If you have played Stumble Guys, the famous free battle royale game by Kitka Games, you will have noticed other players making much more precise movements than you can with your smartphone’s touch controls. What’s their secret? Simple: many of them use a gamepad instead of the phone’s screen, something that gives them an advantage over the others.
If you also want to play Stumble Guys with a gamepad, here are the steps to follow.
What is Stumble Guys?
Stumble Guys is a free game that challenges you to overcome a series of tests and obstacles in multiplayer games of up to 32 people. There are several rounds that you must overcome, and those who do not succeed will be eliminated. Ultimately, you will have to fight to become the last player standing. You can also customize your avatar by unlocking costumes, looks and colors. All of this added to a fun physics that will make you smile even if you are eliminated.
Why is it better to play Stumble Guys with a gamepad?
As nice as it may be, it is still a competitive game. This means that in each round, you will have to face many other players to avoid ending up in last place and being eliminated. That is why any advantage is very useful; from knowing tricks to win more games to having more control of the character. And that is precisely what you get by using a gamepad: more comfort and precision when controlling your avatar.
How to enable gamepad controls in Stumble Guys
Many mobile games automatically recognize the gamepad that you have connected via cable or Bluetooth and change the settings without any further action on your part. This is not the case with Stumble Guys, as this game requires you to go to the menu and select if you want to play with a gamepad or touch controls. This option is not hard to find, but it can be too hidden if you don’t know where to look. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to enable gamepad controls:
- With the gamepad linked to your phone, open Stumble Guys.
- Go to the Settings menu (gear wheel located at the top right corner of the main menu).
- Scroll down to the bottom of the menu, until you find the Control device option.
- Press one of the arrows to select Gamepad.
- That’s it! You now have your gamepad enabled in Stumble Guys.
Another way to play with a gamepad: emulating Stumble Guys on a PC
Although the above is the classic option, this is not the only way to play Stumble Guys with a gamepad: if you want to have even more control over your games in this popular battle royale, you may be interested to know that you can play Stumble Guys on PC using Android emulators on Windows. That way, you can use the controller with which you usually play on your computer to control the character, in addition to other benefits such as higher resolution or better power, leveraging the power of your PC.
