipment management and hacking.
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water		Native support. Moving camera.
Madden NFL 13		Native support. Drawing tactics.
Nintendo Land		Native support. Aiming from bow. Throwing shurikens.
Star Fox Guard		Native support. Switching between cameras.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD		Native support. Equipment management.
Wii Party U		Native support. Controling minigames.
Zombi U		Native support. Navigating map. Equipment management.

PlayStation 4 Emulation

Game	State	Notes
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag		Native support. Easy access the map with the DualShock's touchpad. Pressing it down lets you pull up the map and you can zoom in and move around it using the touchpad like the trackpad on a laptop.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla		Native support. Navigate the map.
Blacklight: Retribution		Native support. The use of the touchpad for such things as taunting enemy opponents, drawing tertiary weapons, and checking the scoreboard.
Days Gone		Native support. Basic swipe to each side to open map or sub menu.
Death Stranding		Native support. One corner a dedicated photo mode button, which is the best photo mode.
Deep Rock Galactic		Native support. Swipe in different directions to change weapons/equipment. You can use it to rotate the 3D map as well.
Detroit: Become Human		Native support. 46 magazine collectibles and other objects require the use of the touchpad to scroll through and read them.
DOOM		Native support. You can interact with the map.
Elden Ring		Native support. Uses it as a quick slot for emotes.
Elite Dangerous		Native support. Tapping various parts of the touchpad allows gamers to cycle between fire groups, access the target panel, or the systems panel.
Far Cry 4		Native support. Swipe in one of 8 directions to select a weapon on the weapon wheel and move the cursor around the map.
Final Fantasy XIV		Native support. As mouse pad.
Ghost of Tsushima		Native support. You use the track pad to do different things like call your horse, put away your sword, bowing and playing a shakuhachi flute to change the weather.
Gran Turismo 7		Native support. Left indicator, left touchpad, right is right, middle is hazard light.
Gravity Rush		Native support. You can use it to dodge in a direction.
Gravity Rush 2		Native support. With the PS4 controller's touchpad, you can control and switch between each of character styles. Not only will you need different ones for different situations, but battling enemies will often call for strategically switching between them to achieve the best results.
Horizon Zero Dawn		Native support. Swipe up to show full hud.
Infamous: Second Son		Native support. Second Son has tons of situations that require players to use the touchpad, from placing their fingers on the right part to get through security checkpoints, absorbing powers, to stealth kills. You can even use it for Delsin's graffiti art by tapping the touchpad.
Injustice: Gods Among Us		Native support. Touchpad functionality came into play via the mini-games, where its responsiveness could be used to control various hit mechanics, such as Superman's eye beams.
Killzone Shadow Fall		Native support. Players control the OWL weapon through the touchpad on the controller. Swiping either up, down, left or right would change the function of the drone unit on your back.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes		Native support. Thanks to the PS4's touchpad, which offered full control of the map via swipe and click functionality.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain		Native support. The game has a large map and encourages players to freely roam the world and complete objectives in any order they see fit. An important item in the game is the iDroid, which has a number of functions, including bringing up the map and calling in transport. And using all these functions is as simple as using the touchpad.
NBA 2K14		Native support. The touchpad came into use quite prominently in NBA 2K14 by allowing players to switch up their strategy by swiping it to switch between 1-3-1, 2-3 or other techniques to throw off the opposition.In addition, pressing down on the touchpad allowed gamers to check the rhythm of the player in question, and their confidence on the court. This helped gamers strategize the best plays, depending on the fortitude of the individual player.
NBA 2K18		Native support. Calls quick plays with swipes.
Persona 5 Royal		Native support. You can pet the Morgana bus.
Rayman Legends		Native support. The scratch cards in game, you'd scratch the touch pad.
Tearaway Unfolded		Native support. Player can draw tools and objects on the touchpad.
The Crew		Native support. It's used as an option for navigating the map.
The Last of Us Part II		Native support. There's guitar segments.
The Witcher 3		Native support. Each of the four swipe directions opens another menu screen.
Thief		Native support. Use the touchpad to select your arrow type. The touchpad got segmented into ten or so sections, each with a designated arrow type/gadget. If you moved your finger along the pad it would bring up all of the options (without pausing the game) and you would have to hover over the right one and click down to select. Overtime, you would start to get used to it and you could just click down on the specific part of the touchpad to equip specific arrow types.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition		Native support. Player can light and ignite torches using the touchpad.
Until Dawn		Native support. Until Dawn using the touchpad for situations like when you're turning a page, unlocking a smartphone, or lighting a match.
War Thunder		Native support. War Thunder after update 27.05.2020 (1.99.0.15) you've been able to bind so many functions to it if your using custom control settings.
Watch Dogs		Native support. Access the map by just pressing the touchpad.

PlayStation 5 Emulation

Game	State	Notes
Astro's Playroom		Native support. Opens menus to swap between in-game activities.
NBA 2K21		Native support. Opens menus to swap between in-game activities.
Spider-Man Miles Morales		Native support. Opens menus to swap between in-game activities.

Other information

GiantBomb's List - Touch Controls games.