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I personally use Xbox controllers - I have 360 and XOne controller, cause I prefer XOne while fiancee prefers 360 ;p

As for making other controllers work with Steam - you can try to emulate using https://www.x360ce.com/ - it does not always work, I've had at least a bunch of game I was not able to run with it properly, but many games worked fine in old times when I was using some generic Manta controller.

Xbox controller (360 or XOne). Just plug it in and it works, no further configuration required.

I use wired PS3 controllers with SCP Driver Package. It takes about 3 minutes to set it up.

Xbox controllers are awesome for gaming on the PC, in steam and out of steam. Both wired and wireless (with the dongle) works. Most newer games detect the controllers automatically when you press a button on them and will shift to showing button hints for the xbox controllers rather than the key hints. (Like press LB to crouch rather than press ctrl to crouch, or whatever the buttons may be.)

I use the 360 controllers myself but I hear great things about the xbox one controllers.

I used to play on xbox 360 controller, but now I have xbox one wireless controller to use it with Steam Link. Works perfectly!

Just to add to the chorus: I also use Xbox 360 controller and I can't really imagine using anything else.

I've only used the Xbox 360 controller (I never used to use controllers for my PC games...until I played Woodle Tree Adventures and found it impossible to play with mouse and keyboard). I've never had any issues with it.:)

I use Gioteck VX2 controller and xbox 360 controller emulator with it (TocaEdit Xbox 360 Controller Emulator / https://www.x360ce.com/ as someone suggested), worked with every game in steam so far
(My controller is made for ps3 but works great on PC too :))

I personaly dont like xbox controller at all, got used to ps controller when i was young

Xbox controllers are very good. If you never used a controller for a long time, steam conroller is a very good alternative. It is more close to a mouse, keyboard hybrid, very customizable but only usable if you're using steam. Accually you can use it at non steam games too but setting is a little tricky.

I used mouse, keyboard combo my entire life. I bought SC and played Ori and a few games, it was a pleasant exprience.

If you're using Win 10, then the XBox1s controller is the best.

Me and my friends have Xbox 360 controllers. I couldnt check your game list but if you want a really good co op game I can recommend you Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, you dont need controllers for this game though.

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I had wireless Logitech F710 for about 4 years. Its a great controller but unfortunately I broke it into a wall. You could run any game at Steam without any soft issues, it has ABCD buttons, and lower left stick like in PS4 controllers (which is more comfortable to play - fingers dont get tired that fast as in Xbox controllers). I can definetly reccomend it.

It is pretty hard to find a (PC) game with controller support that does not accept a XBox 360 controller and even then you should be able to find a community fix for it. It is close to indestructible: mine has been dropped to the floor a dew dozen times, someone has spilled liquid over it and the controller is still working as if it were new. The digipad is the only minor downside of the xb360 controler, but imo you won't find a better gamepad in that price range.

I mainly use a wireless Xbox One/Xbox One Elite Controllers with reWASD to use the paddles most efficiently and also to map Controller to K&M.
But i also have the Xbox360 Receiver for wireless Xbox360 Controllers attached for certain games that don't work with Xbox One Controllers.

On Steam..... well, the Steam controller!

I bought the Steam controller recently but its a thing you need to get used to if you have played with a xbox controller before though atm xbox controller still feels more comfortable for me but in the end i prefer to play games with mouse and keyboard :P

XBOX 360 wireless controller, it's so good with so many games on Steam, plug in and ready to play :D

I have a Logitech f710 (which is like a generic xbox controller) and its okay. I recently got a PS4 controller and the difference is amazing but the cord doesn't like to stay in. Its my only complaint but its a pretty big one. If you have a PS3 controller and its anything like the PS4 one you could probably use it by plugging in micro usb to usb.

those crappy chinese controllers use d-input. for modern gaming you need x-input controller like x360, xb1, logitech f310/710 and so on...

Logitech Gamepad F310. Guess it's $20. I got mine on sale.

I use GameCube controllers :3

For the DualShocks (PS3) controllers SCP driver is the way to go, and for the SEGA ones you could try x360ce to make them compatible with xinput (I do that when I need to use one of my direct input controllers). If everything fails you can always just use JoyToKey.

Steam controller and Logitech Gamepad F310 as backup or second.

I use DualShock 4 (PS4) cotroller with an cheap Bluetooth USB dongle. It's simple and good to play without any cable. You need only the "DS4 Windows" program.