Partial Support = minimum input can be done through Game Controller, mostly just gameplay itself, while other actions may need to be done through a combination of Keyboard and/or Mouse interactions.
Full Support = you can navigate the game menus and basically anywhere within the game and its actions via your Game Controller.
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That's what I was hoping. Mouse isn't a problem, continuously leaning up and down to fiddle with keyboard is. Thank you for the clarification. All of you.
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if this means the same for all games across the industry (probably not, but had to ask).
Not following what you mean, there.
As far as the distinction between full and partial controller support, see the attached image for Steam's official definitions on that.
Sometimes partial controller support translates to 'this game really is much better with a keyboard, we haven't polished controller at all, but yeah, it technically works', but more often it's like Ariandel said, just a minor [can't use it within menus/etc] element.
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Thank you didn't even think to search on steam. Shows how my brains been working lately. Thank you.
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You've already got some good answers, here, so I won't repeat what's already been said... What I will tell you, though, is that there is software out there to help shore up the gaps you may see. Depending on what kind of controller you have, you can usually assign buttons to keypresses. One example: JoyToKey.
You can also control your mouse cursor with a controller using things like DS4 Tool (for the track pad), XPadder, and Gopher360 (I'm not sure if any of these support oldschool controllers, but I'd suspect not based on the names). Steam controllers, they have that functionality built-in.
Whatever sort of controller you're using, you can probably find some kind of software to help make it more useful for you.
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I use Controller Companion for browsing on the couch :)
OP should check it out, it's on steam.
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Thank you. Looks like for what I thought was just a simple question, there are multiple solutions. Again thank you all for taking the time to help
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Was just wondering if when a game is tagged partial controller support if this means the same for all games across the industry (probably not, but had to ask).
And if someone could give me maybe an idea of what I can expect with partial support it would be great. I love pc games, but recent procedures on my back make sitting up at the keyboard make it mildly uncomfortable if not down right painful. So I though I might work on some of my backlog and was hoping to play games where I could lean back in my chair and prop my feet up. HOGS are great, but sometimes a person wants to let out some aggression on some bad guys right? Obviously full controller support is the best but I do have some games I want to try out that only list partial.
If this post makes any sense at all if you could shed some light on the subject it would be great. I'm old, cranky and on pain meds so my google-fu is pretty non-existent right now.
Thanks in advance and I apologize for no giveaway.
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